A bit of September 25th history…
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
1513 - Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crosses the Panama Isthmus becoming the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean
1639 - Suzuki Shosan, samurai monk of Zen Buddhism, found awakening
1789 - US Congress creates the Bill of Rights (pictured)
1906 - Leonardo Torres Queveda successfully demonstrates the Telekino at Bilbao, guiding a boat from the shore; considered the birth of the remote control
1926 - Henry Ford announces an 8 hour per day, 5 day work week
1932 - Poona Act signed in India, reserving legislative seats for depressed classes - the untouchables
1974 - Scientists 1st report that freon gases from aerosol sprays are destroying the ozone layer
1981 - Sandra Day O’Connor sworn in as 1st female US Supreme Court Justice
2015 - Caitlyn Jenner officially changes her name from Bruce and her gender to a woman
A bit of September 25th history… 1066 - Battle of Stamford...