TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Today is Tuesday, September 6, the 349th day of 2011. There are 117 days left in the year.

1620 ― Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth England to the New World

1853 ― Women's Rights Convention met (NYC)

1876 ― Race riot in Charleston, S.C.

1899 ― Carnation processes its first can of evaporated milk

1941 ― All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star

1966 ― ``Star Trek" premiers on NBC TV

1976 ― Russian pilot defects to Japan in a Mig 25 jet

1982 ― Polish dissidents seize the Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland

1983 ― USSR admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2

1991 ― USSR recognizes independence of the three Baltic republics