MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025

522-B.C. Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire

480 BC Battle of Salamis: The Greek fleet under Themistocles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I

1567-War of Religion breaks out in France as Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX

1829-First units of the London Metropolitan Police appear on the streets of the British capital, the city's first modern police force

1962-JFK authorizes use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi

1966-Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced

1972-Robert McNamara, former US Secretary of Defense, is nearly thrown overboard on a ferry by an artist wanting to confront him about his role in escalating US involvement in the Vietnam War (no charges pressed)

2008-Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its then largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual