A Daily Dose of History (25 Sep 2026)

Today's historical events:

Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights. Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman. The Honda Motor Company is founded. President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Japan Airlines F...