Today in History: September 23, Nixon’s ‘Checkers’ speech
In the present day is Tuesday Sept the th day of There are days left in the year The present day in history On Sept Sen Richard M Nixon R-Calif salvaged his vice presidential nomination by appearing on television from Los Angeles to refute statements of improper campaign fundraising in what became known as the Checkers speech for its reference to his family s cocker spaniel Also on this date In British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold s plot to surrender West Point to the British Related Articles ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel s suspension and his show will return Tuesday Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump s power to shape agencies by overturning -year-old ruling More shrimp sold at Kroger stores recalled for attainable radioactive contamination Hundreds of stars sign letter defending free speech after Jimmy Kimmel s suspension This day in History September President Ford survives assassination attempt In the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St Louis more than two years after setting out for the Pacific Northwest In 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 nine Black students who entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside In Gov Gray Davis signed a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave In capping a comeback from four back surgeries Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta the th mastery of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years In Roger Federer played his final professional match after an illustrious career that included Grand Slam titles At present s Birthdays Singer Julio Iglesias is Actor singer Mary Kay Place is Rock star Bruce Springsteen is Director playwright George C Wolfe is Actor Rosalind Chao is Actor Jason Alexander is Actor Chi McBride is Singer Ani AH -nee DiFranco is Producer-rapper Jermaine Dupri is Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is Actor Anthony Mackie is Actor Skylar Astin is Tennis participant Juan Mart n del Potro is
