Historical Events for 24th September 2026

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366 - Liberius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1786 - African American slave and poet Jupiter Hammon delivers his "Address to the Negroes of the State of New York" speech advocating emancipation at a meeting of the African Society in New York
1941 - Bomb explodes in German headquarters at Hotel Continental in Kiev
1971 - Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres 2-1 in 21 innings
1978 - Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 with an ERA of 1.74
1985 - A relay swim team completes the fastest English Channel crossing in 15 hours and 30 minutes
1991 - Robin Yount is the 37th player to hit 2,000 singles
2022 - Post-tropical storm remnant of Hurricane Fiona makes landfall near Whitehead, Nova Scotia, with sustained wind speeds of 165 km/h (103 mph); the strongest low-pressure system in Canadian history affects the four provinces of Atlantic Canada, as well as Quebec, causing major flooding and knocking out power to 80% of Nova Scotia and 95% of Prince Edward Island

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