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25 September in history.

5 moments from 1690 to 1981: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Sandra Day O'Connor , 1st Female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

1981

Sandra Day O'Connor joins the Supreme Court. Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first woman justice of the US Supreme Court.

Wikipedia: Sandra Day O'Connor

Photo: Library of Congress (Transferred by Sven Manguard , / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 25 September

  1. Publick Occurrences; Date: 09-25-1690

    1690

    A newspaper in the colonies

    Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick appeared in Boston, the first newspaper in the American colonies.

    Wikipedia: Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick

    Photo: Benjamin Harris / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Photograph of the General Sherman Tree, located in Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. This photo was taken in June 2022

    1890

    Saving the giant sequoias

    Sequoia National Park was created in California to protect the giant sequoia trees.

    Wikipedia: Sequoia National Park

    Photo: Marty Aligata / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. Submarine communications cable

    1956

    Phone calls under the ocean

    TAT-1, the first telephone cable under the Atlantic, opened.

    Wikipedia: TAT-1

    Photo: Oona Räisänen ( User:Mysid ) / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. Professional baseball player Tommy John during the 1981 season as a member of the New York Yankees

    1974

    Tommy John surgery

    Dr Frank Jobe replaced a torn elbow ligament in pitcher Tommy John, who went on to pitch for 14 more seasons.

    Wikipedia: Tommy John surgeryWikipedia: Frank Jobe

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.