FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Today is Friday, September 19, the 263rd day of 2008. There are 103 days left in the year.

1796 _ George Washington's farewell address as president

1846 _ Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elopes

1848 _ Bond (U.S.) and Lassell (England) independently discover Hyperion, moon of Saturn

1849 _ First commercial laundry established, in Oakland, California

1873 _ Black Friday: Jay Cooke & Co. fails, causing a securities panic

1928 _ Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater NYC)

1940 _ Nazi decree forbids gentile women to work in Jewish homes

1956 _ First international conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne)

1957 _ First underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas, Nevada)

1973 _ Pirate Radio Free America (off Cape May NJ) goes on the air