1789

President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America’s federal court system and creating the post of attorney general.

1869

Thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.

1906

President Theodore Roosevelt established Devil’s Tower as the first U.S. national monument.

1957

The Los Angeles-bound Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0.