26 Sep 1789 Thomas Jefferson is appointed America’s first secretary of state and John Jay the first chief justice of the United States Sunday EVENT DETAIL
27 Sep 1964 The Warren Commission issues a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald has acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy Monday EVENT DETAIL
29 Sep 1943 General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice aboard the British ship Nelson off Malta Wednesday EVENT DETAIL
28 Oct 1886 The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, ias dedicated in New York Harbor by President Cleveland Thursday EVENT DETAIL
