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September 29

3 sourced moments from September 29 in history: London's new Metropolitan Police walked their first beat (1829); CERN was founded in 1954, but its name dates from 1952; and Shuttles flew again after Challenger on Sept. 29, 1988.

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3 things happened on September 29

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1988 Space · Space Exploration

Shuttles flew again after Challenger on Sept. 29, 1988

Discovery's STS-26 ended a 32-month grounding after Challenger, flying on redesigned boosters after more than 200 changes to the shuttle system.

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1954 Science · Physics

CERN was founded in 1954, but its name dates from 1952

CERN's convention took effect on 29 September 1954 — yet the acronym belongs to a provisional council that was dissolved that same day.

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1829 Society & Economy · Crime

London's new Metropolitan Police walked their first beat

Robert Peel's blue-coated constables stepped onto London's streets, inventing the template for modern professional policing.

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