WEDNESDAY, Sept.11, 2024

1609-Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan island

1773-Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace."

1814 Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; Americans defeat British

1875-First newspaper cartoon strip

1910-First commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood)

1922-British mandate of Palestine begins

1926-Aloha Tower dedicated in Honolulu

1936-FDR dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam

1944-FDR & Churchill meet in Canada at the second Quebec Conference

1951-Florence Chadwick becomes first woman to swim the English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours & 19 minutes

1952-West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews

1973-Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup

1988-Sports Aid-jogging to feed the world

1991-"La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family" goes on sale