Milestones of September 24

September 24 — a day of markets, militaries, and milestones. In 1869,

the U.S. was rocked by Black Friday — when speculators tried to corner the gold market.

The crash that followed triggered panic on Wall Street. In 1941, Japanese intelligence

in Hawaii secretly mapped Pearl Harbor’s battleships — a chilling step toward the infamous attack

just months later. In 1948, Honda Motor Company was founded in Japan, beginning its rise

into a global giant of motorcycles and cars. In 1957, President Eisenhower

sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to escort nine African American students

into a previously all-white high school — a defining moment in the fight for civil rights.