"In 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis, more than two years after setting out for the Pacific Northwest. In 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of killing Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.) In 1957, nine Black students who entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside."
"In 2002, Gov. Gray Davis signed a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave. In 2018, capping a comeback from four back surgeries, Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the 80th victory of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years. In 2022, Roger Federer played his final professional match after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles."
On Sept. 23, 1952, Sen. Richard M. Nixon delivered the Checkers speech to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising. In 1780, British spy John Andre was captured with papers exposing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point. The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis in 1806 after more than two years. In 1955, two men were acquitted in the killing of Emmett Till and later admitted the crime. In 1957, nine Black students were forced to withdraw from Little Rock Central High School amid mob violence. California enacted paid family leave in 2002. Tiger Woods won the 2018 Tour Championship, and Roger Federer played his final professional match in 2022. Several notable entertainers and athletes celebrate birthdays on this date.
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