Today in History September 29

September 29 is the 272nd day of the year. There are 93 days remaining until the end of the year



Today's Highlight in History

1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.



The Chevrolet Camaro is an automobile manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand, classified as a pony car and some versions also as a muscle car It went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed as a competing model to the Ford Mustang.

The car shared its platform and major components with the Pontiac Firebird, also introduced for 1967. Four distinct generations of the Camaro were developed before production ended in 2002.
-Wikipedia

World Events

1850 – The Roman Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX.

1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.

1907 – The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.

1911 – Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.

1923 – The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.

1962 – Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched.

1963 – The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens.

1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.

1971 – Oman joins the Arab League.

1975 – WGPR in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.

1979 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit Ireland..

1988 – Space Shuttle: NASA launches STS-26, the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

1990 – Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed.

1990 – The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.

1991 – Military coup in Haiti (1991 Haitian coup d'état).

1992 – Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.

2004 – The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.

2004 – The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize..

2007 – Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.

2009 – An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami.

2013 – Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Nigeria.