WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 ©
NATIONAL DATE NUT BREAD DAY
INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
NATIONAL BOSS/EMPLOYEE EXCHANGE DAY
PARDON ME DAY
Printer Friendly Version (WordPad RTF)
[Click HEADLINES for links]
NOTE: External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or facts contained therein. Daily entries are constantly updated up 'til the day before each date.
70 AD, led by TITUS, the ROMANS sacked JERUSALEM and destroyed its TEMPLE MOUNT.
1100, the first anti-pope, CLEMENT III (PAOLI SCOLARI) died.
1380, the RUSSIANS defeated the MONGOLS and TATARS at the "BATTLE OF KULIKOVO", halting their western advance.
1449, at the "BATTLE OF TUMU FORTRESS", the MONGOLS defeated the MING DYNASTY and captured the CHINESE emperor, ZHU QIZHEN.
"DAVID" FIRST DISPLAYED
|
1504, MICHAELANGELO first unveiled his sculpture "DAVID" in FLORENCE.
1514, the armies of POLAND and LITHUANIA defeated RUSSIA at the "BATTLE OF ORSHA".
1522, navigator JUAN DE ELCAN arrived in SPAIN, ending the successful circumnavigation of the globe begun by MAGELLAN. |
ST. AUGUSTINE
FOUNDED IN FLORIDA
1565, after arriving off the coast of FLORIDA eleven days earlier, PEDRO MENENDEZ DE AVILES founded ST. AUGUSTINE [NOMBRE DE DIOS], the first permanent settlement in the UNITED STATES. The same day, the KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN broke the TURKISH siege of the island MALTA.
1664, the BRITISH seized NEW AMSTERDAM from the DUTCH, later renaming it NEW YORK.
"BATTLE OF LAKE GEORGE"
1755, the ENGLISH and AMERICAN colonists defeated the FRENCH at the "BATTLE OF LAKE GEORGE".
MISSION SAN GABRIEL
ARCHANGEL FOUNDED
1771, FATHER JUNIPERO SERRA established the MISSION SAN GABRIEL ARCHANGEL in CALIFORNIA.
1796, the FRENCH, led by NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, defeated the AUSTRIANS at the "BATTLE OF BASSANO".
1831, WILLIAM IV was crowned KING OF GREAT BRITAIN.
"BATTLE OF MOLINO DEL REY"
1847, AMERICAN troops, led by GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT, defeated the MEXICANS at the "BATTLE OF MOLINO DEL REY".
WRECK OF THE "LADY ELGIN"
1860, ten miles off the coast of HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, the excursion-boat "LADY ELGIN" capsized on LAKE MICHIGAN, killing over 300 people.
"BATTLE OF
SABINE PASS II"
1863, a UNION flotilla steamed up the SABINE RIVER and attacked the CONFEDERATES' stronghold, FORT GRIFFIN in TEXAS, but were repulsed by the fort's 44-man force.
1868, the NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB was established.
1883, the NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD was completed with the driving of a final spike at INDEPENDENCE CREEK, MONTANA.
1888, LONDON police discovered the body of JACK THE RIPPER'S second victim, ANNIE CHAPMAN.
1899, the BRITISH added 10,000 troops to their contingent in NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA.
GREAT GALVESTON HURRICANE
1900, a hurricane and storm surge, called the "GALVESTON DISASTER", killed more than 6,000 people in that TEXAS island-city.
"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE" OPENED
|
1914, the play "IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE" opened at GEORGE M. COHAN'S THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 399 performances.
1919, BABE RUTH hit his 26th home run of the season, breaking the major-league record of 25 established by BUCK FREEMAN in 1899. |
| 1921, in ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, MARGARET GORMAN (16) of WASHINGTON, DC, was crowned the first MISS AMERICA. |
| 
FIRST "MISS AMERICA" PAGEANT
|
"QUEEN HIGH" OPENED
1926, the musical "QUEEN HIGH" opened at the AMBASSADOR THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 367 performances. The same day by a unanimous vote, the LEAGUE OF NATIONS ASSEMBLY resolved to admit GERMANY to its ranks.
"BLONDIE" COMIC
STRIP DEBUTED
1930, "BLONDIE", created by CHIC YOUNG, debuted in the comic strips.
"MORRO CASTLE"
CAUGHT FIRE
1934, killing more than 130 on board, the luxury-liner "MORRO CASTLE" caught fire and burned off the NEW JERSEY coast. The same day, FRED PERRY won the U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
HUEY LONG ASSASSINATION
|
1935, in BATON ROUGE, SENATOR HUEY LONG fell in a torrent of gunfire. LONG'S killer was DR. CARL WEISS. The same day, FRANK SINATRA made his radio debut on "MAJOR BOWES AMATEUR HOUR".
1939, GERMAN PANTZER divisions reached the outskirts of WARSAW, POLAND. |
Also in 1939, due to the war in EUROPE, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT declared a "limited national emergency"; and the CLEVELAND INDIANS' BOB FELLER became the youngest pitcher to win 20 games.
1943, in WORLD WAR II, GENERAL EISENHOWER announced the unconditional surrender of ITALY.
FIRST "V-2" ATTACK
1944, GERMANY launched its first "V-2" rocket strike -- on LONDON and PARIS. The same day as RUSSIAN troops marched into BULGARIA, the latter declared war on GERMANY.
1945, the wartime prime minister of JAPAN, HIDEKI TOJO, botched his attempt at HARI KARI. An ALLIED military tribunal later convicted and executed him for war crimes.
1946, JACK KRAMER won the U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. PAULINE BETZ won the women's title. The same day, pressured by the SOVIET UNION, BULGARIA ended its monarchy.
1948, MILTON BERLE'S "TEXACO STAR THEATRE" debuted on NBC TELEVISION.
1949, GERMAN-composer RICHARD STRAUSS died at 85.
| 1952, ERNEST HEMINGWAY published "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA". The same day, FRANK SEDGMAN won the U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
1953, actors LANA TURNER and LEX BARKER married. |
|
"OLD MAN AND THE SEA" PUBLISHED
|
1954, the AMES BROTHERS recorded "THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE" for RCA. The same day, the SOUTHEAST ASIA TREATY ORGANIZATION (SEATO) was created to stop the spread of COMMUNISM in SOUTHEAST ASIA.
1956, the HARRY BELAFONTE album, "CALYPSO", topped the album charts where it remained for 31 weeks. The same day, ELVIS PRESLEY first appeared on the cover of "TV GUIDE".
1957, ALTHEA GIBSON became the first black tennis star to win the U-S OPEN WOMEN'S SINGLES title. The same day, BRUNSWICK released JACKIE WILSON'S first solo hit, "REET PETITE".
1958, singer PAUL ANKA opened an ASIAN tour in TOKYO.
1963, the BRAVES' WARREN SPAHN completed his 13th 20-game season, tying a record set by CHRISTY MATHEWSON. The same day, MARIA FRASER won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
"BETSY" STRUCK FLORIDA
1965, hurricane "BETSY" slammed into southern FLORIDA and the KEYS. The same day, the television-series "F TROOP", KENNY BERRY, FORREST TUCKER, and LARRY STORCH, made its network debut. The same day, actress DOROTHY DANDRIDGE died at 41 in WEST HOLLYWOOD; and KANSAS CITY'S BERT CAMPANERIS played all-nine positions in a major-league game..
"STAR TREK" DEBUTED ON NBC
1966, the series "STAR TREK", starring WILLIAM SHATNER and LEONARD NIMOY, debuted on NBC TELEVISION with an episode entitled "THE MAN TRAP". The same day, "THAT GIRL", starring MARLO THOMAS, and "TARZAN", starring RON ELY, premiered on ABC TELEVISION.
NASA LAUNCHED
"SURVEYOR FIVE"
1967, NASA launched "SURVEYOR FIVE", which would make a MOON soft landing on SEPTEMBER 11TH. The same day in AFRICA, abandoning its tribal kingdoms, UGANDA became a republic.
1968, SAUNDRA WILLIAMS became the first MISS BLACK AMERICA.
1969, capturing the MEN'S SINGLES title at the U-S OPEN, AUSTRALIA'S ROD LAVER won his second GRAND SLAM OF TENNIS. The same day, game-show host BUD COLLYER died at 61. BUD had also played "SUPERMAN" on radio.
WASHINGTON'S KENNEDY
CENTER OPENED
1971, WASHINGTON'S KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS opened, featuring a REQUIEM mass for JOHN F. KENNEDY, commissioned by composer-director LEONARD BERNSTEIN.
1972, AMERICAN-runner JIM RYAN, in the MUNICH OLYMPIC'S 1500-meter qualifying race, collided with BILLY FORDJOUR of GHANA, ending RYAN'S chance for a gold medal.
1973, "LET'S GET IT ON" by MARVIN GAYE topped the pop-singles charts. The same day, the TEXAS RANGERS named BILLY MARTIN their new manager; and MARGARET COURT won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
FORD PARDONED NIXON
|
| 1974, PRESIDENT FORD granted a "full, free, absolute" pardon to former PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON. The same day, the musical "IRENE" closed at the MINSKOFF THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 594 performances. |
Also in 1974, the last-surviving "KEYSTONE KOP", ROBERT COX, died at 79; daredevil EVEL KNIEVEL'S attempt to jump the SNAKE RIVER CANYON in IDAHO failed when his "SKY CYCLE'S" parachute deployed too soon; and in tennis, BILLIE JEAN KING won the U-S OPEN WOMEN'S SINGLES title, defeating EVONNE GOOLAGONG.
1975, BOSTON began court-ordered bussing of school children.
1977, actor ZERO MOSTEL died at 62.
1978, in IRAN, the army fired into a crowd of AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI'S followers.
1979, CHERYL PREWITT (22) of MISSISSIPPI was crowned MISS AMERICA. The same day, actress JEAN SEBERG at 40 committed suicide.
1981, the STEVEN SPIELBERG film, "E-T, THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL", began shooting. The same day, civil-rights leader ROY WILKINS died at 80.
1984, in tennis, MARTINA NAVRATILOVA won the U-S OPEN WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
| 1985, "USA WEEKEND" debuted in over 250 newspapers. The same day, the CINCINNATI REDS' PETE ROSE tied TY COBB'S major-league record of 4,191 career hits; and IVAN LENDL won the U-S OPEN MEN'S SINGLES title. |
|
"USA WEEKEND" DEBUTED IN NEWSPAPERS
|
1986, WESTINGHOUSE divested itself of MUZAK -- the "canned music" service. The same day, KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS' syndicated "OPRAH WINFREY SHOW", produced at WLS-TV in CHICAGO, made its national debut.
1988, the major-league club owners elected BART GIAMATTI as commissioner of baseball.
1989, the KANSAS CITY ROYALS' GEORGE BRETT picked up his 2,500th hit.
1990, GABRIELA SABATINI won the U-S OPEN WOMEN'S SINGLES title.
,1991, composer ALEX NORTH died at 80, and actor BRAD DAVIS died at 41. The same day in tennis, STEFAN EDBERG won the U-S OPEN MEN'S SINGLES title; the BUFFALO BILLS' JIM KELLY passed for six touchdowns in a 52-34 victory over the PITTSBURGH STEELERS; and MACEDONIANS voted for independence from YUGOSLAVIA.
MARY RECEIVED STAR
| | 1992, MARY TYLER MOORE received her star on HOLLYWOOD'S WALK OF FAME.
1993, HOUSTON ASTROS' pitcher DARRYL KILE no-hit the NEW YORK METS, 7-1.
1994, the last AMERICAN, BRITISH, and FRENCH troops left WEST BERLIN. |
1995, HOLLYWOOD PICTURES released the film-thriller "THE TIE THAT BINDS", starring DARYL HANNAH, KEITH CARRADINE, MOIRA KELLY, and VINCENT SPANO. The same day, MICROSOFT named its new operating system, "WINDOWS 95®".
1996, JOHN LITHGOW, for his work in "THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN", won the EMMY® for "LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES". The same day, PETE SAMPRAS won the U-S OPEN MEN'S SINGLES title.
| 1998, in the bottom of the fourth inning in a game against the CINCINNATI REDS, the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS' MARK MCGWIRE hit his 62nd home run of the season -- surpassing the previous, ROGER MARIS record of 61. MCGWIRE drove a STEVE TRASCHEL pitch over the left-field fence. The slugger would go on to hit 70 homers that season. |
|
MARK MCGWIRE HIT #62
|
Also in 1998, The DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE recorded a 380.53 point surge, its largest one-day gain in history.
"AMERICAN BEAUTY"
RELEASED
1999, DREAMWORKS SKG released the soon-to-be OSCAR® winner, "AMERICAN BEAUTY", starring KEVIN SPACEY, ANNETTE BENING, THORA BIRCH, WES BENTLEY, MENA SUVARI, and PETER GALLAGHER. The same day, with a hometown rally in CRYSTAL CITY, MISSOURI, former-senator BILL BRADLEY began his campaign for the DEMOCRATIC presidential nomination.
2000, the BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS apologized for the agency's "legacy of racism and inhumanity" in its long history of subduing NATIVE-AMERICANS. the same day, ALBANIA joined the WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.
2004, "60 MINUTES WEDNESDAY" aired a report attacking PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH'S NATIONAL GUARD service, but later apologized for its "mistake in judgment" in airing forged memos. The same day, an unmanned "GENESIS" space capsule crashed to EARTH when its parachutes failed to open.
Composer ANTONIN DVORAK (1841)
Conservative-Senator ROBERT TAFT (1889)
Country-Legend JIMMIE RODGERS (1897)
Seniors-Advocate & Senator CLAUDE PEPPER (1900)
Baseball-Player BUCK LEONARD (1907)
Novelist GRACE MEALIOUS (1924)
Actor PETER SELLERS (1925)
Songwriter HARLAN HOWARD (1927)
Singer PATSY CLINE (1932)
Guitarist BRIAN COLE of the ASSOCIATION (1942)
Musician RON MCKERNAN of the GRATEFUL DEAD (1945)
Musician BENJAMIN ORR of the CARS (1947)
Comedian-Actor SID CAESAR is 87
Politician LYNDON LA ROUCHE is 88
Actress VIRNA LISI is 73
Former-Senator SAM NUNN is 72
Ventriloquist WILLIE TYLER is 70
Actor ALAN FEINSTEIN is 69
Football-Player L-C GREENWOOD is 64
Author ANN BEATTIE is 63
Musician WILL LEE is 58
Actress HEATHER THOMAS is 51
Musician DAVID STEELE of FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS is 50
Singer AIMEE MANN is 50
Basketball-Player LATRELL SPREWELL is 40
Actor HENRY THOMAS is 39
Actor DAVID ARQUETTE is 39
Actor MARTIN FREEMAN is 39
Football-Player AMANI TOOMER is 36
Actor LARENZ TATE is 35
Singer PINK is 31
Actor JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS is 29
BACK TO TOP (Click Here)
|
