Today is Tuesday, September 7, the 250th day of 2010. There are 115 days left in the year.
3114 B.C. _ Presumed origin of Mayan ``long count" calendar system
1714 _ Treaty of Baden-French retain Alsace, Austria gets right bank of Rhine
1822 _ Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day)
1936 _ Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation
1940 _ German Air Force blitz London for first of 57 consecutive nights
1963 _ First U.S. TV appearance of the Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC)
1963 _ Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton Ohio
1970 _ Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of the 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado
1986 _ Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church
1988 _ Security & Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws