Today in History

21 September 1998
Bill Clinton's testimony about his possible affair with Monica Lewinsky as shown on public television for the first time. The president was forced to defend previous statements about the exact nature of his affair and whether he had previously lied under oath.
 

On This Day In History, September 22nd

1960 Mali Federation becomes Mali
In August 1960, Senegal opted out of the Mali Federation allowing the federation to take on the name of Mali.

1869 Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold or The Rhine Gold is heard for the first time
The first of 4 musical works of art that constitute Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Das Rheingold was played at the National Theatre in Munich. The other three music dramas are Die Walküre or The Valkyrie, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung or Twilight of the Gods.

1980 Iran-Iraq War begins with Iraq invading Iran
It is thought to be one of the 20th century's deadliest and longest conventional wars. It ended 7 years later with no decisive victory and massive losses, both in terms of human lives and in terms of economy to both sides.

1979 The American-run Vela satellite detects a series of bright flashes over the Indian Ocean
The flashes were thought to be associated with atmospheric nuclear explosions. Some experts theorized that they were caused by joint Israeli and South African nuclear exercises. The governments of both countries denied this and to date, it hasn't been confirmed whether the flashes were indeed nuclear explosions, and who was responsible for them.

1975 Assassination attempt on US President Gerald Ford is foiled
FBI informant Sara Jane Moore's attempt to assassinate the president in San Francisco failed due to a faulty gun and the efforts of ex-FBI agent Oliver Sipple who tackled her.

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Births On This Day, September 22nd 🎂

1964 Liam Fox
Scottish politician

1958 Andrea Bocelli
Italian tenor, songwriter, producer

1902 Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian religious leader, politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran

1791 Michael Faraday
English scientist

1515 Anne of Cleves

Deaths On This Day, September 22nd 🪦

2015 Yogi Berra
American baseball player, manager

2007 Marcel Marceau
French mime, actor

1989 Irving Berlin
American composer

1961 Marion Davies
American actress

1828 Shaka
Zulu leader
 
22nd September

1598 The English playwright Ben Jonson, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, killed an actor in a duel and was put on trial for manslaughter. Jonson pleaded guilty but was was saved by a legal loophole which permitted the literate man to escape sentence ‘by benefit of clergy’ on the grounds that any man with a working knowledge of Latin was a cleric and therefore immune to secular law. The ‘Benefit of Clergy’ posed no difficulty for Jonson, who was required to do nothing more than recite an extract from Psalm 51 which began Miserere Mei or ‘Have mercy upon me, O Lord.’

1735 Sir Robert Walpole became the first prime minister to occupy 10 Downing Street.

1761 The coronation of George III took place at Westminster Abbey.

1914 Early in the morning three Chatham Division cruisers, HMS ABOUKIR, HMS HOGUE and HMS CRESSY, were spotted by a single German submarine, U9, while on patrol off the Hook of Holland. In little under two hours, U9 had torpedoed and sunk all three ships.

1955 Independent Television (ITV) began operating. Only six minutes of advertisements were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted. The first advertisement screened was for Gibbs SR toothpaste.

2013 Sir Bradley Wiggins added the Tour of Britain title to his collection after sealing an emphatic victory in London. Wiggins, who won the Tour de France and Olympic time trial in 2012, had led since winning the third stage and began stage eight with a 26-second advantage.
 
On This Day In History, September 23rd

1965 The Indo-Pakistani War comes to an end after a UN-mandated ceasefire
Also known as the Second Kashmiri War, the war was fought between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir.

1952 Nixon Makes his Checkers Speech
The televised speech was made by then-Vice Presidential candidate Richard Nixon as a response to accusations of corruption and use of campaign funds for private expenses. The speech received its name due to the mention of Checkers, a dog he had received as a gift for his children. In the speech, he emphasized that he intended to keep Checkers.

1932 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Founded
The Middle Eastern country was created by merging the kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd by Ibn Saud, the king of the House of Saud. The day is celebrated as Saudi National Day in the Kingdom.

1909 Phantom of the Opera makes its Literary Debut
The novel about a disfigured musical genius was written by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a series in the French newspaper, Le Gaulois. The novel was later adapted as a popular musical and as a film.

1889 Nintendo was Founded
The Japanese gaming company was created by entrepreneur Fusajiro Yamauchi as a card company called Nintendo Koppai, which was based in Kyoto. The company originally produced and sold playing cards called Hanafuda. The release of Donkey Kong, an arcade game in 1981, brought Nintendo to the forefront of the electronic and video games industry.
 
Births On This Day, September 23rd 🎂

1949 Bruce Springsteen
American singer-songwriter, guitarist

1930 Ray Charles
American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor

1926 John Coltrane
American saxophonist, composer

1215 Kublai Khan
Mongolian Emperor

63 Augustus
Roman Emperor

Deaths On This Day, September 23 🪦

1994 Robert Bloch
American author

1988 Tibor Sekelj
Hungarian explorer, author

1973 Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate

1968 Pio of Pietrelcina
Italian priest, saint

1939 Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist
 
23 September 1957
Nine black students "Little Rock Nine" who the police quietly slipped into Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas under the the U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education ruling which declared all laws establishing segregated schools to be unconstitutional.
After the white mob outside mostly parents of the white students learn of the black students inside the school they begin to riot, and because police are outnumbered by rioters the "Little Rock Nine" are removed from the school.
 
23 September 1999
Mars Climate Orbiter reaches Mars and when after the spacecraft passed behind Mars it never emerged or made radio contact.
NASA believe Mars Climate Orbiter was at too low an altitude and was destroyed by atmospheric stresses and friction at this low altitude.
After an investigation, the loss of the spacecraft was blamed on a NASA subcontractor (Lockheed Martin) who used Imperial units (pound-seconds) instead of the metric units (newton-seconds) as specified by NASA in the control software on Earth used to control thrusters causing the spacecraft to fail.
 
24th September

1971 Over 100 Russian diplomats were expelled from Britain for spying, following revelations made by a Soviet defector.

1975 First Britons conquer Everest. Dougal Haston and Doug Scott became the first Britons to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain. The men arrived at the top of Mount Everest via the previously unclimbed south-west face, 33 days after establishing their base camp.

1976 White rule in Rhodesia to end. The Rhodesian Government agreed to introduce black majority rule to the country within two years. Prime Minister Ian Smith announced the news five days after hearing the proposals of the United States-led diplomatic delegation. The plan presented to him by US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had been formulated by the American and British Governments. Prime Minister Ian Smith was not happy with the conditions.

2009 The UK's largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure was discovered buried in a field in Staffordshire. Terry Herbert, who found it on farmland using a metal detector, said that it was a metal detectorist's dream. Experts said that the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, was unparalleled in size and worth "a seven-figure sum".
 
1742
Faneuil Hall an open meeting &marketplace opened to the public in Boston ,Mass Its still in operation today
1927
NHL's Toronto hockey team changes its named from St Patricks to Maple Leafs
1948
Honda Motor Corp is founded in Hamamastu-city, Japan
1957
Brooklyn Dodgers play their last game at Ebbetts Field, defeating Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0,team would move to Los Angeles
1968
CBS's news magazine' 60Minutes' debuts with co hosts Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner. The show uses a stop watch to let viewers know how much time is left in the show
1976
newspaper heiress/ bank robber, Patricia Hearst is sentenced to 7 yrs in prison for her part in 1974 bank robbery. She serves 22 months released by Pres Jimmy Carter. In 2001, Pres Bill Clinton pardons her
2017
for the 1st time plastic polystyrene rubbish is found 1,000 miles from the North Pole by a team of international scientists
 
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 was 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
Norwegian king
 
25th September

1066...the Battle of Stamford Bridge. An English army under King Harold Godwinson defeats an invading Norwegian army led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold's brother Tostig. Both Hardrada and Tostig are killed. However Harold's victory is short-lived: he is defeated and killed at Hastings less than three weeks later.

1818 The first blood transfusion using human blood took place at Guy's Hospital in London by James Blundell (1790-1878), an obstetrician and physiologist.

1956 Transatlantic Telephone Cable System 1 (TAT-1) was inaugurated on 25 September 1956 with a three-way telephone conversation between New York, Ottawa, and London. Many distinguished guests participated in this first official call over the new circuit, the first Atlantic cable of its generation.

1983 Thirty eight republican prisoners, armed with 6 handguns, hijacked a prison meals' lorry and smashed their way out of the Maze prison in County Down, Northern Ireland, considered one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe.
 
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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
Norwegian king
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At least a few years ago, I mentioned that I was a pretty good baseball and football player in high school and college. I was just glancing over these names of people that died and saw the name Miller Huggins. When I was in college, we played spring training games in St. Petersburg, Florida. A few of our games were played on Miller Huggins Field.

At that time, our head coach was a pretty well known player in his day and I asked him if he knew who Miller Huggins was. He had a big smile on his face and said “Hell yeah.” Ok, who was he. He told me he was the manager and also played for the Yankees. He was very successful. At 5 feet 6 inches, he was dynamite on the field.

My dad was signed by the Cincinnati Reds before being drafted into the Army during WWII. He knew who Miller Huggins was. My dad came down to Florida to watch me play college ball during spring training. When he learned we were playing on Miller Huggins Field, he was excited and shocked. My dad did not return to the Reds after the war. He lost most of his hearing in France during the war. Too many bombs he said.

My dad asked the groundskeeper where was Casey Stengel’s office. The groundskeeper told my dad he would give him the 50 cent tour and tell him the history of the field. I asked my coach if I could join in with them and he was OK with that. When we got to Stengel’s office, it still had the original roll top desk. I felt like I was part of history. It was amazing to play on that field where some of the greatest baseball players ever stepped on, let alone played on. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and many more. My dad was in seventh Heaven and I wasn’t far behind him.
 
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At least a few years ago, I mentioned that I was a pretty good baseball and football player in high school and college. I was just glancing over these names of people that died and saw the name Miller Huggins. When I was in college, we played spring training games in St. Petersburg, Florida. A few of our games were played on Miller Huggins Field.

At that time, our head coach was a pretty well known player in his day and I asked him if he knew who Miller Huggins was. He had a big smile on his face and said “Hell yeah.” Ok, who was he. He told me he was the manager and also played for the Yankees. He was very successful. At 5 feet 6 inches, he was dynamite on the field.

My dad was signed by the Cincinnati Reds before being drafted into the Army during WWII. He knew who Miller Huggins was. My dad came down to Florida to watch me play college ball during spring training. When he learned we were playing on Miller Huggins Field, he was excited and shocked. My dad did not return to the Reds after the war. He lost most of his hearing in France during the war. Too many bombs he said.

My dad asked the groundskeeper where was Casey Stengel’s office. The groundskeeper told my dad he would give him the 50 cent tour and tell him the history of the field. I asked my coach if I could join in with them and he was OK with that. When we got to Stengel’s office, it still had the original roll top desk. I felt like I was part of history. It was amazing to play on that field where some of the greatest baseball players ever stepped on, let alone played on. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and many more. My dad was in seventh Heaven and I wasn’t far behind him.
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What an amazing story, you most certainly were part of History, thank you so much for sharing it.
 
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On This Day In History, September 26th

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.

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 5,000 people in Japan.

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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 26th 🪦

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
 
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
 

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