THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Today is Thursday, September 6, the 250th day of 2012. There are 116 days left in the year.

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

1848 ― National Black Convention meets (Cleveland)

1853 ― Women’s Rights Convention met (NYC)

1899 ― Carnation processes its first can of evaporated milk

1909 ― Word received, Adm. Peary discovers North Pole five months earlier

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

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

1989 ― Amateur Athletic Federation strips Ben Johnson of all track records