Today in History

24 September 1988
James Brown, the Godfather of Funk, carrying a shotgun, bursts into an insurance office next to his and demands to know which of the forty-odd salesmen used his personal washroom.
Police were called and a two-state car chase ensued, during which nearly two dozen shots were fired into Brown's pick-up.
He was eventually arrested in Georgia without further incident.
Although he was offered a deal to plead guilty and spend ninety days in jail, he refused and was sentenced instead to two concurrent six-year terms.
He was paroled on February 27th, 1991.
 

1742
Faneuil Hall which is a large market building opens to the public in Boston,Mass. At this time it was a meeting place for Patriots on the eve of the American Revolution. Today its a shopping center with stores&restaurants
1957
Elvis Presley's single' Jailhouse Rock' is released,it would be #1 on music charts for 27 weeks
1968
newsmagazine' 60 Minutes' debuts on CBS,it had stories on politics,profiles of artists,people of interest. It always has a moving time clock to alert viewers how much time is left in the show. The original journalists/ reporters on the show Mike Wallace, Harry Reason, Morley Shafer, humorist, Andy Rooney Its still on air
1988
Barbara Harris becomes the 1st female Episcopal Bishop
2007
sitcom' The Big Bang Theory' debuts on CBS,the show centers on 4 friends who are either physcists/ engineer,biologist who all work at Cal Tech cast' Johnny Galecki'Leonard, Jim Parsons'Sheldon', Simon Helberg'Howard', Kunal Nayar'Raj' Kaley Cuoco"Penny' she lived across the hall from Leonard&Sheldon worked at the Cheesecake restaurant/aspiring actress{married Leonard} others in cast Melissa Rauch' Bernadette{who married Howard},Mayim Bialik'Amy Farrah Fowler{married Sheldon near the end of the show's run} 2 funny comedic actresses Laurie Metcalf{Sheldon's mom}, Christine Barnski{Leonard's mom} appeared occasionally the show ended in 2019
 
Sept 24th Birthdays:
1896
F.Scott Fitzgerald- author' The Great Gatsby, Zelda
1921
Jim Mckay-sportcaster with ABC Wide World of Sports
1936
Jim Henson- puppeteer who created 'The Muppets'
1942
Gerry Marsden- British vocalist with group 'Gerry&The Pacemaker' hit singles' Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying, Ferry Cross The Mersey'
Deaths:
1920
Peter Carl Faberge- goldsmith/jeweler who made famous Faberge Eggs 74
1991
Theodor Geisel aka'Dr Seuss' author of children's books,'Green Eggs&Ham, The Cat In The Hat 87
 
On This Day In History, September 25th

2008 China launches Shenzhou spacecraft with 3 astronauts
This was the third human-manned space flight mission of China's Space Program.

1992 NASA launches the Mars Observer
The robotic space probe's main goal was to study Mars. Almost a year later all communications with it were lost.

1977 Runners run the first Chicago Marathon
One of the world's six major marathons, which include the marathons in Berlin, Boston, London, New York, and Tokyo, the Chicago Marathon was initially called the Mayor Daley Marathon. The first race was won by Rhud Metzner.

1962 The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is officially created
Ferhat Abbas was appointed as the President of the Algerian National Assembly, and Ben Bella was seated as the country's new Prime Minister.

1890 Sequoia National Park is established by the United States Congress
The park, situated in the state of California is famous for its giant sequoia trees.
 
Births On This Day, September 25th 🎂

1969 Catherine Zeta-Jones
Welsh actress

1952 Christopher Reeve
American actor

1932 Glenn Gould
Canadian pianist, composer

1903 Mark Rothko
Latvian/American painter

1897 William Faulkner
American author, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths On This Day, September 25th 🪦

2011 Wangari Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist, Nobel Prize laureate

2003 Edward Said
Palestinian/American theoretician

1971 Hugo Black
American jurist, politician

1929 Miller Huggins
American baseball player, manager

1066 Harald Hardrada
 
25th September

1066 England's King Harold II defeated the King of Norway (Harald Hardrada), at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. After a horrific battle, Hardrada and most of the Norwegians were killed. Although Harold repelled the Norwegian invaders, his victory was short-lived and he was defeated and killed by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings less than three weeks later.

1687 Sir Isaac Newton published his theories on gravitation.

1818 The first blood transfusion using human blood took place at Guy's Hospital in London.

1956 A Transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated. It consisted of 4,500 miles of cable, laid in waters up to 2.5 miles deep between Gallanach Bay, near Oban and Clarenville, Newfoundland and initially carried 36 telephone channels.

1996 The last of the 'Magdalene Asylums' closed in Waterford, Ireland. The asylums, for 'fallen women' and others believed to be of poor moral character, such as prostitutes, operated for much of the 19th and well into the 20th century.
 
1804
12th Amendment to U.S. Constitution of electing President&Vice President becomes legal
1878
Dr Charles Drysdale, British physican writes a letter in The Times warning against the use of tobacco. Its the earliest public health announcement on this subject
1926
National Hockey League grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks,Detroit Red Wings
1981
Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as U.S. 1st female Supreme Court Justice
1997
NBC"s hospital drama' ER" broadcasted live the 1st episode in the 4th yr' Ambush'. Its shown thru a PBS documentary film crew of a day in the life of the doctors in the ER. It became the highest rated/most watched episode in the show's history, 42.7 m viewers tuned in
 
Sept 25th Birthdays:
1764
Fletcher Christian- English sailor who led the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty
1897
William Faulkner- novelist 'As I Lay Dying, Absalom!,Absalom!,The Sound &The Fury'
1929
Barbara Walters- U.S journalist/interviewer NBC's 'The Today Show, ABC's 20/20
1949
Anson Williams- actor, best known TV role' Potsie' on ABC sitcom' Happy Days'
1983
Donald Glover- actor/singer/ writer' Atlanta, Childish Gambino'
Deaths:
1980
John Bonham- British drummer with group'Led Zeppelin' 32
1987
Mary Astor- actress, The Great Lie, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Maltese Falcon 81
2005
Don Adams- comedic actor, best known TV role' Maxwell Smart' in NBC comedy spoof of James Bond movies'Get Smart' 82
2012
Andy Williams- singer/TV host 'Moon River, Days of Wine&Roses, 'Where Do I Begin{theme from movie Romeo&Juliet} 84{ bladder cancer}
 
On This Day In History, September 26th

1959 Typhoon Vera hits Japan
The category five typhoon is thought to be the strongest typhoon to impact the island country in recorded history. The resulting rain, landslides, and damage caused the deaths of about 5000 people in Japan.

1917 Battle of Polygon Wood begins
Fought during World War I between the British and Australian troops and the German army near Ypres in Belgium, the battle ended in an Allied victory.

1914 Establishment of Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent government agency in the US, responsible for consumer and market protection was established by the Federal Trade Commission Act on this day.

1810 Swedish Act of Succession is passed
The Swedish Act of Succession, also known as the 1810 Act of Succession was adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates. This act is part of the Swedish Constitution and regulates the succession of the Swedish Royal family.

1786 Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion
Named after the rebellion's leader Daniel Shays, the revolt began as a response to an economic crisis where people who owed debt were imprisoned. After a bloody conflict, the Shaysites were crushed by the government. This was the first armed internal conflict in post-revolutionary America.
 
Births On This Day, September 26th 🎂

1981 Serena Williams
American tennis player

1943 Ian Chappell
Australian cricketer

1897 Pope Paul VI

1889 Martin Heidegger
German philosopher

1888 T. S. Eliot
American/English publisher, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths On This Day, September 26 🪦

2008 Paul Newman
American actor, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own

2003 Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter, guitarist

1959 Leslie Morshead
Australian soldier, businessman, educator

1945 Béla Bartók
Hungarian pianist, composer

1820 Daniel Boone
American explorer
 
1934
British ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary is launched as it crosses the Atlantic, was retried in 1967
Its now moored in Long Beach,Calif converted into a hotel/museum
1950
a blue moon is seen in England due to a forest fire in British Columbia
1968
British movie' Oliver' directed by Carol Reed, based on Lionel Bart's stage production of Dicken's Oliver Twist'. A young boy'Oliver"{Mark Lester} who becomes part of a youthful gang of theives led by their leader, 'Fagin'{Ron Moody} others in cast jack Wild, Shanni Wallis, Oliver Reed, Hugh Griffith, Harry Secombe. movie won 6 Oscars inc picture/director
1982
debut of NBC's adventure series 'Knight Rider' story of a young undercover cop who seriously wounded, given a new face/identity as 'Michael KNight{David Hasselhoff}.His new mission fight for law&justice working for org,Knight Industries Two Thousand. His boss is' Devon Miles{Edward Mulhare} Michael's car is a sleek,black souped Pontiac-Trans-Am that can do amazing things/stunts named K.I.T.T{voiced by actor William Daniels} Patricia McPherson{Bonnie} plays the mechanic who fixes KITT The show ended in 1986
1990
Motion Picture Assn of America replaces X rating with NC-17
2017
video game' Fortnite:Battle Royal is released becomes one of the most popular games world wide
 
Sept 26th Birthdays:
1181
Saint Francis of Assisi- Italian founder of Franscian Order
1898
George Gershwin- composer/pianist 'Rhapsody in Blue, Embraceable You,Porgy&Bess, Summertime'
1944
Anne Robinson -British TV game show host'The Weakest Link'
1956
Linda Hamilton- actress, best known TV role' Catherine' in CBS fantasy/drama' Beauty&The Beast' co star with Ron Perlman'Vincent'
1981
Serena Williams- retired U.S. tennis player, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles
Deaths:
1820
Daniel Boone- frontiersman/explorer 85
1902
Levi Strauss- clothing designer,founder of 1st company to manufacture blue jeans,'Levi Strauss&Co 73
1947
Hugh Lofting- British writer' Dr Dolittle' 61
2000
Richard Mulligan- actor best known TV role' Burt Campbell' in ABC sitcom spoof of soap operas' Soap' 67
2003
Robert Palmer British singer/songwriter' Addicted to Love' 54{heart attack}
 
On This Day In History, September 27th

1996 Taliban take over Kabul
Following the take-over, the Islamic fundamentalist group established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

1962 Establishment of Yemen Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser declared the establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic after staging a coup that deposed the King Muhammad Al-Badr

1940 Tripartite Pact is signed
It established the Axis powers during World War II and was signed by representatives of Germany, Italy, and Imperial Japan.

1937 The Bali Tiger Goes Extinct
Native to the Indonesian island of Bali, the Bali Tiger was made extinct due to human activities and hunting. On this day, the last known adult Balinese tiger was shot dead.

1922 Constantine I of Greece abdicates
Constantine I of Greece abdicated in favor of his son, George II, after a military revolt.
 
Births On This Day, September 27th 🎂

1984 Avril Lavigne
Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer

1982 Lil Wayne
American rapper, actor

1972 Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, singer

1947 Meat Loaf
American singer-songwriter, producer, actor

1722 Samuel Adams
American politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts

Deaths On This Day, September 27th 🪦

1965 Clara Bow
American actress

1944 Aimee Semple McPherson
Canadian/American evangelist founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel

1917 Edgar Degas
French painter

1876 Braxton Bragg
American general

1833 Ram Mohan Roy
Indian reformer
 
1892
book matches patented by Diamond Match Company
1908
Henry Ford's 1st Model T Ford automobile leaves Piquette plant in Detroit, MI, cost of the car was $850
1937
a hunter kills an adult female Bali Tiger which was the last sighting of this species.The other 2 tigers of this sub species, Caspian, Javan tiger became extinct in the 1970's
1954
The Tonight Show starring Steve Allen debuts on NBC,Allen a comedian/ songwriter{most famous song he wrote'This is the Start of Something Big} loved to ad-lib ,did the opening monologue, had celebrity guests,. His announcer was Gene Rayburn who went on to host game show 'Match Game', his musical director was Skitch Henderson others cast regulars; singers/husband&wife Steve Lawrence&Eydie Gorme, Andy Williams.Allen left the show in '57
1962
Rachel Carson a marine biologist, her book' Silent Spring' was published about the dangers of pesticides on the environment in the U.S.
1973
Barbra Streisand's single' The Way We Were' from the movie of the same name,spends 17 weeks on the music charts, was # 1 for 2 weeks
2015
a 'super blue moon' coincedes with a lunar eclipse creating a' Blood Moon' over much of the Earth
 
Sept 27th Birthdays:
1934
Greg Morris- actor best known TV role' Barney' the electronic expert on CBS show' Mission Impossible'
1943
Randy Bachman- Canadian rock guitarist/ songwriter with 2 Canadian groups' Guess Who' 'American Woman, Bachman-Turner Over Drive' Takin Care of Business'
1958
Shaun Cassidy- actor'Hardy Boys', TV writer/ producer' American Gothic, New Amsterdam,his mom is actress Shirley Jones, late step brother, David Cassidy
Deaths:
1917
Edgar Degas- French impressionist painter 83
1985
Lloyd Nolan- actor 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place 85
1993
James Doolittle- U.S. Air Force General who conducted raid on Tokyo in 1942 96
 
On This Day In History, September 28th

2008 Falcon 1 is launched
Falcon 1, the first privately supported and funded spacecraft, was launched into space on its fourth attempt by SpaceX.

1995 Israel and PLO signed the Oslo II Accords
The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, also known as the Taba Agreement, divided Gaza and West Bank into 3 areas, and gave limited control over some of these areas to the Palestinians. The Accord, which was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, also called for Palestinian elections.

1980 Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Makes its Debut
The widely popular 13-episode science television documentary series was broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service. It was presented by astronomer Carl Sagan and written by Ann Druyan, Sagan, and Steven Soter. It was, and remains, one of the most watched science-based TV documentaries.

1961 Dissolution of the United Arab Republic
A coup in Damascus led to the dissolution of the United Arab Republic, which was a short-lived union between Syria and Egypt.

1924 First Flight Around the World
On April 6, 1924, 4 teams of pilots from the United States Army, and Air Service set out from Seattle, Washington in an attempt to circumnavigate the world. The 4 Douglas World Cruiser planes were named Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans. 175 days later, Chicago and New Orleans touched down in Seattle – Boston, and Seattle did not complete the 27,500-mile journey around the world.
 

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