The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), commonly known as the…
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24 September 1946
The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman. The Clifford-Elsey Report was a significant document written in 1946 for President…
24 September 2008
Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. Thabo Mbeki is a South African politician who played a significant role in the country’s history, particularly…
24 September 1911
His Majesty’s Airship No. 1, Britain’s first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
24 September 2015
At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
24 September 1948
The Honda Motor Company is founded. Soichiro Honda established Honda Motor Co., Ltd., on September 24, 1948, in Itaya-cho, Hamamatsu, with capital of 1 million…
24 September 1948
The Honda Motor Company is founded. On this day, motorcycle builder Soichiro Honda incorporates the Honda Motor Company in Hamamatsu, Japan. In the 1960s, the…
24 September 1960
The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, is launched.