On this day... September 24:

On this day...

September 24:  Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) begins at sunset (2014, 5775 AM); Independence Day in Guinea-Bissau (1973); Heritage Day in South Africa; Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago (1976) 1789 – The First United States Congress passed theJudiciary Act of 1789, establishing the U.S. federal judiciary and setting the number of Supreme Court Justices. 1877 – The Imperial Japanese Army defeated Saigō Takamori and theSatsuma clan samurai at the Battle of Shiroyama in Kagoshima, the decisive engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion. 1911 – His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. 1946 – Cathay Pacific (aircraft pictured), the de facto international flag carrier airline of Hong Kong, was founded by Roy Farrell and Sydney de Kantzow. 1964 – The Warren Commission released its report, concluding thatLee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.