This Week in History, September 28-October 4: Learn about the signing of the Munich agreement, the establishment of the People's Republic of China, and the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court
This Week in History, September 28-October 4: Learn about the signing of the Munich agreement, the establishment of the People's Republic of China, and the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court
Overview of the events of September 28–October 4.
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September 28, 2008
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 1
This was the fourth launch attempt for Falcon 1, and it made SpaceX the first privately owned company to send a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit.
September 30, 1938
The Munich Agreement is signed in hopes of preventing World War II
The settlement between Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy permitted German annexation of territory in western Czechoslovakia.
October 1, 1949
The People’s Republic of China is established
After almost four years of civil war, the communist leader of the People's Liberation Army, which occupied most of mainland China, proclaimed the new government.
October 2, 1967
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as a Supreme Court associate justice
The American lawyer and civil rights activist argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and was the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 4, 1535
The first complete English Bible is published
The edition, which was soon exhausted, was completed by Miles Coverdale, an ecclesiastical reformer and short-lived bishop of Exeter.
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 1
This was the fourth launch attempt for Falcon 1, and it made SpaceX the first privately owned company to send a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit.
September 30, 1938
The Munich Agreement is signed in hopes of preventing World War II
The settlement between Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy permitted German annexation of territory in western Czechoslovakia.
October 1, 1949
The People’s Republic of China is established
After almost four years of civil war, the communist leader of the People's Liberation Army, which occupied most of mainland China, proclaimed the new government.
October 2, 1967
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as a Supreme Court associate justice
The American lawyer and civil rights activist argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and was the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 4, 1535
The first complete English Bible is published
The edition, which was soon exhausted, was completed by Miles Coverdale, an ecclesiastical reformer and short-lived bishop of Exeter.