On Sept. 24, 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.

In 1934, Babe Ruth made his farewell appearance as a player with the New York Yankees in a game against the Boston Red Sox.

In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver.

In 1960, “The Howdy Doody Show” ended a nearly 13-year run with its final telecast on NBC.

In 1991, children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, died at age 87.

In 2016, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opened.

In 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.