This Week In History
September 27 - In 1964, the Warren Commission issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
September 28 - In 1960, Ted Williams hit a dramatic home run in the final at-bat of his 21-year career with the Boston Red Sox.
September 29 - In 1957, the New York Giants played their last game at the Polo Grounds. The Giants moved to San Francisco for the next season.
September 30 - In 1791, the first performance of Mozart's opera, "The Magic Flute," took place two months before his death.
October 1 - In 1931, the George Washington Bridge was opened, linking New Jersey and New York.
October 2 - In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was the first African-American appointed to the nation’s highest court.
