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Today In History "The Past Is A Portal To The Future" Thursday, September 2nd |
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On This Day:
Born On This Day:
And Don't Forget, Today Is:
At the Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony, and becomes the Emporer Augustus
Phidippides runs the first marathon, seeking aid from Sparta against the Persians
Great Fire of London starts; destroys St Paul's Church
Great Britain, and the British colonies, adopt the Gregorian calendar
The adoption of the Stars and Stripes flag design is first revealed to the American public.
U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress
Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii
Union General William T Sherman captures Atlanta
Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain
President Teddy Rooseveldt tells people to “Walk softly and carry a big stick” at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN.
Communist Party of America organized in Chicago
Rudolf Friml's “Rose Marie” opens to rave reviews in NYC
First non-stop airplane flight from Europe to U.S. (37 hrs)
A hurricane slams the Florida Keys killing 423
First transatlantic round-trip air flight
Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank) is sent to Auschwitz
During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane
Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)
V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)
Hurricane Edna batters NE U.S., killing 20
Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service
Alabama Gov George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee High School
CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
Norman L Manley scores back-to-back Holes in One at the Del Valle Country Club
Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer
George Harrison marries Olivia
Graham Salmon set the worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man
John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston
Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years
Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM
Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi
Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan
Kevin Bass is first NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season
West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, goes on trial in Russia
Rev Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst
Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45 Million
The United States and Russia agree to build a space station (the International Space Station remains a work in progress)
A Swissair jetliner crashes off Nova Scotia, killing the 229 passengers and crew aboard
FEMA, National Guard and U.S. military troops finally begin assisting stranded civilians and evacuating the Gulf Coast and New Orleans four days after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina
Queen Lydia Kamekeha Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93)
(172 years ago)
Henry George, land reformer, writer (Progress & Poverty)
(171 years ago)
Eugene Field, author/journalist (Little Boy Blue)
(160 years ago)
Wilhelm Ostwald, Germany, physical chemist (Nobel 1909)
(157 years ago)
Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of the Taiping Rebellion
(154 years ago)
Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal)
(144 years ago)
Frank Laubach, Benton Pennsylvania, educator, taught reading through phonetics
(126 years ago)
Set Svanholm, Västeras Sweden, tenor (London Convent Garden 1948-57)
(106 years ago)
Vera Vague, (Barbara Jo Allen), NYC, actress (Follow the Leader)
(106 years ago)
Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, winner of more than 141 U.S. tennis titles
(94 years ago)
Penny Santon, Greenwich Village NY, actress (Roll Out, Matt Houston)
(94 years ago)
Allen Drury, author (Advise & Consent-1960 Pulitzer Prize)
(92 years ago)
Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell
(92 years ago)
Marge Champion, Los Angeles CA, dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show)
(91 years ago)
Ronnie Stevens, London England, actor (Rodney-Dick & the Duchess)
(85 years ago)
Alan K Simpson, (Sen-R-Wyo)
(79 years ago)
Joan Kennedy, first wife of Mass Senator, Ted
(74 years ago)
Beverly Sanders, Hollywood CA, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey)
(70 years ago)
Jimmy Clanton, Baton Rogue, La, rock vocalist (Just a Dream)
(70 years ago)
Claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46)
(66 years ago)
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, teacher/astronaut (Challenger)
(62 years ago)
Mark Harmon, Burbank actor (Dr Caldwell-St Elsewhere)
(59 years ago)
Michael Gray, Chicago Illinois, actor (Ronnie-Brian Keith Show)
(59 years ago)
Jimmy Connors, tennis brat (U.S. Open-78,82,83 Wimbeldon-74,82)
(58 years ago)
Linda Purl, Greenwich CT, actress (Gloria-Happy Days, Matlock)
(55 years ago)
Marlene Janssen, Rock Island Illinois, playmate (Nov, 1982)
(52 years ago)
Eric Dickerson, Texas, NFL halfback (LA Rams, Indianapolis Colts)
(50 years ago)
Keanu Reeves, actor (Matrix, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
(46 years ago)
Mark Brettschneider, Cincinnati Ohio, actor (Jason-One Life to Live)
(41 years ago)
(U.S.) National Beheading Day (Vietnam) Independence Day (1945)
