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September 24, 2020
On this day in U.S. military history
On September 24, 1780 – Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold’s plot to surrender West Point.
1789 – The Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made up of six justices who were to serve on the court until death or retirement.
1862 – President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus against anyone susp...