FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024

On this day...

1540-Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola

1919-Democratic National Committee votes to admit women

1928-U.S. recognizes Nationalist Chinese government

1939-Warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance

1959-Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his U.S. visit

1959-Typhoon Vera, hits Japanese island of Honshu, kills nearly 5,000

1961-Sierre Leone becomes the 100th member of the U.N.

1963-At 10:59 AM the census clock, records U.S. population at 190,000,000

1964-Warren Commission released, finding Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone

1990-A gunman holds 33 people (killing 1) hostage in Berkley, Calif.

1990-Deposed emir of Kuwait address the U.N. General Assembly

1991-President Bush decides to end full-time B-52 bombers alert