FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Today is Friday, September 29, the 272nd day of 2017. There are 93 days left in the year.

1969 — "Love American Style," premiers on ABC

1973 — Soyuz 12 returns to Earth

1977 — Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit

1979 — Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong

1979 — Pope John Paul II becomes first pope to visit Ireland

1983 — First time U.S. Congress invokes War Powers Act

1983 — Oakland A’s Mike Warren no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0

1986 — Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (first rookie brothers)

1986 — USSR releases U.S. journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges