SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Today is Saturday, September 19, the 262nd day of 2009. There are 103 days left in the year.

1796 _ George Washington's farewell address as president

1846 _ Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning elopes

1849 _ 1st commercial laundry established, in Oakland, California

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

1934 _ Bruno Hauptmann arrested for kidnapping the Linbergh baby

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

1957 _ 1st underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas Nevada)

1959 _ Nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland

1981 _ Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a NYC Central Park concert

1988 _ Israel launches 1st satellite, for secret military reconnaissance