1 of 3 | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state in Statuary Hall of the Capitol in Washington on September 25, 2020, in Washington, D.C. File Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 25 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first known European to see the Pacific Ocean.
In 1690, the first American newspaper, called Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestic, appeared in Boston.
In 1789, the first U.S. Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution. Ten were ratified and became known as The Bill of Rights.
