Today is Friday, September 25, the 268th day of 2009. There are 97 days left in the year.
1513 _ Vasco Nunez de Balboa is the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
1789 _ Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)
1926 _ Henry Ford announces the 8-hour, 5-day workweek
1926 _ International slavery convention signed by 20 states
1934 _ Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive game
1956 _ First transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation
1957 _ Soviet 7-year plan (1959-1965) announced
1981 _ Rolling Stones begin their sixth U.S. tour (JFK Stadium, Philadelphia)
1981 _ Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as first female supreme court justice
1990 _ Saddam Hussein warns U.S. will repeat Vietnam experience