UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2019 with 98 to follow.

The moon is waning. Morning stars are Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include English novelist Horace Walpole in 1717; John Marshall, fourth chief justice of the United States, in 1755; candy company founder Franklin Mars in 1883; golf Hall of Fame member Tommy Armour in 1894; novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1896; American astronaut John Young in 1930; Muppet creator Jim Henson in 1936; singer/photographer Linda Eastman McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, in 1941; television commentator Lou Dobbs in 1945 (age 74); football Hall of Fame member "Mean" Joe Greene in 1946 (age 73); actor Gordon Clapp in 1948 (age 71); comedian Phil Hartman in 1948; actor Kevin Sorbo in 1958 (age 60); actor Nia Vardalos in 1962 (age 56); celebrity chef Robert Irvine in 1965 (age 54); actor Jackie Sandler in 1974 (age 45); actor Ian Bohen in 1976 (age 43); actor Ross Mathews in 1979 (age 40); gymnast Morgan Hamm in 1982 (age 37); gymnast Paul Hamm in 1982 (age 37); actor Ben Platt in 1993 (age 26).

On this date in history:

In 1789, the Judiciary Act of 1789 was passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made up of six justices who were to serve on the court until death or retirement. The number of justices became nine in 1869.

In 1929, aviator James Doolittle demonstrated the first "blind" takeoff and landing, using only instruments to guide his aircraft.

In 1942, as World War II raged, popular bandleader Glenn Miller ended his long-running radio show and announced he was going into the U.S. Army. He was succeeded on radio by Harry James.

In 1957, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Ark., to enforce the Supreme Court's desegregation decision.

In 1959, U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met at Camp David, Md.

In 1964, Chief Justice Earl Warren hand-delivered to President Lyndon B. Johnson the Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy a year prior.

In 1969, the so-called Chicago 8 -- later to be known as the Chicago 7 -- trial began for eight men accused of taking part in anti-Vietnam War protests during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Some of the accused were convicted, but all were overturned.

In 1998, Iran's foreign minister announced the country had dropped its 1989 call for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, which many Muslims found blasphemous.

In 2005, the eye of Hurricane Rita made landfall at the Texas-Louisiana border. The Category 3 storm was responsible for more than 100 deaths and more than $18.5 million in damage, bringing a devastating storm surge that only worsened the effects of Hurricane Katrina weeks before.

In 2007, about 73,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike against General Motors after contract negotiations bogged down over wages and benefits. The walkout ended within two days.

In 2009, the discovery of a treasure trove of more than 1,500 finely crafted gold, silver and copper artifacts, found with a metal detector and believed buried by seventh-century Anglo-Saxon rulers, was termed one of most important in British archaeological history.

In 2013, authorities in southwest Pakistan said a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Balochistan province killed at least 500 people and destroyed hundreds of houses throughout the region.

In 2017, dozens of NFL players kneeled during the national anthem before Sunday's games, and players, team owners and other executives spoke out against President Donald Trump's tweet the day before in which he said every player should be forced to stand for the anthem or be fired.

A thought for the day: Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, said, "The most sophisticated people I know -- inside they are all children."