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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Today is Friday, September 16, the 259th day of 2011. There are 106 days left in the year. 1662 ― Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, first known astronomical observation 1810 ― Hidalgo begins Mexican revolt against Spain (National Day) 1857 ― Typesetting machine patent 1908 ― General Motors founded by William C. Durant 1963 ― Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and Sarawak 1974 ― President Ford announces conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters 1982 ― Massacre of 1000-plus Palestinian refugees at Chatila and Sabra begins 1990 ― Iraq televises an eight- minute uncensored speech from George Bush 1990 ― 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle, N.Y. 1991 ― U.S. trial of Panamanian leader Noriega begins

Sep 15, 2011

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Today is Thursday, September 15, the 258th day of 2011. There are 107 days left in the year. 1620 ― Mayflower departs from Plymouth, England with 102 pilgrims 1821 ― Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independence 1830 ― First to be run over by a railroad train (William Huskisson, England) 1894 ― Japan defeats China in Battle of Pyongyang 1935 ― Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship and makes the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany 1950 ― During Korean War, U.N. forces land at Inchon in the south 1959 ― Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit 1978 ― Muhammad Ali beats WBA heavyweight champion Leon Spinks 1982 ― First issue of ``USA Today" published by Gannett Co. Inc. 1990 ― Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000

Sep 14, 2011

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Today is Wednesday, September 14, the 257th day of 2011. There are 108 days left in the year. 1752 ― England and colonies adopt Gregorian calendar, 11 days disappear 1812 ― Napoleon occupies Moscow 1899 ― Henry Bliss becomes first automobile fatality (N.Y.) 1917 ― Provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed 1930 ― Nazis gain 107 seats in German election 1948 ― Groundbreaking ceremony for the U.N. world headquarters 1956 ― first prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington, D.C. 1957 ― U.N. resolution deplores and condemns USSR invasion of Hungary 1973 ― Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s 1989 ― Calgary Flames become first NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2

Sep 13, 2011

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Today is Saturday, September 10, the 253rd day of 2011. There are 112 days left in the year. 1823 ― Simon Bolivar named president of Peru 1846 ― Elias Howe patents the sewing machine 1869 ― Baptist minister invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan 1927 ― France wins its first Davis Cup 1960 ― Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins Rome Olympic marathon 1962 ― Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis 1989 ― East Germans begin their flight to the west (via Hungary and Czech) 1990 ― Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas, Nev. 1990 ― Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 ― First time in N.Y. Yankee history they are completely swept in a season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0

Sep 9, 2011

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Today is Friday, September 9, the 252nd day of 2011. There are 113 days left in the year. 1776 ― Continental Congress renames ``United Colonies," ``United States" 1942 ― First bombing on continental U.S. soil, Mount Emily, Ore. (WW2) 1943 ― Italy surrenders to the Allies 1944 ― Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (often referred to as the invasion of Bulgaria by Russia) (National Day) 1945 ― Japanese in Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies 1948 ― People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed 1956 ― Elvis Presley appears on national TV for first time (Ed Sullivan) 1965 ― Tibet is made an autonomous region of China 1971 ― John Lennon releases the ``Imagine" album 1990 ― Bush & Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait

Sep 8, 2011

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Today is Thursday, September 8, the 251st day of 2011. There are 114 days left in the year. 1380 ― Russians defeat Tatars at Kulikovo, beginning decline of Tatars 1522 ― Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes first circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan 1664 ― Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (N.Y.) to 300 English soldiers 1930 ― First appearance of the comic strip ``Blondie" 1943 ― Italy surrenders to the allies in WW II 1945 ― U.S. invades Japanese-held Korea 1951 ― Japan signs treaty of peace with 48 countries (S.F.) 1952 ― Ernest Hemingway's ``Old Man & the Sea" published 1954 ― Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) formed to stop communist spread in the region 1974 ― President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon of all federal crimes

Sep 7, 2011

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Today is Wednesday, September 7, the 350th day of 2011. There are 115 days left in the year. 3114 B.C. ― Presumed origin of Mayan ``long count" calendar system 1822 ― Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) 1860 ― Excursion steamer ``Lady Elgin" drowns 340 in Lake Michigan 1927 ― Philo Farnsworth demonstrates first use of TV in S.F. 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) 1979 ― Five-day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, N.Y. 1986 ― Desmond Tutu installed to lead South African Anglican Church 1988 ― N.Y. Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist

Sep 6, 2011

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Today is Tuesday, September 6, the 349th day of 2011. There are 117 days left in the year. 1620 ― Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth England to the New World 1853 ― Women's Rights Convention met (NYC) 1876 ― Race riot in Charleston, S.C. 1899 ― Carnation processes its first can of evaporated milk 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 1982 ― Polish dissidents seize the Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland 1983 ― USSR admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2 1991 ― USSR recognizes independence of the three Baltic republics

Sep 5, 2011

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Today is Monday, September 5, the 248th day of 2011. 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 1885 ― First gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) 1944 ― Allies liberate Brussels 1953 ― First privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh, N.C. 1958 ― ``Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak published in the U.S. 1958 ― First color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte, N.C. 1960 ― Cassius Clay captures the Olympic light heavyweight gold medal 1990 ― Iraqi Pres Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West 1991 ― U.S. trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins

Sep 4, 2011

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Today is Saturday, September 3, the 246th day of 2011. There are 119 days left in the year. 1189 ― England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster 1783 ― Treaty of Paris signed (ending the U.S. Revolutionary War) 1833 ― N.Y. Sun begins publishing (first daily newspaper) 1930 ― Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic) 1935 ― First automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) 1939 ― Britain declares war on Germany. France follows six hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Canada 1940 ― First showing of high definition color TV 1945 ― Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies 1971 ― John Lennon leaves the U.K. for NYC, never to return 1984 ― 28-year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery

Sep 2, 2011

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