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Tuesday, 29 September 2026

2009

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami .

2008

Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.

2007

Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.

2006

US Representative Mark Foley resigns after allegations of inappropriate emails.

Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 total people, and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.

2005

United States Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.

2004

The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.

The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry ''SpaceShipOne'' performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.

2001

The ''Syracuse Herald-Journal'', a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839, ceases publication.

1995

The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84), nicknamed the "Jolly Rogers".

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