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September 24

3 sourced moments from September 24 in history: The Judiciary Act of 1789 built the federal court system; Henri Giffard flew the first powered airship (1852); and USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched (1960).

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3 things happened on September 24

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1960 Technology · Engineering

USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched

On September 24, 1960, the Navy floated out a 1,100-foot carrier that swapped fuel oil for eight nuclear reactors.

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1852 Technology · Transportation

Henri Giffard flew the first powered airship

On September 24, 1852, a French engineer bolted a steam engine to a hydrogen balloon and steered it across the sky near Paris.

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1789 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The Judiciary Act of 1789 built the federal court system

On September 24, 1789, a single statute conjured the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts out of a one-line constitutional sketch.

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