Today is Friday, September 30, the 273rd day of 2011. There are 92 days left in the year.
1452 ― First book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible
1659 ― Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe)
1791 ― Mozart's opera ``The Magic Flute" premiers in Vienna
1846 ― Anesthetic ether used for first time (Dr. Wm Morton extracts a tooth)
1898 ― New York City established
1935 ― Gershwin's ``Porgy & Bess" premiers in Boston
1946 ― Twenty-two Nazi leaders found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg, Von Ribbentrop and Goering sentenced to death
1954 ― First atomic-powered vessel, submarine Nautilus launched
1981 ― Seoul, South Korea, is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 ― IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer