Today in History

8th September

1664 The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was surrendered to the British, who, in 1669, renamed it New York after the Duke of York.

1727 A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell, Cambridgeshire, killed 78 people (51 of them children). The doors had been nailed shut to prevent further people getting in, a simple act which was key to the tragedy which resulted. On 8th September 2005, a plaque was unveiled at the site of the barn in memorial of the fire.

1914 World War I: Private Thomas Highgate became the first British soldier of the war to be executed for desertion. He was undefended and called no witnesses in his defence, as all his comrades had been shot and killed. Highgate claimed that he was a 'straggler' trying to find his way back to rejoin his regiment after having been separated from his comrades. His execution was almost as hasty as his trial, as senior officers insisted that he be executed 'At once, as publicly as possible'. Posthumous pardons for over 300 such soldiers were announced in August 2006, including Highgate.

1944 The first German V2 flying bombs fell on Britain, exploding at Chiswick in London, killing 3 people.

1960 Publishers Penguin Books were charged with public obscenity for publishing D.H. Lawrence's controversial book - 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'.
 

Tish said:
1870 A Woman casts her Vote in the US for the first time
Louisa Ann Swain voted during state elections in the state of Wyoming. Although women weren’t extended the right to vote in the US until 1920, the governor of Wyoming, John A. Campbell, signed a bill that gave women the right to vote on December 13, 1869. This meant that women could vote in local and state elections, but not country-wide elections.
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The world has changed...

I lived in Wyoming for a few years long ago, its moto was "The Equality State", however when the legislature tried to rescend approval of the Equal Rights Amendment it was proposed to change to the Inequality state. Don't remember the outcome of all that, but the ERA was never ratified.

Apparently Wyoming was the first state to give women the vote in the US, due to a shortage of women in the state.
 
1504
Michelangelo's statue of David is unveiled in Florence, Italy
1914
HMS Oceanic,which was 2 weeks into service for Royal Navy runs aground off Foula, Shetland, Scotland in good weather sinks
1930
Ricahrd Gurley Drew creates 'Scotch Tape'
1952
Ernest Hemmingway's novel' The Old Man&The Sea' is published 5 million copies sold in 2 days
1974
Pres. Gerald Ford pardons ex Pres, Richard Nixon of all federal crimes
1999
movie' American Beauty' directed by Sam Mendes is released. The story of a man{Kevin Spacey} going thru mid life crisis neglects his wife{Annette Bening} a real estate agent. The movie won 5 Oscars, picture, director actor{Spacey} screenplay,cinematography
2018
archeologists uncover over 300 gold coins from late imperial period from theatre in Como,Italy
 
Sept 8th Birthdays:
1157
Richard I King of England 1189-'99
1915
Frank Cady- actor, played the same character' Sam Drucker' in 3 CBS sitcoms, 'The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres'
1925
Peter Sellers- British comic/actor 'Pink Panther', The Mouse That Roared,Being There
1932
Patsy Cline -country singer' Crazy, I Go To Pieces,Walkin After Midnight'
1971
Martin Freeman- British actor "The Hobbitt, Sherlock
1979
Pink -singer 'Get the Party Started, Try,Just Give Me a Reason'
Deaths:
1970
Percy Spencer- inventor of microwave oven 76
1977
Zero Mostel- comedic actor' Fiddler on The Roof, The Producers 62
2006
Frank Middlemass-British actor- Oliver Twist, Heart Beat, As Time Goes By 87
 
Alligatorob said:
The world has changed...

I lived in Wyoming for a few years long ago, its moto was "The Equality State", however when the legislature tried to rescend approval of the Equal Rights Amendment it was proposed to change to the Inequality state. Don't remember the outcome of all that, but the ERA was never ratified.

Apparently Wyoming was the first state to give women the vote in the US, due to a shortage of women in the state.
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That is fascinating, thank you, Bob, for sharing that.
 
On This Day In History, September 9th

2022 Queen Elizabeth II Died

2022 King Charles becomes King

2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning British monarch
She broke the record set by Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne on June 20, 1837, and reigned for 63 years, 7 months, and 2 days.

2007 Manuel Noriega's sentence in the United States ends
Manuel Noriega, a former military ruler of Panama, was released after 17 years of imprisonment in the US. He was imprisoned on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering.

2001 Unix Billennium is Celebrated
Unix time or Unix epoch, POSIX time or Unix timestamp, is a time system that measures the number of seconds since midnight UTC of January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds. At 01:46:40 UTC on September 9, 2001, Unix time reached the billionth-second timestamp.

1991 Tajikistan Declares its Independence from the Soviet Union
The Central Asian country had been conquered by Russia in the late 19th century. In 1929, the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic was created as a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. Independence in 1991 came after the collapse of the USSR.

1948 Kim Il-sung Establishes North Korea
After the Second World War, the Korean peninsula had been divided across the 38th parallel. The northern part was occupied by the Soviets while the south was occupied by the Americans. The Cold War impeded unification and on October 9, 1948, Kim Il-sung declared the creation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with the support of the USSR.
 
Births On This Day, September 9th 🎂

1975 Michael Bublé
Canadian singer-songwriter, actor

1960 Hugh Grant
English actor, producer

1941 Otis Redding
American singer-songwriter, producer

1890 Colonel Sanders
American businessman founded KFC

1828 Leo Tolstoy
Russian author

Deaths On This Day, September 9th 🪦

2022 Queen Elizabeth II :cry:

2003 Edward Teller
Hungarian/American physicist

2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud
Afghan commander

1978 Jack Warner
Canadian/American film producer

1976 Mao Zedong
Chinese military leader, politician

1087 William the Conqueror
King of England, Duke of Normandy
2003 Edward Teller
Hungarian/American physicist

2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud
Afghan commander

1978 Jack Warner
Canadian/American film producer

1976 Mao Zedong
Chinese military leader, politician

1087 William the Conqueror
King of England, Duke of Normandy
 
9 September 1956
Elvis Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in front of 54 million TV viewers.
Elvis sang "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "Hound Dog" and "Ready Teddy" for host Charles Laughton who was filling in for Sullivan who was recovering from a recent car accident.
Laughton mistakenly introduced the singer as "Elvin" Presley.
 
1776
Congress offically renames country from United Colonies to Unites States of America
1942
1st bombing on U.S soil during WWII by Japanese planes when they hit Mount Emily, Oregon killing 6 people
1957
Paul Anka's single' Diana' hits #1 on music charts, stays there for 2 weeks
2001
'Band of Brothers' 10 part mini series based on historian, Stephen Ambrose's novel of same name debuts on HBO. It was co created by Steven Speilberg,actor Tom Hanks.Its the story of 'Easy Company' 506th Parachute Infrantry' during WWII It stars Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston,Michael Fassbender, Donnie Walberg At the time was the most expensive series costing $125 mill. It won Emmy for Best limited mini series
2017
Egyptian archaeologists discover a 3,500 yr old tomb of a goldsmith&his family in Draa Abul-Naga Egypt
 
Sept 9th Birthdays:
1828
Leo Tolstoy- Russian novelist' War&Peace', Anna Karenna
1890
Col Harland Sanders- U.S businessman,founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken{KFC} restaurant chain
1923
Cliff Robertson- actor' Days of Wine&Roses, Charly, Obsession,Picnic
1941
Otis Redding singer/songwriter' Sittin On The Dock of the Bay, Respect'
1960
Hugh Grant- British actor 'Four Weddings and A Funeral, Notting Hill, Love, Actually Bridget Jones's Diary,Two Weeks Notice, Florence Foster Jenkins
1980
Michelle Williams- actress Brokeback Mountain, Manchester by the Sea,Deception, The Greatest Showman
Deaths:
1978
Jack L.Warner- film executive, Pres of Warner Bros Studio 86
1993
Helen O'Connell' singer with Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra' Green Eyes, Anapola' 74
1997
Burgess Meredith- actor Advise&Consent, Rocky,Grumpy Old Men{played Jack Lemmon's dad} 88
 
On This Day In History, September 10th

2007 Argentina swears in first female elected President
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner became the first elected female President of Argentina.

2001 Release of the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy
The award-winning movie called The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was directed by Peter Jackson and was based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

1948 U.N. General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The document proclaimed, for the first time, that fundamental human rights were to be universally protected.

1901 First Nobel prize awarded
Five years after the death of Swedish chemist and inventor, Alfred Nobel, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded.

1817 Mississippi becomes the 20th state
Mississippi becomes the 20th state in the United States.
 
Births On This Day, December 10th 🎂

1956 Rod Blagojevich
American politician, 40th Governor of Illinois

1908 Olivier Messiaen
French composer, ornithologist

1878 C. Rajagopalachari
Indian lawyer, politician, 1st Governor General of India

1830 Emily Dickinson
American poet

1815 Ada Lovelace
English mathematician

Deaths On This Day, December 10th 🪦

2006 Augusto Pinochet
Chilean general, politician, 30th President of Chile

1999 Franjo Tuđman
Croatian general, politician, 1st President of Croatia

1967 Otis Redding
American singer-songwriter, producer

1951 Algernon Blackwood
English author

1896 Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist, and engineer, invented dynamite, founded the Nobel Prize
 
Holidays on This Day, September 10th 🍹🌴

Anniversary of Victory over ISIS- Iraq

Constitution Day- Thailand

Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day- Namibia

Human Rights Day- Equatorial Guinea, Mongolia, USA

International Human Rights Day- Moldova, Turks and Caicos Islands
 
1846
inventor, Elias Howe gets U.S. patent for lockstitch sewing machine
1913
Lincoln Highway opens as U.S. 1st paved highway. It started at Time Square in NYC went through 11 states ended at Lincoln Park in San Francisco,Calif
1945
Norway's Prime Minister, Vidkun Quisling is sentenced to death for collaborating with the Nazi's. He was executed by firing squad
2000
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Cats' which opened on Broadway in Oct '82 closes after 7,485 shows. Over its run won 7 Tony Awards,3 Drama Desk Awards,a Grammy
2005
a new human like species HOMO NALEDI is announced by scientists and team of female archaeologists found in deep cave in South Africa
 
Sept 10th Birthdays:
1914
Robert Wise- film director-West Side Story, The Sound of Music, The Day the Earth Stood Still He won 4 Oscars for producing&directing West Side Story,Sound of Music
1929
Arnold Palmer- U.S golfer won 7 major titles won Masters 4 times '58,'60',62','64. His fans were known ' Arnie's Army'
1940
Danny Hutton- Irish born singer with band' Three Dog Night' Joy to the World, One, Black&White'
1960
Colin Firth- British actor, Circle of Friends, The King's Speech, Mamma Mia, Bridget Jones' Diary,Girl with a Pearl Earring won best actor Oscar for 'Speech'
Deaths:
1851
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet- U.S. pioneer of educating deaf people 63
2007
Jane Wyman- actress 'Johnny Belinda, Magnificent Obsession' best known TV role'Angela Channing' matriarch on CBS drama' Falcon Crest' 1st wife of actor/ U.S. Pres Ronald Reagan 90
 
On This Day In History, September 11th

2012 Attacks on The US Diplomatic Compounds in Benghazi, Libya
About 150 Islamic militants attacked two different US diplomatic buildings in the city with gunfire, grenades, and mortars. 4 Americans including US ambassador J. Christopher Stevens died in the attack. The incident led to political controversy in the country, especially related to the statements made by then Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and members of the State Department.

2011 Occupy Wall Street movement begins
The Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zuccotti Park in the Wall Street District of New York City

2007 Russia Tests Father of All Bombs
The world’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb was a thermobaric bomb – it detonated mid-air and uses the oxygen in the air to create an explosion. The energy released by the bomb equaled 44 tons of TNT.

2001 September 11 Attacks in the United States
A series of 4 coordinated suicide attacks were carried out by the terrorist group Al Qaeda on the morning of September 11. Nineteen militants hijacked 4 California-bound airplanes from east coast cities in the US and used the planes to target major American landmarks. Two planes crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center, which caused them to collapse within two hours of being struck. One plane crashed into the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, while the fourth plane, thought to be bound towards Washington DC, crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers tried to fight back against the hijackers. The attacks injured about 6000 people, claimed the lives of about 3000 people, caused significant economic damage, and destroyed property worth tens of billions of dollars. The attack was the precursor to the War Against Terror and the War in Afghanistan.

1998 Commonwealth Games Open in Kuala Lumpur
The 16th Commonwealth Games were held for the first time in an Asian country that did not have the British monarchy as the head of the state, 69 countries participated in the games that are held every 4 years.
 
Births On This Day, September 11th 🎂

1977 Ludacris
American rapper, producer, and actor, founded Disturbing the Peace Records

1965 Moby
American singer-songwriter, DJ

1965 Bashar al-Assad
Syrian politician, 21st President of Syria

1924 Rudolf Vrba
Czech/Canadian holocaust survivor, educator

1885 D. H. Lawrence
English novelist

Deaths On This Day, September 11th 🪦

1987 Peter Tosh
Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist

1973 Salvador Allende
Chilean physician, politician

1971 Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet politician, 7th Premier of the Soviet Union

1948 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Indian/Pakistani lawyer, politician, founder of Pakistan

1941 Christian Rakovsky
Bulgarian revolutionary, politician
 

Holidays on This Day, September 11th 🍹🌴

Chuseok Holiday- South Korea

Constitution Commemoration Day- USA

Day after the Mid-Autumn-Festival- Macau

Ethiopian New Year- Ethiopia

European Heritage Days- Germany
 

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