Today, Thursday, September 10, marks the 253rd day of 2025, with just 112 days left in the year. While the calendar turns, we pause to remember a series of notable moments that share this date.

1991: Clarence Thomas’s Supreme Court Nomination Hearings Begin

On September 10, 1991 the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on President George H.W. Bush’s nominee, Clarence Thomas, for the United States Supreme Court. The hearings quickly became a watershed moment in the nation’s dialogue about sexual harassment after law professor Anita Hill testified that she had experienced inappropriate conduct while working for Thomas. The testimony sparked a national conversation about workplace conduct and the treatment of women in professional settings, laying groundwork for later legislative and cultural shifts.

Other Historical Highlights on September 10

In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia, a key step in the early governance of what would become the United States.

In 1846, inventor Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine, an innovation that would revolutionize the textile industry and empower home‑based garment production.

In 1960, Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon in Rome while running barefoot, becoming the first Black African to claim Olympic gold and inspiring generations of African athletes.

That same year, Hurricane Donna, a Category 4 storm, struck the Florida Keys, causing 364 deaths and highlighting the vulnerability of coastal communities to powerful hurricanes.

In 1963, following a tense standoff between federal authorities and Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, twenty Black students entered public schools in Alabama, advancing the civil‑rights struggle for integrated education.

In 1979, four Puerto Rican nationalists who had been imprisoned for a 1954 attack on the U.S. House of Representatives and a 1950 attempted assassination of President Harry S. Truman were released after President Jimmy Carter granted them clemency.

In 1987, Pope John Paul II arrived in Miami, where he was welcomed by President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, beginning a ten‑day U.S. tour that underscored the nation’s religious heritage.

In 2005, forensic teams and cadaver dogs combed New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, working to recover victims and bring closure to families.

In 2008, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was powered up for the first time, firing its inaugural beam of protons through a 17‑mile underground ring, marking a milestone in particle physics research.

In 2022, King Charles III was officially proclaimed monarch of the United Kingdom in a ceremony held two days after the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2025, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump who helped mobilize young Republican voters, was tragically shot and killed during a speaking engagement at a Utah university.

Birthdays Today

Notable figures celebrating birthdays include scientist‑author Jared Diamond (89), singer José Feliciano (81), former Canadian first lady Margaret Trudeau (78), Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (76), actress Amy Irving (73), and many others who have left cultural footprints.

These events, ranging from pivotal legal hearings to groundbreaking athletic achievements, remind us how a single date can weave together threads of political, scientific, and cultural history.

Original reporting: Alexandria, VA News – WTOP News — read the source article.