Today is Wednesday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2025. There are 98 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Sept. 24, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt established Devil’s Tower in Wyoming as the first U.S. national monument.

Also on this date:

In 1789, President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America’s federal court system and creating the post of attorney general.

In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.

In 1957, the Los Angeles-bound Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0.

In 1960, the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport New

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