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Today is Sunday, September 29, the 273rd day of 2024. There are 93 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On September 29, 1982, Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with deadly cyanide claimed the first of seven victims in the Chicago area; The case, which led to improvements in legislation and packaging to prevent product tampering, remains unsolved.
Also on this date:
In 1789, Congress officially established a regular army under the U.S. Constitution.
In 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders concluded the Munich Agreement, which aimed to appease Adolf Hitler by allowing the Nazi annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.
In 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Vic Wirtz of the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series; “The Catch” would become one of the most famous plays in baseball history.
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation establishing the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Construction of the Washington National Cathedral was completed in 1990, 83 years to the day after the foundation stone was laid in a ceremony attended by President Theodore Roosevelt.
In 2005, John G. Roberts Jr. sworn in as the nation’s 17th chief justice after receiving Senate confirmation.
In 2017, Tom Price resigned as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services amid investigations into his use of expensive charter flights for official travel at taxpayer expense.
In 2018, Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, agreed to pay a total of $40 million to settle a government lawsuit alleging that Musk misled investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company.
In 2021, a Los Angeles judge suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that controlled her life and money for 13 years, saying the arrangement reflected a “toxic environment.”
In 2022, rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets to rescue thousands of Florida residents trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed homes and businesses and left millions in limbo.
Today’s Birthdays:
- Writer-director Robert Benton is 92.
- NASA administrator and former Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is 82.
- Actor Ian McShane is 82.
- Jazz musician Jean-Luc Ponty is 82.
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa (lehk vah-WEN’-sah) is 81.
- TV journalist and sports reporter Bryant Gumbel is 76.
- Olympic gold medalist Sebastian Coe is 68.
- Rock musician Les Claypool is 61.
- Actor Zachary Levi is 44.
- Actor Chrissy Metz (TV: “This Is Us”) is 44.
- Actor Kelly McCreary (TV: “Grey’s Anatomy”) is 43.
- Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson is 39.
- NBA All-Star Kevin Durant is 36.
- Pop singer Halsey is 30.