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Sunday, September 25, 2022

On This Day in History

September 25, 2022

Historical Events

1066  Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold's brother Tostig, who were both killed

1237  Treaty of York signed between kings Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland which establishes a boundary between the two countries (mostly unchanged in modern times)

1513  Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crosses the Panama Isthmus becoming first European to see the Pacific Ocean

1789  US Congress proposes the Bill of Rights

1906  Leonardo Torres Quevedo successfully demonstrates the Telekino at Bilbao before a great crowd, guiding a boat from the shore, considered the birth of the remote control

1926  Henry Ford announces an 8 hour, 5-day work week for workers at the Ford Motor Company

1981  Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as the 1st female US Supreme Court Justice

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