Today in history:
On Sept. 24, 2017, more than 200 NFL players kneeled or sat during the national anthem after President Donald Trump criticized the players’ protests in a speech and a series of tweets.
The First episode date: September 24, 1968 “60 Minutes” team was Andy Rooney, Morley Safer, Steve Kroft, Mike Wallace, executive producer Don Hewitt, Lesley Stahl, and Ed Bradley. (I either worked with or met a few of these news icons. Its all Don's fault, who was the show as EP.
Also on this date:
In 1789, President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America’s federal court system and creating the post of attorney general.
In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt established Devil’s Tower in Wyoming as the first U.S. national monument.
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