September 24: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 787The Second Council of Nicaea, Christianity's seventh ecumenical council, opened at the Hagia Sophia Church in Nicaea.
2. 1906US President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devils Tower in Wyoming the country's first national monument.
3. 1929Jimmy Doolittle became the first pilot to complete a flight using instruments alone, without seeing outside.
4. 1960USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.
5. 2014India's Mars Orbiter Mission made it the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit.

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