Today is Wednesday, September 5, the 249th day of 2012. There are 117 days left in the year.
1774 ― First Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia
1882 ― 10,000 workers march in first Labor Day parade in NYC
1906 ― First legal forward pass (Brandbury Robinson to Jack Schneider)
1953 ― First privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh, N.C.
1958 ― First color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte, N.C.
1960 ― Cassius Clay captures the Olympic light heavyweight gold medal
1972 ― 11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics
1978 ― Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md.
1980 ― World's longest auto tunnel, St. Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens
1990 ― Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West