September
Thursday, September 1, 2011
BABY SAFETY MONTH
CABLE TV MONTH
CHILDREN'S GOOD MANNERS MONTH
FALL HAT MONTH
INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE SKILLS MONTH
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC THINKING MONTH
LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH
MOLD AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL BISCUIT MONTH
NATIONAL CAT HEALTH MONTH
NATIONAL CHICKEN MONTH
NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION & AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL COUPON MONTH
NATIONAL COURTESY MONTH
NATIONAL ETHNIC FOODS MONTH
NATIONAL HONEY MONTH
NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH
NATIONAL MUSHROOM MONTH
NATIONAL PIANO MONTH
NATIONAL POTATO MONTH
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
NATIONAL RICE MONTH
PLEASURE YOUR MATE MONTH
SAVE THE TIGER MONTH
SELF-IMPROVEMENT MONTH
SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC MONTH
STOP THE VIOLENCE & SAVE OUR CHILDREN MONTH
JACQUES CARTIER DIED, 1557
EDWARD ALLEYN (ELIZABETHAN ACTOR), 1566
JOHANN PACHELBEL BAPTIZED, 1653
GRADUATED TAX ON BEARDS, RUSSIA, 1689
LOUIS XIV DIED, 1715
MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO de TOLOSA FOUNDED, 1772
GEORGE III REJECTED "OLIVE BRANCH" PETITION (SEE 7/8), 1775
"RICHMOND RECORDER" BROKE NEWS OF JEFFERSON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH SALLY HEMINGS, 1802
AARON BURR ACQUITTED OF TREASON, 1807
WHITMANS ESTABLISHED MISSION NEAR WALLA WALLA, WA & BROUGHT 1ST WHITE WOMEN W OF ROCKIES, 1836
WILLIAM CLARK DIED, 1838
P T BARNUM BROUGHT JENNY LIND TO THE USA, 1850
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINK (OPERA COMPOSER, "HANSEL UND GRETEL"), 1854
ROGER DAVID CASEMENT (IRISH PATRIOT), 1864
US GENERAL SHERMAN BEGAN SIEGE OF ATLANTA, 1864
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, 1875
EMMA M. NUTT BECAME 1ST WOMAN TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 1878
ARTHUR WILLIAM UPFIELD (AUSTRALIAN MYSTERY WRITER), 1888
LAST PASSENGER PIGEON DIED, 1914
RICHARD FARNSWORTH, 1920
YVONNE DE CARLO (PEGGY YVONNE MIDDLETON) (LILY MUNSTER), 1922
EARTHQUAKE AT KANTO, JAPAN, 1923
GERMANY INVADED POLAND, 1939
LILY TOMLIN, 1939
BARRY GIBB, 1946
DR PHIL McGRAW, 1950
GLORIA FAJARDO ESTEFAN, 1957
LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC/QUADDAFI LED COUP, 1969
TERRY FOX HAD TO END HIS RUN ACROSS CANADA, 1980
KOREAN AIR LINES FLIGHT 007 SHOT DOWN BY SOVIET UNION, 1983
WRECK OF TITANIC DISCOVERED, 1985
TOYOTA LAUNCHED LEXUS, 1989
UZBECKISTAN BECAME INDEPENDENT, 1991
CAR BAGS MANDATORY IN US, 1998
BERLIN BECAME GERMAN CAPITAL AGAIN, 1999
"HIGHLANDER–ENDGAME" RELEASED IN US, 2000
"VANITY FAIR" RELEASED IN US, 2004
CHECHEN SEPRATISTS ATTACKED SCHOOL IN BESLAN, RUSSIA (SEE 9/3), 2004
"LAST KING OF SCOTLAND" RELEASED IN US, 2006
"THE ILLUSIONIST" RELEASED IN US, 2006
"WICKER MAN" RELEASED IN US, 2006
"INTO THE WILD" RELEASED IN US, 2007
"JUNO" RELEASED IN US, 2007
BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS, STAMFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE, 2011
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL BEGINS, ORKNEY, SCOTLAND, 2011
MATCHMAKING FESTIVAL, LISDOONVARNA, CO CLARE, 2011
NORTHERN MEETING PIPING CHAMPIONSHIPS, INVERNESS, SCOTLAND, 2011
QUILT WALK BEGINS, LA CONNER, WA, 2011
SHRIMP & PETROLEUM FESTIVAL & FAIR, MORGAN CITY, LA, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
PHIDIPPIDES WAS SENT FROM MARATHON TO SPARTA, 490 B.C.E.
NAVAL BATTLE OF ACTIUM/AUGUSTUS BEAT ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, 31 BCE
GREAT FIRE OF LONDON (SEE 9/6), 1666
GREGORIAN CALENDAR ADJUSTMENT IN AMERICA & BRITAIN, 1752
JAMES FORTEN (AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY LEADER, HERO OF WAR OF 1812), 1766
U.S. DEPT. OF TREASURY ESTABLISHED, 1789
LILIUOKALANI (LYDIA KAMMAKAEHA), 1838
ALBERT GOODWILL SPAULDING (SPORTING GOODS), 1850
SHERMAN'S TROOPS ENTERED ATLANTA, GA, 1864
HIRAM PERCY MAXIM (ARMAMENTS INVENTOR), 1869
1ST NIGHT BASEBALL GAME, 1880
WHITE MINERS ATTACKED CHINESE COWORKERS (28 DEAD, 15 WOUNDED), ROCK SPRINGS, WY, 1885
HENRI ROUSSEAU DIED, 1910
CLEVELAND AMORY, 1917
MARGE CHAMPION (DANCER), 1923
GEORGE H W BUSH & HIS NAVAL AIR SQUADRON ATTACKED BY JAPANESE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, 1944
HO CHI MINH PROCLAIMED VIETNAMESE INDEPENDENCE, 1945
OFFICIAL RATIFICATION OF JAPANESE SURRENDER/V.J. DAY, 1945
SHARON CHRISTA CORRIGAN McAULIFFE (TEACHER ABOARD CHALLENGER), 1948
JIMMY CONNORS, 1952
HO CHI MINH DIED, 1961
k d lang, 1961
KEANU REAVES, 1965
SALMA HAYEK, 1966
LAST EPISODE "I SPY", 1968
1ST ATM, CHEMICAL BANK, ROCKVILLE CENTER, NY, 1969
LAST EPISODE "STAR TREK", 1969
J.R.R. TOLKIEN DIED, 1973
LAST EPISODE OF "THE BULLWINKLE SHOW", 1973
"MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR LAWRENCE" RELEASED IN US, 1983
"ENDURANCE–SHACKLETON'S LEGENDARY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION" RELEASED IN US, 2000
HURRICANE FRANCES HIT THE BAHAMAS, 2004
FESTIVAL OF MUSIC & SONG, KIRRIEMUIR, SCOTLAND, 2011
ILLUMINATIONS BEGIN, BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE, 2011
JAZZ FESTIVAL, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LAWN MOWER RACES, DELAWARE, OH, 2011
NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL, NASHVILLE, TN, 2011
NELL GALVIN TRADITIONAL MUSIC WEEKEND, MOYASTA, CO CLARE, 2011
NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
ODYSSEY GREEK FESTIVAL, ORANGE, CT, 2011
ON THE WATERFRONT MUSIC FESTIVAL, ROCKFORD, IL, 2011
RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL, MONAGHAN, CO MONAGHAN, 2011
STATE COW-CHIP THROW, PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI, 2011
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL, CAPE CLEAR ISLAND, CO CORK, 2011
TASTE OF COLORADO, DENVER, CO, 2011
VANCOUVER ISLAND BLUES BASH, VICTORIA, BC, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
RICHARD I BECAME KING OF ENGLAND, 1189
NICOLO AMATI (VIOLIN MAKER), 1596
PIETRO LOCATELLI (ITALIAN COMPOSER & VIOLIN VIRTUOSO), 1695
"STARS & STRIPES" 1ST FLOWN IN BATTLE, COOCH'S BRIDGE, MD, 1777
TREATY OF PARIS SIGNED, 1783
PRUDENCE CRANDALL (EDUCATION FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN GIRLS), 1803
BENJAMIN DAY LAUNCHED "NEW YORK SUN", 1833
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ESCAPED TO FREEDOM, 1838
FERDINAND PORSCHE, 1875
LORENZO DELMONICO DIED, 1881
HELMUT RICHARD NIEBUHR (THEOLOGICAL EXISTENTIALIST), 1894
LABOR DAY 1ST OBSERVED AS LEGAL HOLIDAY, 1894
WILLIAM CRAIG BECAME 1ST SECRET SERVICE AGENT TO DIE PROTECTING PRESIDENT (TR), 1902
LOREN COREY EISELEY (ANTHROPOLOGIST), 1907
MARGARET "DIXIE LEE" RAY (FORMER GOVERNOR, WA), 1914
KITTY CARLISLE, 1915
MORT WALKER (MORTIMER WALKER ADDISON) (GASOLINE ALLEY), 1923
MALCOLM CAMBPELL BECAME 1ST TO TRAVEL OVER 300 MPH, BONNEVILLE FLATS, UT, 1935
W W II BEGAN/BRITAIN & FRANCE DECLARED WAR ON GERMANY, 1939
ITALY SURRENDERED, 1943
e e cummings DIED, 1962
MALCOLM GLADWELL, 1963
CHARLIE SHEEN (CARLOS IRWIN ESTEVEZ), 1965
SHAUN ROGER WHITE (PRO SKATEBOARDER & SNOWBOARDER), 1986
FRANK CAPRA DIED, 1991
CHECHEN SIEGE OF BRESLAN SCHOOL CRUSHED (OVER 300 DEAD) (SEE 9/1), 2004
ART FESTIVAL, SAUSALITO, CA, 2011
BEN NEVIS RACE, FORT WILLIAM, SCOTLAND, 2011
BUMBERSHOOT BEGINS, SEATTLE CENTER, SEATTLE, WA, 2011
HARVEST FOOD FESTIVAL, WATERFORD, CO WATERFORD, 2011
HIGHLAND GATHERING, BRAEMAR, SCOTLAND, 2011
JAPANESE FESTIVAL, ST LOUIS, MO, 2011
NATIONAL AIR SHOW, CLEVELAND, OH, 2011
OUTDOOR ACCESS FESTIVAL, FIFE, SCOTLAND, 2011
ROYAL HIGHLAND GATHERING, BRAEMAR, GRAMPION, SCOTLAND, 2011
SUNSET WINE FESTIVAL, SUNRIVER, OR, 2011
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE GOAT COOKOFF, BRADY, TX, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
ODOACER DEPOSED ROMULUS AUGUSTUS, LAST ROMAN EMPEROR, 476
TSUNAMI HIT JAPAN, 1596
HENRY HUDSON DISCOVERED ISLAND OF MANHATTAN, 1609
FRANÇOIS RENÉ DeCHATEAUBRIAND, 1768
EL PUEBLA de NUESTRA SONORA LA REINA de LOS ANGELES de PORCIUNCULA FOUNDED, 1781
MARCUS WHITMAN, 1802
JOSEF ANTON BRUCKNER, 1824
BENNY FLAHERTY BECAME 1ST NEWS CARRIER, N.Y., N.Y., 1833
DANIEL HUDSON BURNHAM (PLANNED CHICAGO), 1846
N.Y. CITY LIT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTS, 1882
GERONIMO SURRENDERED, FT BOWIE, AZ-NM BORDER, 1886
MARY RENAULT (MARY CHALLONS), 1905
EDVARD GRIEG DIED, 1907
HENRI ROUSSEAU DIED, 1910
PAUL HARVEY, 1918
CRAIG CLAIBORNE, 1920
DICK YORK (1ST DARREN, "BEWITCHED"), 1928
MITZI GAYNOR (FRANCESCA MITZI MARLENE DE CHARNEY VON GERBER), 1931
TRUMAN BECAME 1ST US PRESIDENT ON TRANSCONTINENTAL TV, 1951
ARMED NATIONAL GUARDS TROOPS PREVENTED 9 AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL,
LITTLE ROCK, AR (SEE 9/25), 1957
DAMON WAYANS, 1960
ALBERT SCHWEITZER DIED, 1965
"GILLIGAN'S ISLAND"--PREMIERE 1964, LAST EPISODE 1967
IONE SKYE, 1970
MARK SPITZ BECAME 1ST TO WIN 7 GOLD MEDALS IN 1 OLYMPICS, 1972
BEYONCE KNOWLES, 1981
LAST FORD THUNDERBIRD OFF ASSEMBLY LINE (SEE 8/12), 1997
KELLY CLARKSON BECAME 1ST "AMERICAN IDOL", 2002
"FINDING NEVERLAND" RELEASED IN US, 2004
"KINSEY" RELEASED IN US, 2004
STEVE IRWIN DIED AFTER STINGRAY ATTACK, 2006
BLAIRGOWRIE & RATTRAY HIGHLAND GAMES, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND, 2011
HISTORICAL REGATTA, VENICE, ITALY, 2011
JOUST OF THE SARACEN, AREZZO, ITALY, 2011
NATIONAL WAFFLE WEEK, 2011
ROYAL MEATH SHOW, TRIM, CO MEATH, 2011
SCANDINAVIAN FEST, BUDD LAKE, NJ, 2011
VICTORIAN FAIR, NEW LANARK MILLS, LANARK, LANARKSHIRE, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
BE LATE FOR SOMETHING DAY
LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE, THE SUN KING, 1638
GREAT FIRE, LONDON, 1666
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH (THE ENGLISH BACH), 1735
1ST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, PHILADELPHIA, 1774
JESSE WOODSON JAMES, 1847
CRAZY HORSE KILLED, FT ROBINSON, NE, 1877
GREAT FIRE, MICHIGAN, 1881
LABOR DAY 1ST CELEBRATED, 1882
ARTHUR CHARLES NIELSEN, 1897
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUES, CHICAGO, IL, 1901
DARRYL FRANCIS ZANUCK (MOVIE PRODUCER, COFOUNDER OF 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS), 1902
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR ENDED, 1905
JOHN MILTON CAGE, JR, 1912
BOB NEWHART, 1929
CHARLES CREIGHTON & JAMES HARGIS COMPLETED TRIP FROM NJ TO LA & BACK IN REVERSE GEAR, 1930
GEORGE LAZENBY (BOND, "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE"), 1939
RAQUEL WELCH, 1942
FREDDIE MERCURY (FREDERICK BULSERA) ("QUEEN"), 1946
CATHY LEE GUISEWITE (CARTOONIST, "CATHY"), 1950
JACK KEROUAC'S ON THE ROAD 1ST PUBLISHED, 1957
DWEEZIL ZAPPA, 1969
LT WILLIAM CALLEY INDICTED FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER IN MY LAI MASSACRE, 1969
US FORCES LAUNCHED 1ST MAJOR OPERATION IN VIETNAM, 1970
MEMBERS OF ISRAELI OLYMPIC TEAM KILLED, MUNICH, 1972
1ST ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRES. GERALD FORD (LYNETTE "SQUEAKY" FROMME) (SEE 9/22), 1975
VOYAGER I LAUNCHED, 1977
ST. GOTTHARD AUTO TUNNEL, SWITZERLAND, OPENED, 1980
"MacNEIL-LEHRER REPORT" PREMIERE, 1983
SOVIET UNION RESTRUCTURED, 1991
MOTHER TERESA DIED, 1997
ALLEN FUNT DIED, 1999
HURRICANE FRANCES HIT FLORIDA, 2004
COLUMBIA RIVER CROSS-CHANNEL SWIM, HOOD RIVER, OR, 2011
GREAT BATHTUB RACE, NOME, AK, 2011
LABOR DAY, 2011
MACKINAC BRIDGE WALK, ST IGNACE, MI, 2011
WAIKIKI ROUGH WATER SWIM, HONOLULU, HI, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
1ST OF MAGELLAN'S FLEET RETURNED TO SPAIN AFTER CIRCUMNAVIGATING GLOBE (SEE 9/22), 1522
GREAT FIRE FINALLY EXTINGUISHED (SEE 9/2), LONDON, ENGLAND, 1666
MARIE-JOSEPH-PAUL-YVES-ROCH-GILBERT DU MOTIER, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, 1757
JOHN DALTON (CHEMIST), 1766
1ST SUBMARINE ATTACK, 1776
CATHARINE ESTHER BEECHER (FEMALE EDUCATOR), 1800
THOMAS BLANCHARD PATENTED LATHE, 1819
JOHN C FREMONT REACHED GREAT SALT LAKE, 1844
THOREAU LEFT WALDEN POND AFTER 2 YEARS, 1847
WOMEN'S RIGHTS & WOMEN'S TEMPERANCE CONVENTIONS, NEW YORK, NY, 1853
JANE ADDAMS (HULL HOUSE, CHICAGO), 1860
BULGARIA UNIFIED, 1885
JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY, 1888
CLAIRE LEE CHENNAULT (FLYING TIGERS, CHINA), 1890
BILLY ROSE (WILLIAM S ROSENBERG), 1899
PRES WILLIAM McKINLEY SHOT (SEE 9/14), 1901
ENGLAND PRODUCED 1ST TANK PROTOTYPE, 1915
ROBERT MAYNARD PIRSIG (ZEN & THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE), 1928
JO ANE WORLEY ("LAUGH-IN"), 1937
JANE CURTIN, 1947
VW RESUMED CIVILIAN PRODUCTION, 1949
JEFF FOXWORTHY, 1958
1ST BARBIE DOLL SOLD, 1959
MICHAEL WINSLOW, 1960
MARGARET HIGGINS SANGER (BIRTH CONTROL) DIED, 1966
S AFRICAN PREMIER HENDRIK VERWOERD ASSASSINATED, 1966
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA REQUESTED ASYLUM IN U.S., 1975
SOVIET LT VIKTOR BELENKO LANDED MIG IN JAPAN TO DEFECT TO US, 1976
RUSSIAN LEGISLATURE RESTORED ST. PETERSBURG'S NAME, 1991
SOVIET GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED INDEPENDENCE OF BALTIC STATES, 1991
JAMES CLAVELL DIED, 1994
PRINCESS DI'S FUNERAL HAD 2.5 BILLION TV VIEWERS, 1997
AKIRA KUROSAWA DIED, 1998
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI DIED, 2007
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
ELIZABETH I, 1533
1ST SETTLEMENT @ BOSTON, 1630
DUTCH SURRENDERED NEW AMSTERDAM TO BRITISH, 1664
GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE BUFFON (NATURALIST), 1707
1ST SUB ATTACK/AMERICAN SUBMERSIBLE TURTLE ATTEMPTED TO SINK HMS EAGLE, NEW YORK HARBOR, 1776
ANNA MARY ROBERTSON "GRANDMA" MOSES, 1860
GEN SHERMAN ORDERED EVACUATION OF ATLANTA, GA, 1864
BRAZIL INDEPENDENT FROM PORTUGAL, 1882
EDITH SITWELL, 1887
CORBETT-SULLIVAN PRIZEFIGHT, NEW ORLEANS, 1892
TAYLOR CALDWELL, 1900
PEKING PROTOCOL ENDED BOXER REBELLION, 1901
ELIZA KAZAN (ELIA KAZANJOGLOU) (DIRECTOR), 1909
DAVID PACKARD (HEWLETT-PACKARD), 1912
JAMES VAN ALLEN (PHYSICIST, DISCOVER OF RADIATION BELT), 1914
N.Y. POST OFFICE BUILDING OPENED, 1914
JACOB LAWRENCE (AFRICAN-AMERICAN PAINTER), 1917
ARTHUR FERRANTE, 1921
PETER LAWFORD, 1923
DANIEL KEN INOUYE, 1924
THEODORE WALTER "SONNY" ROLLINS (JAZZ TENOR SAX), 1930
CHARLES HARDIN "BUDDY" HOLLY, 1936
BLITZ/NAZIS BEGAN 57 STRAIGHT DAYS OF BOMBING LONDON, 1940
GARRISON KEILLOR, 1942
MARGARET ELLEN "PEGGY" NOONAN, 1950
CHRISSIE HYNDE, 1951
JULIE KAVNER (VOICE OF MARGE SIMPSON), 1951
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, 1956
PREMIERE "FLYING NUN", 1967
PRES CARTER & PANAMANIAN DICTATOR OMAR TORRIJOS SIGNED PANAMA CANAL TREATY, 1977
ESPN DEBUTED, 1979
DESMOND TUTU BECAME HEAD OF ANGLICAN CHURCH IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1986
TUPAC SHAKUR SHOT (SEE 9/13), 1996
SERGEY BRIN & LARRY PAGE INCORPORATED "GOOGLE", 1998
"MUSKETEER" RELEASED IN US, 2001
MICHAEL & RENEE, 2002
"3:10 TO YUMA" RELEASED IN US, 2007
"IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON" RELEASED IN US, 2007
FOLK FESTIVAL BEGINS, LINLITHGOW, SCOTLAND, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
U.N.: INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
RICHARD THE LIONHEART, 1157
LUDOVICIO ARIOSTO (ITALIAN POET, "ORLANDO FURIOSO"), 1474
JUAN SEBASTIÁN del CANO'S EXPEDITION BECAME 1ST TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE GLOBE, 1522
PEDRO MENENDEZ de AVILES FOUNDED SAN AUGUSTIN, FL, 1ST PERMANENT EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT IN
AMERICA, 1563
SIEGE OF MALTA ENDED, 1565
DUTCH SURRENDERED NEW AMSTERDAM TO BRITISH, 1664
"MOTHER" ANN LEE DIED, 1783
1ST PACIFIC FUR COMPANY SHIP "TONQUIN" LEFT NY FOR OR, 1810
CINCINATUS HINER "JOAQUIN" MILLER (MOUNTAIN MAN & EXPLORER), 1837
ANTON LEOPOLD DVORAK, 1841
CHARLES JULIUS GUITEAU (SHOT PRES GARFIELD), 1841
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED, 1875
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPLETED, 1883
FRANCIS BELLAMY WROTE "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE", 1892
JAMES CHARLES "JIMMIE" RODGERS, 1897
HURRICANE HIT GALVESTON, TX–OVER 6,000 KILLED, 1900
EUELL GIBBONS, 1911
MARGARET GORMAN CROWNED 1ST "MISS AMERICA", 1921
SIDNEY CASEAR, 1922
PETER RICHARD HENRY SELLERS, 1925
"BLONDIE" 1ST PRINTED, 1930
3M 1ST SOLD "SCOTCH TAPE", 1930
PATSY CLINE (VIRGINIA PATTERSON HENSLEY), 1932
FRANKIE AVALON, 1939
NAZI SIEGE OF LENINGRAD BEGAN (LASTED UNTIL 1/27/1944), 1941
GEN EISENHOWER ANNOUNCED ITALY'S SURRENDER TO ALLIES, 1943
1ST GERMAN V-2 HIT LONDON, 1944
1ST US TROOPS ARRIVED IN KOREA, 1945
SAMUEL WAKSAL (CEO, IMCLONE), 1947
CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS OFFERED 1ST EXPRESS TRANSCONTINENTAL BUS SERVICE IN US, 1953
MARK FOLEY (FORMER US REP FOR FL), 1954
RUBY NEIL BRIDGES-HALL, 1954
SE ASIA TREATY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED, 1954
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE DIED, 1965
"STAR TREK" 1ST AIRED, 1966
PREMIERE "THAT GIRL", 1966
NIXON PARDONED BY PRES. FORD, 1974
ZERO MOSTEL DIED, 1977
PINK (ALECIA BETH MOORE), 1979
WILLARD FRANK LIBBY DIED (AMERICAN CHEMIST, CARBON-14 DATING), 1980
PREMIERE "OPRAH WINFREY SHOW", 1986
MACEDONIA INDEPENDENT, 1991
AOL BOUGHT COMPUSERVE, 1997
MARK McGWIRE (ST LOUIS CARDINALS) BROKE RECORD FOR MOST HOMERS IN A SEASON, 1998
"THIS IS SPINAL TAP" RERELEASED IN US, 2000
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS, TORONTO, ON, 2011
LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH/IRISH FESTIVAL, ESTES PARK, CO, 2011
POPCORN FESTIVAL, MARION, OH, 2011
TRAD/FUSION FESTIVAL, DINGLE, CO KERRY, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
WONDERFUL WEIRDOS DAY
BATTLE OF MARATHON, 490 BCE
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR DIED, 1087
ARMAND JEAN du PLESSIS, DUC de RICHLIEU, 1585
LUIGI GALVANI (PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIST & ELECTRICITY EXPERIMENTS), 1737
CAPT WILLIAM BLIGH, 1754
LEO TOLSTOY, 1828
ABRAHAM LINCOLN RECEIVED LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW, 1836
FIRST REPORT OF IRISH POTATO BLIGHT, 1845
CALIFORNIA ADMITTED (#31), 1850
ESTHER CLEVELAND BECAME 1ST PRESIDENTIAL CHILD BORN IN THE WHITE HOUSE, 1873
HARLAND DAVID SANDERS, 1890
JAMES HILTON (LOST HORIZON), 1900
HORST WESSEL (NAZI MARTYR), 1907
DEMETRIUS GEORGE SYNODINUS (JIMMY THE GREEK), 1923
RCA CREATED NBC, 1926
JULIAN EDWIN "CANNONBALL" ADDERLY, 1928
"FAMILY CIRCLE" FIRST PRINTED, 1932
CHAIM TOPOL, 1935
NAZI SIEGE OF LENINGRAD BEGAN (SEE 1/18, 1/27), 1941
OTIS REDDING, 1941
JAPANESE FIREBOMBED OREGON, 1942
LUXEMBOURG LIBERATED FROM NAZIS, 1944
BILLY PRESTON, 1946
MICHAEL KEATON (MICHAEL DOUGLAS), 1951
DAVE STEWART (EURHYTHMICS), 1952
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE HIT ALGERIA, 1954
ELVIS PRESLEY 1ST APPEARED ON NATIONAL TV (ED SULLIVAN SHOW), 1956
MELANIE GRIFFITH, 1957
HUGH JOHN MUNGO GRANT, 1960
MARIO BATALI, 1960
KRISTY McNICHOL, 1962
ADAM SANDLER, 1966
HO CHI MINK BURIED IN HANOI (SEE 9/3), 1969
RIOT AT ATTICA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, BUFFALO, NY, 1971
"WELCOME BACK, KOTTER" TV PREMIERE, 1975
MICHAEL BUBLE, 1975
MAO DIED, 1976
GRACE KELLY, PRINCESS OF MONACO, KILLED, 1982
JOHN PAUL II BECAME 1ST PONTIFF TO VISIT CANADA, 1984
"TERMINAL VELOCITY" RELEASED IN US, 1994
BATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE, STIRLING, SCOTLAND, 2011
FAIR BEGINS, PUYALLUP, WA, 2011
FESTIVAL DE LA VILLITA, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
GERMAN-AMERICAN FESTIVAL, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
MUSHROOM FESTIVAL, KENNETT SQUARE, PA, 2011
OYSTER FESTIVAL, CLARINBRIDGE, CO GALWAY, 2011
RODEO, PUYALLUP, WA, 2011
RUGBY WORLD CUP, NEW ZEALAND, 2011
STERNWHEELER FESTIVAL,MARIETTA, OH, 2011
TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, TULLA, CO CLARE, 2011
WINDY CITY WINE FESTIVAL, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
MUNGO PARK (SCOTTISH AFRICAN EXPLORER), 1771
NATHAN HALE VOLUNTEERED TO GO BEHIND BRITISH LINES, 1776
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (WOMEN'S RIGHTS) DIED, 1797
US WON BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE, 1813
ISAAC KAUFFMAN FUNK (FUNK & WAGNALL'S), 1839
ELIAS HOWE GRANTED PATENT FOR SEWING MACHINE, 1846
H D (HILDA DOOLITTLE) (AMERICAN POET), 1886
IAN FLEMING, 1888
ELSA SCHIPARELLI (FASHION DESIGNER), 1890
LONDON TAXI DRIVER GEORGE SMITH BECAME 1ST DUI ARREST, 1897
ADELE MARIE ASTAIRE (FRED'S SISTER & DANCE PARTNER), 1898
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, SR, MADE PROFESSIONAL ACTING DEBUT, 1900
FAY WREY, 1907
YMA SUMAC (VOCALIST), 1928
ARNOLD DANIEL PALMER, 1929
CHARLES BISHOP KURALT, 1934
MAX LEROY ANDERSON (BALLOONIST), 1934
STEPHEN JAY GOULD, 1941
JOSE FELICIANO, 1945
WILLIAM JAMES "BILL" O'REILLY, 1949
"GUNSMOKE" TV PREMIERE, 1955
COLIN FIRTH, 1960
GUY RITCHIE, 1968
HAMIDA DJONDOUBI BECAME LAST FRENCH CRIMINAL EXECUTED BY GUILLOTINE, 1977
PICASSO'S "GUERNICA' RETURNED TO SPAIN, 1981
"LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN", 1993
"X-FILES" TV PREMIERE, 1993
"WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?" OPENED IN US, 2004
79TH STREET RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
BAY BRIDGE TO BRIDGE 10K SWIM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 2011
BIG BUSKING BONANZA, BALLYCLARE, CO ANTRIM, N IRELAND, 2011
BIG BUSKING BONANZA, BELFAST, CO ANTRIM, N IRELAND, 2011
CARNIVAL OF THE ARTS, VICTORIA, BC, 2011
CHALLENGE, CAIRNCORM NATIONAL PARK, SCOTLAND, 2011
FRINGE FESTIVAL BEGINS, DUBLIN, CO DUBLIN, 2011
GHIRADELLI SQUARE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 2011
HIGHLAND GAMES, PITLOCHRY, SCOTLAND, 2011
KOREAN CULTURAL CELEBRATION, SEATTLE CENTER, SEATTLE, WA, 2011
NANTICOKE INDIAN POWWOW, MILLSBORO, DE, 2011
POPCORN FESTIVAL, VALAPARAISO, IN, 2011
UKRANIAN VILLAGE FESTIVAL, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
LIBRARIES REMEMBER
NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS DAY
PATRIOT DAY
BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE, 1777
CONVENTION @ ANNAPOLIS, MD, 1786
US DEFEATED BRITISH NAVAL SQUADRON ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, 1814
PRES. JOHN TYLER'S CABINET RESIGNED, 1841
JENNY LIND'S U.S. PREMIERE, N.Y. CITY, 1850
MORMON GUERILLAS & PAIUTES KILLED 120 EMIGRANTS, MOUNTAIN MEADOWS, UT, 1857
O. HENRY (WILLIAM SYDNEY PORTER), 1862
JAMES HOPWOOD JEANS (STEADY STATE UNIVERSE), 1877
DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE, 1885
FERDINAND EDRALIN MARCOS, 1917
JESSICA LUCY MITFORD (AMERICAN WAY OF DEATH), 1917
BOB PACKWOOD, 1932
BRIAN DE PALMA, 1940
MICKEY HARTE (GRATEFUL DEAD), 1943
LEO KOTTKE, 1945
WILLIAM XAVIER KIENZLE, 1946
QUAID-I-AZAM MOHAMMED ALI JINNAH DIED, 1948
MISS AMERICA PAGEANT MADE NETWORK TV DEBUT, 1954
ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE DIED, 1958
HARRY CONNICK, JR., 1967
PREMIERE "CAROL BURNETT SHOW", 1967
LAST EPISODE "GET SMART", 1970
NIKITA KRUSCHEV DIED, 1971
PREMIERE "LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE", 1974
LORNE GREEN DIED, 1987
CONNIE ADMITTED TO SWEDISH HOSPITAL, 1995
"GLOBAL SURVEYOR" BEGAN ORBITING MARS, 1997
TERRORIST ATTACKS ON WORLD TRADE CENTER & PENTAGON, 2001
GREAT DRAKE PARK DUCK RACE, BEND, OR, 2011
HIGHLAND GAMES, PEEBLES, BORDERS, SCOTLAND, 2011
LIVE ALOHA HAWAIIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL, SEATTLE CENTER, SEATTLE, WA, 2011
NATIONAL GRANDPARENT'S DAY, 2011
NATIONAL HUG YOUR HOUND DAY, 2011
UK–BATTLE OF BRITAIN WEEK, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
VIDEO GAMES DAY
LORENZO DE MEDICI, 1449
RICHARD JORDAN GATLING (MACHINE GUN INVENTOR), 1818
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (COAUTHOR W/MARK TWAIN, GILDED AGE), 1829
ELIZABETH BARRETT & ROBERT BROWNING ELOPED, 1846
PETER MARK ROGET DIED, 1869
HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN, 1880
MAURICE CHEVALIER, 1888
CHARLES LEROUX MADE LAST JUMP, 1889
ALFRED A. KNOPF (PUBLISHER), 1892
CARL FISHER & JAMES ALLEN ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR 1ST US COAST-TO-COAST HIGHWAY,. 1912
A S WELLS, LOS ANGELES, CA, BECAME 1ST POLICEWOMAN IN US, 1913
JAMES CLEVELAND "JESSE" OWENS, 1913
STANISLAW LEM, 1921
CAVE PAINTINGS DISCOVERED, LASCAUX, FRANCE, 1940
MARIA MULDAUR, 1943
BARRY WHITE, 1944
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY & JACQUELINE LEE BOUVIER, 1953
NIKITA KRUSCHEV ELECTED 1ST SECRETARY OF SOVIET COMMUNIST PARTY, 1953
"LASSIE" TV PREMIERE, 1954
LUNA 2 LAUNCHED, 1959
LAST EPISODE, "LEAVE IT TO BEAVER", 1963
1ST EPISODE "THE MONKEES", 1966
JAMES CHRISTOPHER FREY (A MILLION LITTLE PIECES), 1969
LUNA 16 LAUNCHED, 1970
HAILE SELASSIE DEPOSED, 1974
JENNIFER NETTLES (LEAD SINGER, "SUGARLAND"), 1974
STEPHEN BIKO DIED AFTER BEATING BY POLICE WHILE IN PRISON, SOUTH AFRICA, 1977
YAO MING, 1980
JENNIFER HUDSON, 1981
HURRICANE GILBERT HIT JAMAICA, 1988
I-90 FLOATING BRIDGE OPENED, SEATTLE, WA, 1993
RAYMOND BURR DIED, 1993
HURRICANE GUSTAV HIT NOVA SCOTIA & NEWFOUNDLAND, 2002
"LOST IN TRANSLATION" RELEASED IN US, 2003
"MATCHSTICK MEN" RELEASED IN US, 2003
"ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO" RELEASED IN US, 2003
JOHNNY CASH DIED, 2003
ISRAEL COMPLETED PULLING OUT OF GAZA, 2005
DIOCLETIAN NY 1728, 2011
FULL HARVEST MOON, 2011
NATIONAL BOSS/EMPLOYEE EXCHANGE DAY, 2011
NATIONAL LINE DANCE WEEK, 2011
TASTE OF WEST CORK FOOD FESTIVAL, SKIBBEREEN, CO CORK, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
CONSTRUCTION OF HADRIAN'S WALL BEGAN, 122
WILLIAM CECIL, 1ST BARON OF BURGHLEY (ELIZABETH I'S COUNCILLOR), 1520
MICHEL de MONTAIGNE DIED, 1592
BRITISH DEFEATED FRENCH @ PLAINS OF ABRAHAM, 1759
N.Y. CITY PICKED AS U.S. CAPITOL, 1788
BRITISH ATTACK ON FT. McHENRY, MD, 1814
WALTER REED, 1851
MILTON SNAVELEY HERSHEY, 1857
JOHN JOSEPH PERSHING, 1860
ARNOLD FRANZ SCHOENBERG, 1874
HENRY M BLISS BECAME 1ST KNOWN AUTOMOBILE FATALITY, NEW YORK, NY, 1899
CLAUDETTE COLBERT (LILY CLAUDETTE CHAUCHOIN), 1905
WILLIAM SMITH "BILL" MONROE, 1911
ROGER CASEMENT MET W/GERMAN MILITARY ATTACHE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR IRISH INDEPENDENCE, 1914
ROALD DAHL, 1916
YMA SUMAC (ZOILA AUGUSTA EMPERATRIZ CHAVARRI DEL CASTILLO), 1922
MEL TORME, 1925
JUDITH SYLVIA MARTIN ("MISS MANNERS"), 1938
RICHARD KIEL ("JAWS", JAMES BOND MOVIES), 1939
ITALY INVADED EGYPT, 1940
OSCAR ARIAS SANCHEZ (NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, 1987), 1941
JACQUELINE BISSET, 1944
PETER CETERA ("CHICAGO"), 1944
TYLER PERRY, 1969
39 PEOPLE KILLED WHEN NY STATE POLICE ATTACKED ATTICA (SEE 9/9), 1971
PREMIERE "ROCKFORD FILES", 1974
PREMIERE "MUPPET SHOW", 1976
WILLIE NELSON PERFORMED @ WHITE HOUSE FOR PRES CARTER, 1980
"LAW & ORDER" TV PREMIERE, 1990
YASSIR ARAFAT & YITZHAK RABIN SIGNED PEACE ACCORD, 1993
TUPAC SHAKUR DIED (SEE 9/7), 1996
GEORGE WALLACE DIED, 1998
"HEIST" RELEASED IN US, 2001
OPRAH & PONTIAC GAVE AWAY 276 G-6 SEDANS, 2006
KENTUCKY BOURBON FESTIVAL, BARDSTOWN, KY, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
INTERNATIONAL CROSS-CULTURE DAY
DANTE ALIGHIERI DIED, 1321
HANDEL COMPLETED "MESSIAH", 1741
FRIEDRICH WILHELM HEINRICH ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT (NATURALIST & EXPLORER), 1769
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SENT AS US MINISTER TO FRANCE, 1778
NAPOLEON'S TROOPS ENTERED MOSCOW, 1812
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WROTE "STAR SPANGLED BANNER", 1814
US FORCES UNDER GEN WINFIELD SCOTT CAPTURED MEXICO CITY, 1847
IVAN PETROVITCH PAVLOV, 1849
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER DIED, 1851
BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO/NICARAGUA DEFEATED US FORCES, 1856
CHARLES DANA GIBSON (GIBSON GIRL), 1867
MARGARET HIGGINS SANGER (BIRTH CONTROL), 1879
GEORGE ANDERSON PATENTED TYPEWRITER RIBBON, 1886
PRES McKINLEY DIED FROM INFECTION AFTER BEING SHOT (9/6)/TR BECAME PRES, 1901
FAY WRAY, 1907
CLAYTON MOORE ("LONE RANGER"), 1914
ISADORA DUNCAN DIED, 1927
KATHERINE "KATE" MURRAY MILLETT (FEMINIST), 1934
WALTER KOENIG, 1936
SAM NEILL, 1947
SOVIET PROBE BECAME 1ST MAN-MADE OBJECT ON MOON, 1959
ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES, BAGHDAD, IRAQ, 1960
PREMIERE "IRONSIDE", 1967
"WALTONS" PREMIERE, 1972
ELIZABETH ANN BAYLEY SETON BECAME 1ST AMERICAN-BORN SAINT, 1975
GRACE KELLY KILLED, 1982
AMY WINEHOUSE, 1983
JOE W. KITTINGER MADE 1ST SOLO ATLANTIC BALLOON CROSSING, 1984
CONNIE WENT HOME TO SANDPOINT, ID, 1995
HURRICANE FLOYD HIT FL, NC, & UP TO CT, 1999
HURRICANE JEANNE HIT GUADALUPE, 2004
PATRICK SWAYZE DIED, 2009
BYZANTINE NY 7520, 2011
FRANK O'CONNOR FESTIVAL OF THE SHORT STORY, CORK, CO CORK, 2011
GRECIAN NY 2323, 2011
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES, RENO, NV, 2011
NATIONAL GUITAR FLAT-PICKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINFIELD, KS, 2011
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL, MORTON, IL, 2011
ROUND-UP, PENDLETON, OR, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
SOMEDAY
UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
TRAJAN, 53
FRENCH CAPTURED 2 BRITISH SHIPS NEAR SAVANNAH RIVER, 1779
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER, 1789
FATHER MIGUEL HIDALGO, OF DOLORES GUANEJUATO, GAVE SIGNAL THAT BEGAN MEXICAN
REVOLUTION, 1810
EL SALVADOR, COSTA RICA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, & NICARAGUA GAINED INDEPENDENCE FROM
SPAIN, 1821
JAMES MADISON & DOLLY PAYNE TODD, 1794
1ST NATIONAL CONVENTION FOR BLACKS, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 1830
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (27TH PRES), 1857
FRANK ERNEST GANNETT (NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER), 1876
ETTORE ARCO ISIDORO BUGATTI (CAR DESIGNER), 1881
AGATHA MARY CLARISSA CHRISTIE, 1890
1ST TINKER TO EVERS TO CHANCE DOUBLE-PLAY, CHICAGO CUBS VS CINCINNATI REDS, 1902
FAY WRAY, 1907
TRENCHES USED FOR 1ST TIME ALONG WESTERN FRONT, 1914
1ST USE OF TANKS IN WARFARE (BRITISH, BATTLE OF THE SOMME), 1916
BATTLE OF BRITAIN ENDED, 1940
NORMAN SPINRAD, 1940
CHELSEA QUINN YARBRO, 1942
US TROOPS ENTERED GERMANY, 1944
JESSYE NORMAN (AFRICAN AMERICAN OPERA SINGER), 1945
OLIVER STONE, 1946
TOMMY LEE JONES, 1946
TV PREMIERE "LONE RANGER", 1949
KRUSCHEV ARRIVED @ WASHINGTON, DC (SEE 9/27, 1959
DANIEL CONSTANTINE MARINO, JR, 1961
EXPLOSION AT 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH, BIRMINGHAM, AL, KILLED 4 GIRLS, 1963
PREMIERE "I SPY", 1965
GREENPEACE, 1971
PREMIERE "COLUMBO", 1971
"U.S.A. TODAY" 1ST HIT NEWSTANDS, 1982
HENRY CHARLES ALBERT DAVID, PRINCE OF WALES, 1984
CONTINENT-SIZED WINDSTORMS DISCOVERED IN MESOSPHERE, 1991
HURRICANE JEANNE HIT PUERTO RICO, 2004
LEHMAN BROS FILED CHAPTER 11, 2008
AMERICANA FESTIVAL, GALWAY, CO GALWAY, 2011
GUITAR FESTIVAL, CLONAKILTY, CO CORK, 2011
INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW, NEWPORT, RI, 2011
OKTOBERFEST, MT ANGEL, OR, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
STAY AWAY FROM SEATTLE DAY
UN: INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER
HENRY V, 1387
TOMAS DeTORQUEMADA (SPANISH INQUISITOR-GENERAL) DIED, 1498
MAYFLOWER LEFT PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, 1620
VILLAGE OF SHAWMUT BECAME BOSTON, MA, 1630
GABRIEL DANIEL FAHRENHEIT DIED, 1736
GREAT SEAL OF U.S. USED 1ST TIME, 1782
ANTONIO GENESIO MARIA PANIZZI (ITALIAN PATRIOT & BRITISH LIBRARIAN), 1797
MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE BEGAN, 1810
JOHN KEATS LEFT ENGLAND FOR ITALY (DIED 2/23/1821), 1820
FRANCIS PARKMAN (HISTORIAN OF COLONIAL AMERICA & OREGON TRAIL), 1823
JAMES CASH PENNEY, 1875
WILLIAM CRAPO DURANT FOUNDED GENERAL MOTORS, 1908
OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH BEGAN, 1893
ALLEN FUNT, 1914
HAITI BECAME US PROTECTORATE, 1915
LAUREN BACALL (BETTY JOAN PERSKE), 1924
RILEY B "B.B." KING, 1925
PETER FALK, 1927
GANDHI BEGAN HUNGER STRIKE IN SUPPORT OF UNTOUCHABLES WHILE IN PRISON (6 DAYS), 1932
PRES FDR AUTHORIZED MILITARY DRAFT, 1940
ED BEGLEY, JR., 1949
1ST ROAD RUNNER CARTOON ("FAST & FURRY-OUS"), 1949
HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR (AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES), 1950
DAVID COPPERFIELD KOTKIN, 1956
MALAYSIAN FEDERATION FOUNDED, 1963
"MANNIX" TV PREMIERE, 1967
LAST EPISODE "ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW", 1968
MARC ANTHONY, 1969
MARIA CALLAS DIED, 1977
LEBANESE PHALANGISTS BEGAN KILLING PALESTINIAN REFUGEES @ SABRA & SHATILA REFUGEE CAMPS
(1000 KILLED), 1982
VANESSA WILLIAMS BECAME 1ST BLACK MISS AMERICA, 1983
"FRASIER" PREMIERE, 1993
HURRICANE IVAN HIT AL, 2004
HURRICANE JEANNE HIT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 2004
"CORPSE BRIDE" RELEASED IN US, 2005
MARY TRAVERS DIED, 2009
ARRAN MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, ISLE OF ARRAN, SCOTLAND, 2011
BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL, TELLURIDE, CO, 2011
HIGHLAND GAMES, LINCOLN, NH, 2011
JAZZ FESTIVAL, ISLE OF ISLAY, SCOTLAND, 2011
JAZZ FESTIVAL, MONTEREY, CA, 2011
LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL BEGINS, HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, 2011
LOCH LOMOND HIGHLAND GAMES, BALLOCH, SCOTLAND, 2011
MISSOURI RIVER IRISH FESTIVAL, ST CHARLES, MO, 2011
OYSTER FEST, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL, CHICAGO, IL, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
BARON FRIEDRICH von STEUBEN (PRUSSIAN WHO SERVED WITH AMERICANS DURING REVOLUTION), 1750
CITIZENSHIP DAY/U.S. CONSTITUTION APPROVED, 1787
PRES WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS, 1796
DAVID DUNBAR BUICK, 1854
KONSTANTIN EDUARDOVICH TSIOLKOVSKY, 1857
DRED SCOTT DIED, 1858
BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, MD, 1862
ANDREW "RUBE" FOSTER (FOUNDED NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE), 1879
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS, 1883
JOHN WILLARD MARRIOTT, 1900
FRANCIS CHARLES CHICHESTER (SOLO CIRCUMNAVIGATOR), 1901
HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR CO INCORPORATED, 1907
WARREN BURGER, 1907
LT. THOMAS E. SELFRIDGE BECAME 1ST AIRPLANE FATALITY, 1908
MANFRED VON RICHTOFEN SHOT DOWN 1ST ENEMY PLANE, 1916
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CANTON, OH, 1920
HIRAM KING "HANK" WILLIAMS, 1923
RODDY McDOWALL, 1928
ANNE BANCROFT (ANNA MARIA LOUISA ITALIANO), 1931
1ST 33 1/3 RECORDING RELEASED, 1934
KEN ELTON KESEY, 1935
DAVID H SOUTER (JUSTICE, US SUPREME COURT), 1939
SOVIET UNION INVADED POLAND, 1939
REINHOLD MESSNER (1ST SOLO ASCENT OF EVEREST), 1944
PHIL JACKSON, 1945
JEFF MacNELLY (CARTOONIST, "SHOE"), 1947
JOHN RITTER, 1948
CASSANDRA PETERSON (ELVIRA), 1951
PREMIERE "THE FUGITIVE", 1963
"BEWITCHED" PREMIERED, 1964
"SMOTHERS BROTHERS" TV PREMIERE (SITCOM, LASTED 1 SEASON), 1965
PEGASUS I LAUNCHED, 1965
PREMIERE "HOGAN'S HEROES", 1965
PREMIERE "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE", 1966
TV PREMIERE "MASH", 1972
NASA UNVEILED "ENTERPRISE", 1ST SPACE SHUTTLE, 1976
SADAT & BEGIN SIGNED CAMP DAVID ACCORDS, 1978
VANESSA WILLIAMS BECAME 1ST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MISS AMERICA (SEE 7/23), 1983
PREMIERE "HOME IMPROVEMENT", 1991
OPRAH STARTED BOOK CLUB, 1996
RICHARD BERNARD "RED" SKELTON DIED, 1997
"4 FEATHERS" RELEASED IN US, 2003
"FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS" RELEASED IN US, 2003
"SKY CAPTAIN & THE WORLD OF TOMORROW" RELEASED IN US, 2004
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP, 2011
INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 2011
INTERNATIONAL EAT AN APPLE DAY, 2011
INVERCHARRON HIGHLAND GAMES, BONAR BRIDGE, SUTHERLAND, SCOTLAND, 2011
JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL, FORT WAYNE, IN, 2011
NATIONAL TRAIL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP, BEND, OR, 2011
OSAGE RIVER MOUNTAIN MAN FESTIVAL & BLACK POWDER SHOOT, LAKE OZARK, MO, 2011
SCOTFEST, ALVA, CLACKMANNANSHIRE, SCOTLAND, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
COLUMBUS LANDED IN COSTA RICA ON LAST VOYAGE TO AMERICA, 1502
ANNE MARBURY HUTCHINSON ARRIVED IN AMERICA (MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY), 1634
SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1709
FRENCH SURRENDERED QUEBEC TO BRITISH, 1759
U.S. TOOK OUT 1ST LOAN, 1790
PRES. WASHINGTON LAID CAPITOL CORNERSTONE, 1793
CHILE INDEPENDENT OF SPAIN, 1818
JEAN-BERNARD-LEON FOUCAULT (DEMONSTRATED ROTATION OF EARTH USING PENDULUM), 1819
IRON HORSE OUTRACED BY HORSE, BALTIMORE, MD, 1830
1ST ISSUE, "NEW YORK TIMES", 1851
HULL HOUSE OPENED, CHICAGO, IL, 1889
HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE ELECTED CHIEF OF 6 NATIONS TRIBE, TONAWANDA RESERVATION, NY, 1891
MR & MRS CHARLES GLIDDEN COMPLETED 1ST CAR TRIP OVER CANADIAN ROCKIES, 1904
AGNES GEORGE DeMILLE (CHOREOGRAPHER), 1905
EDDIE ANDERSON (ROCHESTER, "JACK BENNY SHOW"), 1905
GEORGE MacDONALD DIED, 1905
GRETA GARBO (GRETA LOVISA GUSTAFSON), 1905
RAY GEIGER (EDITED "FARMER'S ALMANAC" FOR 60 YEARS), 1910
WILLIAM S PALEY FOUNDED COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, 1927
FRANKIE AVALON, 1940
GEN MacARTHUR MOVED COMMAND HEADQUARTERS TO TOKYO, 1945
U.S.A.F., 1947
MARIE T. REISER & ROBERT S. CONROY, 1954
CASTRO ARRIVED IN NY TO VISIT UN, 1960
LAST EPISODE, "TWILIGHT ZONE", 1964
SEAN O'CASEY DIED, 1964
TV PREMIERE "ADDAMS FAMILY", 1964
"GET SMART" TV PREMIERE, 1965
"MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW" PREMIERE, 1970
JIMI HENDRIX DIED, 1970
LANCE ARMSTRONG, 1971
"E R" PREMIERE, 1994
"RUSH HOUR" RELEASED IN US, 1998
HURRICANE ISABEL HIT NC, 2003
BEACH LATIN FESTIVAL, HOLLYWOOD, FL, 2011
BUILD A BETTER IMAGE WEEK, 2011
DEAF AWARENESS WEEK, 2011
LOVE YOUR FILES WEEK, 2011
NATIONAL CLEAN HANDS WEEK, 2011
NATIONAL FARM SAFETY & HEALTH WEEK, 2011
NATIONAL SINGLES WEEK, 2011
TOLKIEN WEEK, 2011
TURNOFF (ELECTRONICS) WEEK, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY
FEAST OF ST. GENNARO, NAPLES CATHEDRAL
BATTLE OF POITIERS, 1356
JAN LUYTS (DUTCH SCHOLAR, MATHEMATICIAN, PHYSICIST, ASTRONOMER), 1655
BACON'S REBELLION BURNED JAMESTOWN, VA, 1676
HENRY PETER BROUGHAM (SCOTTISH JURIST, HAD COACH NAMED AFTER HIM), 1778
GEORGE CADBURY, 1839
BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA, GA, 1863
ARTHUR RACKHAM (ILLUSTRATOR), 1867
MELVIN R BISSELL PATENTED CARPET SWEEPER, 1876
PRES GARFIELD DIED 80 DAYS AFTER BEING SHOT, 1881
NEW ZEALAND GRANTED WOMEN THE VOTE (1ST COUNTRY IN WORLD), 1893
LEON JAWORSKI (WATERGATE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR), 1905
FERDINAND ANTON ERNST PORSCHE, 1909
WILLIAM GERALD GOLDING (LORD OF THE FLIES), 1911
BRITISH BEGAN OFFENSIVE IN PALESTINE, 1918
ADAM WEST, 1928
MIKE ROYKO, 1932
BRIAN EPSTEIN (DISCOVERED "BEATLES", 1934
"MAMA" CASS ELLIOTT, 1941
NAZIS BOMBED LENINGRAD, 1941
TANITH LEE, 1947
TWIGGY (LESLIE HORNBY), 1949
PERON DEPOSED IN ARGENTINA, 1955
REX SMITH, 1956
1ST UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR EXPLOSION, NV, 1957
KRUSCHEV WAS NOT ALLOWED TO VISIT DISNEYLAND, 1959
"VIRGINIAN" TV PREMIERE, 1962
TRISHA YEARWOOD, 1964
TV PREMIERE "FLIPPER", 1964
"MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW", 1970
TITAN 2 MISSLE EXPLODED, DAMASCUS, AR, 1980
SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S REUNION CONCERT, NEW YORK, NY, 1981
MEXICO CITY EARTHQUAKES, 1985
HERMES PAN (HERMES PANAGLOTOPOULOS, CHOREOGRAPHER) DIED, 1990
ICEMAN MUMMY FOUND, AUSTRIAN-ITALIAN ALPS, 1991
"E R" TV PREMIERE, 1994
US TROOPS LANDED IN HAITI, 1994
"NY TIMES" PUBLISHED UNABOMBER'S MANIFESTO, 1995
CONNIE READMITTED TO HOSPITAL, 1995
ORVILLE REDENBACHER DIED, 1995
"BEST IN SHOW" RELEASED IN US, 2000
"KNIGHT'S TALE" RELEASED IN US, 2001
"BUBBA HO-TEP" RELEASED IN US, 2003
"BATTLE IN SEATTLE" RELEASED IN US, 2008
BALANCE AWARENESS WEEK, 2011
NATIONAL WOMEN ROAD WARRIOR DAY, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
ALEXANDER THE GREAT, 356 BCE
MAGELLAN'S EXPEDITION LEFT SPAIN (SEE 9/6), 1519
SPANISH CAPTURED FRENCH HUGENOT SETTLEMENT NEAR PRESENT DAY JACKSONVILLE, FL, 1565
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 1848
ELISHA OTIS DEMONSTRATED SAFETY ELEVATOR, 1853
BATTLE OF CHICAMAUGA, TN, 1863
JACOB LUDWIG KARL GRIMM DIED, 1863
FINANCIAL PANIC OF 1873
UPTON BEALL SINCLAIR, 1878
EQUAL RIGHTS PARTY FOUNDED, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 1884
FERDINAND "JELLY ROLL" MORTON, 1885
UPTON SINCLAIR'S THE JUNGLE PUBLISHED, 1906
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1916
JOYCE BROTHERS, 1928
SOPHIA LOREN (SOFIA SCICOLONE), 1934
1ST CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, 1946
KRISTEN JOHNSON ("3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN"), 1967
BILLY JEAN KING BEAT BOBBY RIGGS, 1973
JIM CROCE DIED, 1973
GAIL COBB, WASHINGTON, DC, BECAME 1ST FEMALE US COP KILLED ON DUTY, 1974
"LOU GRANT" TV PREMIERE, 1977
"COSBY SHOW" PREMIERE, 1984
"LAST MAN STANDING" RELEASED IN US, 1996
HURRICANE ISIDORE HIT CUBA, 2002
"UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN" RELEASED IN US, 2003
SIMON WIESENTHAL DIED, 2005
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
FEAST OF ST MATTHEW
UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
WORLD GRATITUDE DAY
FRA GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA (ITALIAN REFORMER & MARTYR), 1452
LOUIS JOLLIET, 1645
JOHN LOUDOUN McADAM (ROAD SURFACE PIONEER), 1756
SPANISH CAPTURED BATON ROUGE, 1779
BENEDICT ARNOLD MET MAJOR JOHN ANDRE TO PLAN TURNING WEST POINT OVER TO BRITISH, 1780
"PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER" BECAME 1ST DAILY PAPER IN US, 1784
FRENCH REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED, 1792
"STAR SPANGLED BANNER" 1ST PRINTED, 1814
SIR WALTER SCOTT DIED, 1832
HERBERT GEORGE WELLS, 1866
GUSTAVUS THEODORE von HOLST, 1874
"YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS" EDITORIAL APPEARED, "NY SUN", 1897
ALLEN LANE (BRITISH PAPERBACK PIONEER), 1902
CHIEF JOSEPH DIED, COLVILLE RESERVATION, WA, 1904
CHUCK JONES (DISNEY ANIMATOR), 1912
LARRY HAGMAN, 1931
HENRY GIBSON, 1935
THE HOBBIT 1ST PUBLISHED, 1937
CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE HIT LONG ISLAND & SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, 1938
BILL KURTIS, 1940
FANNIE FLAGG, 1944
STEPHEN EDWIN KING, 1947
BILL MURRAY, 1950
USS NAUTILUS LAUNCHED, GROTON, CT, 1954
ETHAN COEN, 1957
TV PREMIERE "PERRY MASON", 1957
MALTA INDEPENDENT FROM GREAT BRITAIN, 1964
FAITH HILL, 1967
LAST EPISODE OF "THE PRISONER", 1969
"MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" PREMIERED, 1970
NICOLE RICHIE, 1981
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR CONFIRMED AS 1ST FEMALE U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, 1981
WATTICISM DAY/WATT'S "BLACK, WOMAN, 2 JEWS & A CRIPPLE" REMARK, 1983
COLIN POWELL BECAME CHAIR OF US JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, 1989
HURRICANE HUGO HIT U.S. COAST, 1989
BORIS YELTZIN SEIZED POWER IN RUSSIA, 1992
CONNIE DIED, 1995
FLORENCE GRIFFITH-JOYNER DIED, 1998
"FIGHT CLUB" RELEASED IN US, 1999
EARTHQUAKE HIT TAIWAN KILLING THOUSANDS, 1999
NILS BOHLIN DIED (SEE 7/10, 7/17), 2002
JOHNNY KEENAN BANJO FESTIVAL, LONGFORD, CO LONGFORD, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
DEAR DIARY DAY
ELEPHANT APPRECIATION DAY
HOBBIT DAY
NATIONAL CENTENARIANS' DAY
ANNE OF CLEVES (#4), 1515
FRANCISCO VASQUEZ DE CORONADO DIED, MEXICO CITY, 1554
1ST ALL-WOMEN JURY EMPANELED IN COLONIES, PATUXENT, MD, 1656
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE (CALENDAR REFORMER, LETTERS TO SON & GRANDSON), 1694
NATHAN HALE HANGED, 1776
RUSSIAN TRAPPERS ESTABLISHED SETTLEMENT @ KODIAK, AK, 1784
CONGRESS ESTABLISHED OFFICE OF POSTMASTER GENERAL, 1789
MICHAEL FARADAY (ELECTROMAGNETISM), 1791
SHAKA ZULU KILLED BY HIS HALF-BROTHERS, 1828
LINCOLN SIGNED PRELIMINARY "EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION" (ONLY AFFECTED SLAVES IN REBEL STATES), 1862
OTTO von BISMARCK BECAME PREMIER OF PRUSSIA, 1862
CHRISTABELLE HARRIETTE PANKHURST (BRITISH SUFFRAGETTE LEADER), 1880
JOHN HOUSEMAN, 1902
ITALO MARCHIONY PATENTED ICE CREAM CONE MOLD, 1903
JACK DEMPSEY-GENE TUNNEY PRIZEFIGHT, 1927
JUNKO TABEI (1ST WOMAN TO SUMMIT EVEREST), 1939
REV JEREMIAH A WRIGHT, 1941
SHARI BELAFONTE-HARPER, 1954
DEBBIE BOONE, 1956
TV PREMIERE "MAVERICK", 1957
ANDREA BOCCELLI, 1958
JOAN JETT, 1960
REPUBLIC OF MALI, 1960
PRES KENNEDY SIGNED LEGISLATION CREATING "PEACE CORPS", 1961
SCOTT BAIO, 1961
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" OPENED ON BROADWAY, 1964
PRES. FORD SURVIVED 2ND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT (SARAH JANE MOORE, SF, CA) (SEE 9/22), 1975
PREMIERE "CHARLIE'S ANGELS", 1976
IRAN-IRAQ WAR BEGAN, 1980
IRVING BERLIN DIED, 1989
"FRIENDS" PREMIERE, 1994
TED TURNER SOLD BROADCASTING OPERATIONS TO TIME WARNER, 1995
"EXORCIST" RERELEASED IN US, 2000
HURRICANE ISIDORE HIT YUCATAN, 2002
MARCEL MARCEAU DIED, 2007
AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S DAY, 2011
INTERNATIONAL OYSTER FESTIVAL, GALWAY, CO GALWAY, 2011
PEANUT FESTIVAL, EMPORIA, VA, 2011
PIANO FESTIVAL, NEW ROSS, CO WEXFORD, 2011
WESTCOAST MARITIME FESTIVAL, TOFINO, BC, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
EURIPIDES, 480 BCE
GAIUS OCTAVIUS AUGUSTUS CAESAR, 63 BCE
BONHOMME RICHARD BEAT SERAPIS/JOHN PAUL JONES SAID "I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT", 1779
WILLIAM HOLMES McGUFFEY (McGUFFEY READERS), 1800
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION RETURNED TO ST. LOUIS, 1806
VICTORIA CHAFLIN WOODHULL (US REFORMER & 1ST FEMALE US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE)), 1838
JOHANN GOTTFRIED GALLE DISCOVERED NEPTUNE, 1846
WILLIAM STEWART HALSTED (PIONEER SURGEON & ANESTHETIST), 1852
BILLY THE KID ARRESTED FOR 1ST TIME (STOLE A BASKET OF LAUNDRY), 1875
WALTER LIPPMANN (POLITICAL COLUMNIST), 1889
WILKIE COLLINS DIED, 1889
BAHA'I FAITH FIRST MENTIONED IN U.S., 1893
STEPHEN KEMPTON (U.K.) BECAME WORLD'S 1ST RECORDED TRAFFIC FATALITY, 1897
JOHN WESLEY POWELL (GEOLOGIST, ETHNOLOGIST, EXPLORER OF COLORADO RIVER) DIED, 1902
MICKEY ROONEY (JOE YULE, JR.), 1920
1ST US "UNKNOWN SOLDIER" SELECTED, CHELONS-SUR-MARNE, FRANCE, 1921
JOHN WILLIAM COLTRANE, 1926
RAY CHARLES ROBINSON, 1930
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA UNIFIED, 1932
1ST STANDARD OIL GEOLOGISTS ARRIVED IN SAUDI ARABIA, 1933
LES McCANN (JAZZ PIANIST), 1935
SIGMUND FREUD DIED, 1939
JULIO JOSE IGLESIAS de la CUEVA, 1943
MUSSOLINI SET UP FASCIST STATE IN N ITALY, 1943
BRUCE FREDERICK JOSEPH SPRINGSTEEN, 1949
NIXON'S "CHECKERS" SPEECH, 1952
LAST EPISODE, "ROCKY & HIS FRIENDS", 1961
PREMIERE "JETSONS", 1962
"LOST IN SPACE" PREMIERED, 1965
"CHICAGO 8" TRIAL BEGAN, 1969
ANI DiFRANCO, 1970
BOB FOSSE DIED, 1987
CONNIE'S MEMORIAL SERVICE, 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SANDPOINT, ID, 1995
HURRICANE JEANNE HIT HAITI, 2004
CELEBRATE BISEXUALITY DAY, 2011
CELTIC CLASSIC HIGHLAND GAMES & FESTIVAL, BETHLEHEM, PA, 2011
CULTURE NIGHT, DUBLIN, CO DUBLIN, 2011
CULTURE NIGHT, LIMERICK, CO LIMERICK, 2011
HUG A VEGETARIAN DAY, 2011
LOVE NOTE DAY, 2011
MABON/5:05 PM EDT, FALL BEGINS, 2011
MUSIC FESTIVAL, ISLE OF JURA, SCOTLAND, 2011
NW PROFESSIONAL RODEO ASSOCIATION FINALS, PRINEVILLE, OR, 2011
OKTOBERFEST, BEND, OR, 2011
PEANUT FESTIVAL, EMPORIA, VA, 2011
TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, DUNBAR, SCOTLAND, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
NATIONAL PUNCTUATION DAY
EL HEGIRA/MUHAMMAD & FOLLOWERS FLED MECCA FOR MEDINA, 622
OFFICE OF US ATTORNEY GENERAL & US SUPREME COURT ESTABLISHED, 1789
FIRST BOYCOTT, 1880
MORMON CHURCH OFFICIALLY RENOUNCED POLYGAMY, 1890
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY FITZGERALD, 1896
PRES T ROOSEVELT SIGNED LEGISLATION NAMING DEVIL'S TOWER, WY, 1ST US NATIONAL MONUMENT, 1906
PETER CARL FABREGE DIED, 1920
JIM McKAY (JAMES KENNETH McMANUS), 1921
BABE RUTH PLAYED LAST GAME W/N.Y. YANKEES, 1934
JIM MAURY HENSON, 1936
JAPANESE BEGAN GATHERING INFO ON PEARL HARBOR, 1941
LINDA EASTMAN McCARTNEY, 1942
LOU DOBBS, 1945
1ST TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE CABLE COMPLETED, 1956
KEVIN SORBO, 1958
"BULLWINKLE SHOW" 1ST AIRED, 1961
LAST EPISODE "I LOVE LUCY", 1961
NIA VARDALOS ("MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING", "MY LIFE IN RUINS"), 1962
PREMIERE "MUNSTERS", 1964
HURRICANE INEZ HIT CARIBBEAN, 1966
"60 MINUTES" PREMIERED, 1968
CHICAGO 7 TRIAL BEGAN, 1969
PREMIERE "LOVE BOAT", 1977
JOHN PAUL II DECLARED GALILEO HAD BEEN RIGHT, 1989
THEODORE SEUSS GEISEL DIED, 1991
DISPERSAL OF CONNIE'S ASHES, LAKE PEND OREILLE, 1995
"DON'T SAY A WORD" RELEASED IN US, 2001
"SCHOOL OF ROCK" RELEASED IN US, 2003
"SHAUN OF THE DEAD" RELEASED IN US, 2004
HURRICANE IVAN HIT LA, 2004
HURRICANE RITA HIT TX/LA BORDER, 2005
AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION, SAN DIEGO, CA, 2011
BANNED BOOKS WEEK, 2011
CABRILLO FESTIVAL, SAN DIEGO, CA, 2011
FAMILY HEALTH & FITNESS DAY, 2011
FISH AMNESTY DAY, 2011
INNERGIZE DAY, 2011
ITALIAN FESTIVAL, SEATTLE CENTER, SEATTLE, WA, 2011
NATIONAL HUNTING & FISHING DAY, 2011
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, 2011
POLK STREET BLUES FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 2011
TRI-STATE BAND FESTIVAL, LUVERNE, MN, 2011
TURKEY FESTIVAL, ELDON, MO, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
NATIONAL 1-HIT WONDER DAY
UN WORLD MARITIME DAY
VASCO NUNEZ de BALBOA MADE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF PACIFIC, 1513
GREENWICH MEAN TIME 1ST MEASURED, 1676
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU (FRENCH COMPOSER), 1683
1ST AMERICAN NEWSPAPER APPEARED,(1 EDITION ONLY; "PUBLICK OCCURENCES BOTH FOREIGN &
DOMESTICK"; BENJAMIN HARRIS, PUB.; BOSTON, MA) 1690
ABRAHAM GOTTLOB WERNER (GERMAN GEOLOGIST), 1750
FLETCHER CHRISTIAN, 1764
ETHAN ALLEN CAPTURED BY BRITISH NEAR MONTREAL, 1775
CONGRESS APPROVED 1ST AMENDMENTS TO U.S. CONSTITUTION (BILL OF RIGHTS), 1789
1ST MAJOR LEAGUE DOUBLE-HEADER, 1882
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1890
PRES CLEVELAND PARDONED BIGAMISTS, ADULTERERS, POLYGAMISTS & UNLAWFUL COHABITANTS, 1894
WILLIAM CUTHBERT FALKNER, 1897
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVITCH, 1906
BARBARA WALTERS, 1931
GLENN HERBERT GOULD, 1932
SHELBY SILVERSTEIN, 1932
MAJ SJOWALL (SWEDISH POLICE PROCEDURALS WRITER W/PER WAHLOO), 1935
JULIET PROWSE (DANCER), 1936
ROBERT MICHAEL GATES (FORMER HEAD OF CIA & SEC OF DEFENSE UNDER BOTH PRES BUSH), 1943
MICHAEL KIRK DOUGLAS, 1944
MARK HAMILL, 1951
CHRISTOPHER REEVE, 1952
1ST TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, 1956
CENTRAL HIGH, LITTLE ROCK, AR, FORCIBLY INTEGRATED (SEE 9/5), 1957
EMILY POST DIED, 1960
RWANDA BECAME REPUBLIC, 1961
"BEACH PARTY", 1ST ANNETTE & FRANKIE BEACH FILM, 1963
WILLARD CHRISTOPHER "WILL" SMITH, JR, 1968
CATHARINE ZETA-JONES, 1969
"EVITA" OPENED ON BROADWAY, 1979
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR BECAME 1ST FEMALE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, 1981
HURRICANE JEANNE HIT BAHAMAS, 2004
DON ADAMS DIED, 2005
IRA OFFICIALLY DISARMED, 2005
BURREN PEAKS WALKING FESTIVAL, CO CLARE, 2011
HARVEST FAIR, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA, 2011
HOT AIR BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIPS, BIRR, CO OFFALY, 2011
WORLD STONE SKIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS, EASDALE ISLAND, SCOTLAND, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
1ST INQUISITORS FOR SPAIN APPOINTED, 1480
FRANCIS DRAKE'S EXPEDITION RETURNED TO ENGLAND AFTER CIRCUMNAVIGATING GLOBE, 1580
MOSES MENDELSSOHN (GERMAN JEWISH PHILOSOPHER, BIBLE TRANSLATOR & COMMENTATOR), 1729
NEW JERSEY BECAME 1ST STATE TO REQUIRE LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, 1772
JOHN CHAPMAN (JOHNNY APPLESEED), 1774
ALEXANDER LUCIUS TWILIGHT (POSSIBLY 1ST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO GRADUATE FROM US UNIVERSITY), 1795
1ST U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, POSTMASTER GENERAL, SECRETARY OF STATE, JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT
APPOINTED, 1798
DANIEL BOONE DIED, 1820
PREMIERE DONIZETTI'S "LUCIA di LAMMERMOOR", NAPLES, ITALY, 1835
THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT, 1888
MARTIN HEIDEGGER (EXISTENTIALIST), 1889
1ST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA & BAND, 1892
GEORGE GERSHWIN (JACOB GERSHVIN), 1898
ANTHONY FREDERICK BLUNT (BRITISH ART HISTORIAN & SOVIET SPY), 1907
JACK LaLANNE, 1914
EDGAR DEGAS DIED, 1917
JOHN COLTRANE, 1926
LT COL PETER DEWEY BECAME 1ST US SOLDIER KILLED IN VIETNAM, 1945
HUGH LOFTING DIED, 1947
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, 1948
"WEST SIDE STORY" OPENED ON BROADWAY, 1957
LINDA HAMILTON ("TERMINATOR" 1 & 2), 1957
KENNEDY & NIXON IN 1ST TELEVISED PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, 1960
PREMIERE "BEVERLY HILLBILLIES", 1962
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC, 1962
PREMIERE "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND", 1964
"ABBEY ROAD"--LAST BEATLES' ALBUM--RELEASED, 1969
"CHICAGO 7" TRIAL BEGAN, 1969
PREMIERE "BRADY BUNCH", 1969
SERENA WILLIAMS, 1981
"KNIGHT RIDER" TV PREMIERE, 1982
SHAMU, 1985
"STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION" PREMIERED, 1987
BIOSPHERE II, 1991-1993
SHANNON LUCID RETURNED TO EARTH AFTER WORLD SPACE ENDURANCE RECORD FOR A WOMAN
(6 MONTHS, MIR), 1996
SUSAN LEIGH VAUGHAN SMITH (KILLED HER KIDS, 1994), 1971
HURRICANE ISIDORE HIT LA, 2002
GEORGE PLIMPTON DIED, 2003
HURRICANE JEANNE HIT FL, 2004
PAUL NEWMAN DIED, 2008
BUFFALO ROUND-UP, CUSTER, SD, 2011
FALL ASTRONOMY WEEK, 2011
UN WORLD MARITIME DAY, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
ANCESTOR APPRECIATION DAY
ETHIOPIA–TRUE CROSS DAY
WORLD TOURISM DAY
COSIMO de MEDICI, 1389
SOCIETY OF JESUS RECEIVED CHARTER FROM POPE PAUL III, 1540
FEAST OF ST. VINCENT DePAUL--DIED 1660
SAMUEL ADAMS, 1722
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (ENGLISH ILLUSTRATOR), 1792
THOMAS NAST (US CARTOONIST), 1840
HARRY BLACKSTONE, SR (AMERICAN STAGE MAGICIAN), 1885
1ST JACK THE RIPPER LETTER RECEIVED, 1888
CHARLES STEWART PARNELL'S LAST SPEECH, 1891
SAMUEL JAMES ERVIN, JR. (SENATE WATERGATE COMMITTEE), 1896
1ST PUBLISHED BLUES MUSIC, 1912
EDGAR DEGAS DIED, 1917
JAYNE MEADOWS, 1920
WILLIAM CONRAD, 1920
WILFORD BRIMLEY, 1934
DAN CORNELIUS (CREATED "SOUL TRAIN"), 1936
WARSAW SURRENDERED TO NAZIS, 1939
AXIS FOUNDED/GERMANY, ITALY & JAPAN SIGNED TRIPARTITE PACT, 1940
CHERYL TIEGS, 1947
MEAT LOAF (MARVIN LEE ADAY), 1947
"TONIGHT SHOW" PREMIERED, 1954
BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS DIED, 1956
KRUSCHEV ENDED US TRIP (SEE 9/15), 1959
SHAUN CASSIDY, 1959
SYVLIA PANKHURST (BRITISH FEMINIST & SOCIALIST) DIED, 1960
WARREN COMMISSION RELEASED REPORT, 1964
"HAWAII 5-O" PREMIERE, 1968
DEMETRIUS "BELLO" NOCK (CIRCUS CLOWN), 1968
GWYNETH PALTROW, 1972
AVRIL RAMONA LAVIGNE, 1984
SONY BOUGHT COLUMBIA PICTURES, 1989
"3 KINGS" RELEASED IN US, 1999
DONALD O'CONNOR DIED, 2003
WILLIAM SAFIRE DIED, 2009
PERIGEAN SPRING TIDES, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
TAIWAN: BIRTH OF CONFUCIUS/TEACHERS DAY
UN WORLD MARITIME DAY
POMPEY THE GREAT KILLED, EGYPT, 48 BCE
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR INVADED ENGLAND, 1066
JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO DISCOVERED CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO BAY), 1542
FRANCES ELIZABETH CAROLINE WILLARD (KINDERGARTEN ORGANIZER), 1839
KATE DOUGLAS SMITH WIGGINS (EDUCATOR & CHILDREN'S BOOKS), 1856
HERMAN MELVILLE DIED, 1891
1ST NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED, MANSFIELD, PA (MANSFIELD NORMAL VS WYOMING SEMINARY), 1892
LOUIS PASTEUR DIED, 1895
WILLIAM S PALEY (FOUNDED CBS), 1901
EDWARD VICENT SULLIVAN, 1902
AL CAPP (ALFRED GERALD CAPLIN), 1909
ELLIS PETERS (EDITH MARY PARGETER), 1913
JULIUS ROSENBERG, 1915
SEYMOUR R. CRAY, 1925
BRIGITTE BARDOT (CAMILLE JAVAL), 1934
JOHN SAYLES, 1950
SYLVIA KRISTEL, 1952
EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE DIED, 1953
1ST COLOR WORLD SERIES BROADCAST, 1955
HARPO MARX DIED, 1964
JANEANE GAROFOLO, 1964
MIRA SORVINO, 1967
MOON UNIT ZAPPA, 1967
GWYNETH PALTROW, 1973
W.H. AUDEN DIED, 1973
JOHN PAUL I DIED, 1978
HILLARY DUFF, 1987
FERDINAND MARCOS DIED, 1989
MILES DAVIS DIED, 1991
CAR FERRY "ESTONIA" SANK IN BALTIC SEA KILLING 852, 1994
"WHAT DREAMS MAY COME" RELEASED IN US, 1998
"HEARTS IN ATLANTIS" RELEASED IN US, 2001
"ZOOLANDER" RELEASED IN US, 2001
"TUXEDO" RELEASED IN US, 2002
ALTHEA GIBSON DIED, 2003
CELTIC FESTIVAL, KILKENNY, CO KILKENNY, 2011
FOLK FESTIVAL, CORK, CO CORK, 2011
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH & FITNESS DAY, 2011
ROSH HASHANAH/JEWISH NY 5775 @ SUNSET, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
MICHAELMAS/ FEAST OF ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS
GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS, 106 BCE
RICHARD II ABDICATED THRONE OF ENGLAND, 1399
MIGUEL SAAVEDRA de CERVANTES, 1547
HORATIO NELSON, 1758
MAJOR JOHN ANDRE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING AGAINST US FORCES (SEE 10/2), 1780
SCOTLAND YARD/GREATER LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE FOUNDED, 1829
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, 1899
ENRICO FERMI (NUCLEAR PHYSICIST, MANHATTAN PROJECT), 1901
GENE AUTRY (ORZON GENE), 1907
MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI, 1912
RUDOLPH DIESEL DIED, 1913
BRITIAN BEGAN GOVERNING PALESTINE, 1923
ANITA EKBERG, 1931
JERRY LEE LEWIS, 1935
NAZIS & SOVIET UNION AGREED TO DIVIDE POLAND, 1939
BILL NELSON (US SENATOR, D FL), 1942
IAN McSHANE ("LOVEJOY"), 1942
MADELINE KAHN, 1942
LECH WALESA, 1943
BRYANT GUMBEL, 1948
ANN BANCROFT (US FEMALE ARCTIC & ANTARCTIC EXPLORER), 1955
PREMIERE "MANY LOVES OF DOBY GILLIS", 1959
PREMIERE "ROCKY & HIS FRIENDS", 1959
W H AUDEN DIED, 1973
TYLENOL DEATHS (7 TOTAL, ALL IN CHICAGO AREA), 1982
"DISCOVERY" MADE 1ST POST-"CHALLENGER" LAUNCH, 1988
CHARLES ADDAMS DIED, 1988
STACY ALLISON BECAME 1ST AMERICAN WOMEN TO ASCEND EVEREST, 1988
"BEST IN SHOW" RELEASED IN US, 2000
HURRICANE JUAN HIT NOVA SCOTIA, 2003
DOW JONES HAD BIGGEST DROP EVER, 2008
GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL, 2011
LITERARY FESTIVAL, DROMINEER, CO TIPPERARY, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
FEAST OF ST. JEROME (SCHOLARS & LIBRARIANS)
FEAST OF ST SOPHIA, HOLY WISDOM
PREMIERE MOZART'S "MAGIC FLUTE", VIENNA, 1791
JALAL ad-DIN ar-RUMI (PERSIAN SUFI MYSTIC & POET), 1207
HENRY IV BECAME KING OF ENGLAND, 1399
1ST PART OF GUTENBERG BIBLE PRINTED, MAINZ, GERMANY, 1452
JOHN BILLINGTON BECAME 1ST CRIMINAL EXECUTED IN COLONIES, 1630
JACQUES NECKER (LOUIS XVI OF FRANCE'S FINANCE MINISTER), 1732
ROBERT GRAY BEGAN CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF GLOBE, 1787
HERMANN VON MAYER ANNOUNCED DISCOVERY OF ARCHAEOPTERYX, 1861
WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR, 1861
1ST PHOTOGRAPHS OF ORION NEBULAE, 1880
HANS GEIGER (GERMAN PHYSICIST, GEIGER COUNTER), 1882
WY BECAME 1ST STATE TO GRANT WOMEN THE VOTE, 1889
MICHAEL INNES, 1906
DONALD IBRAHIM SWAN (FLANDERS & SWAN), 1923
TRUMAN CAPOTE (TRUMAN STRECKFUS PERSONS), 1924
BABE RUTH SET HOME-RUN RECORD, 1927
ELIE WIESEL (HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST & NAZI HUNTER), 1928
BABE RUTH'S LAST GAME AS NY YANKEE, 1934
JOHN ROYCE "JOHNNY" MATHIS, 1935
FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY & GREAT BRITAIN SIGNED "MUNICH PACT" GRANTING HITLER THE
SUDENTENLAND, 1938
EHUD OLMERT, 1945
1ST TELEVISED WORLD SERIES, 1947
BERLIN AIRLIFT ENDED (BEGAN 6/26/1948), 1949
JULIE ANDREWS' BROADWAY DEBUT, 1954
USS NAUTILUS COMMISSIONED, 1954
JAMES DEAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH, 1955
"THE FLINTSTONES" PREMIERED, 1960
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, 1960
JAMES MEREDITH ENROLLED @ UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, 1962
BOTSWANA INDEPENDENT FROM GREAT BRITAIN, 1966
JENNA ELFMAN, 1971
MARION COLTILLARD (FRENCH ACTRESS), 1975
EDGAR BERGEN DIED, 1978
MARTINA HINGIS (FORMER PRO TENNIS PLAYER), 1980
"CHEERS" PREMIERED, 1982
"MURDER, SHE WROTE" TV PREMIERE, 1984
CHARLES FRANCIS RICHTER DIED (RICHTER SCALE), 1985
HAITIAN MILITARY DEPOSED PRES. ARISTIDE, 1991
HURRICANE LILI HIT CAYMAN ISLANDS, 2002
TONY CURTIS DIED, 2010
DINGLE PENINSULA FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL, DINGLE, CO KERRY, 2011
JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL, CALLANDER, SCOTLAND, 2011
KILMORE & KILBRIDE HIGHLAND GAMES, OBAN, ARGYLL, SCOTLAND, 2011
O'CAROLAN HARP, CULTURAL & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, NOBBER, CO MEATH, 2011
PATRICK KAVANAGH POETRY WEEKEND, INNISKEEN, CO MONAGHAN, 2011
QUILT FEST, LA CONNER, WA, 2011
TRADITIONAL SINGING WEEKEND, SLIGO, CO SLIGO, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
U.S. FISCAL YEAR BEGINS
NATIONAL CUBICLE DAY
WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY & VEGETARIAN MONTH
MONTH OF THE DINOSAUR
ADOPT A SHELTER ANIMAL MONTH
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
CELEBRATE SUN-DRIED TOMATOES MONTH
CHURCH LIBRARY MONTH
COMPUTER LEARNING MONTH
CONSUMER INFORMATION MONTH
DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AWARENESS MONTH
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
GAY & LESBIAN HISTORY MONTH
GERMAN-AMERICAN MONTH
HUNGER AWARENESS MONTH
INTERNATIONAL MICROWAVE MONTH
NATIONAL A.I.D.S. AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL ANIMAL SAFETY & PROTECTION MONTH
NATIONAL APPLEJACK MONTH
NATIONAL BOOK MONTH
NATIONAL CAR CARE MONTH
NATIONAL CHILI MONTH
NATIONAL CLEAN YOUR FILES MONTH
NATIONAL CLOCK MONTH
NATIONAL COOKIE MONTH
NATIONAL DESSERT MONTH
NATIONAL FROZEN FOOD MONTH
NATIONAL GO ON A FIELD TRIP MONTH
NATIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARIES MONTH
NATIONAL PASTA MONTH
NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH
NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH
NATIONAL POPCORN POPPING MONTH
NATIONAL PORK MONTH
NATIONAL READING GROUP MONTH
NATIONAL ROLLERSKATING MONTH
NATIONAL S.I.D.S. AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL SARCASTICS AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL SEAFOOD MONTH
POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
RAPTOR MONTH
SPINACH LOVERS MONTH
UN: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS
ALEXANDER THE GREAT DEFEATED THE PERSIAN ARMY, 331 BCE
YALE UNIVERSITY, 1701
JAMES LAWRENCE (US NAVAL OFFICER, LAST WORDS "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP"), 1781
SPAIN CEDED LOUISIANA TO FRANCE, 1800
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BECAME CONDUCTOR OF U.S. MARINE CORPS BAND, 1880
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1890
1ST DAY OF CLASSES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1892
1ST WORLD SERIES, 1903
VLADIMIR HOROWITZ (PIANO VIRTUOSO), 1904
MODEL T FORD INTRODUCED, 1908
BONNIE PARKER, 1911
DANIEL JOSEPH BOORSTIN (HISTORIAN & FORMER LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS), 1914
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA CAPTURED DAMASCUS, SYRIA, 1918
WALTER MATTHAU, 1920
JAMES EARL CARTER, JR., 1924
WILLIAM HUBBS REHNQUIST, 1924
GEORGE PEPPARD, 1928
RICHARD HARRIS, 1933
JULIE ANDREWS (JULIA WELLS), 1935
GEN FRANCO NAMED HEAD OF REBEL NATIONALIST SPANISH GOVERNMENT, 1936
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BECAME 1ST SUPERHIGHWAY IN US, 1940
NAZIS BEGAN EXPERIMENTING ON HOMOSEXUALS @ BUCHENWALD, 1944
NAZI WAR CRIMINALS SENTENCED @ NUREMBERG, 1946
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOUNDED, 1949
N.A.S.A., 1958
YOUSSOU N'DOUR, 1959
ROGER MARIS BROKE BABE RUTH'S HOME-RUN RECORD, 1961
JOHNNY CARSON BECAME HOST OF "TONIGHT SHOW", 1962
MARK McGWIRE, 1963
NIGERIA INDEPENDENT, 1960; REPUBLIC, 1963
WALT DISNEY WORLD OPENED, 1971
JOY OF SEX 1ST PUBLISHED, 1972
PREMIERE "KUNG FU", 1972
PREMIERE "REMINGTON STEELE", 1982
SONY, PHILLIPS & POLYGRAM DEBUTED 1ST COMPACT DISC PLAYER, 1982
WILLIAM GIBSON'S NEUROMANCER 1ST USED "CYBERSPACE", 1984
E B WHITE DIED, 1985
GORBACHEV BECAME HEAD OF SUPREME SOVIET (RETIRED 12/1991), 1988
"MYSTERY, ALASKA" RELEASED IN US, 1999
TERRORIST ATTACKS ON BALI, 2005
ARTS FESTIVAL BEGINS, WESTPORT, CO MAYO, 2011
CHOWDERFEST, SAN DIEGO, CA, 2011
HARVEST FESTIVAL, SAN JOSE, CA, 2011
INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FESTIVAL, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 2011
SALMON DAYS FESTIVAL, ISSAQUAH, WA, 2011
WORLD CARD MAKERS DAY, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
GUARDIAN ANGELS DAY
WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY
RICHARD III, 1452
US HUNG MAJOR JOHN ANDRE (SEE 9/29), 1780
NAT TURNER, 1800
SAMUEL ADAMS DIED, 1803
DARWIN RETURNED TO ENGLAND ABOARD HMS BEAGLE, 1836
MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI, 1869
PHILEAS FOGG MADE HIS WAGER, 1872
WALLACE STEVENS, 1879
BUD ABBOTT, 1895
JULIUS "GROUCHO" MARX, 1895
HENRY GRAHAM GREENE, 1904
PRES WILSON HAD MASSIVE STROKE, 1919
GEORGE ROBERT PHILLIP "SPANKY" McFARLAND, 1928
JOHNNIE L COCHRAN, 1937
REX REED, 1938
DON McLEAN, 1943
NAZIS CRUSHED WARSAW UPRISING, 1944
"PEANUTS" 1ST PUBLISHED, 1950
PERSIS KHAMBATTA (LT ILIA, STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE), 1950
STING (GORDON SUMNER), 1951
GUINEA DECLARED INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE, 1958
YOGI BEAR, 1958
1ST EPISODE, "TWILIGHT ZONE", 1959
JOHNNY CARSON BECAME HOST OF "THE TONIGHT SHOW", 1962
HURRICANE FLORA HIT HAITI, 1963
THURGOOD MARSHALL BECAME 1ST BLACK SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, 1967
NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK, 1968
REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA, 1968
KELLY RIPA, 1970
SALYUT 7 COSMONAUTS RETURNED TO EARTH AFTER 237 DAYS IN SPACE, 1984
ROCK HUDSON DIED FROM AIDS, 1985
HARRIETT NELSON DIED, 1994
"ANTZ" RELEASED IN US, 1998
GENE AUTRY DIED, 1998
"TRANSPORTER" RELEASED IN US, 2002
CHARLES ROBERTS SHOT & KILLED 5 @ AMISH SCHOOL, NICKEL MINES, PA, 2006