September 30, 1935 — FDR dedicates Hoover Dam
Also on September 30…
…Jack the Ripper kills two more victims
…Babe Ruth becomes first to hit 60 homers in a season
…the World Series is televised for the first time
…the Berlin Airlift ends
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SEPTEMBER 19, 1783: THE FIRST BALLOON ASCENT CARRYING LIVE CREATURES!
Plus, George Washington’s Farewell Address is published, as is the Unabomber’s manifesto.
September 19 is the birthday of Ferdinand Porsche, Twiggy, Mama Cass, and Adam “Batman” West. Orville Redenbacher, Red Foley, and rocketry pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky died.
September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day (cover), National Butterscotch Pudding Day, and if it’s Sunday, it’s National Grandparent’s Day.
September’s birthstone is the sapphire; flowers are forget-me-nots, morning glories, and asters, and its birth flowers are poppy and gladiolus. In traditional astrology, September 19 is in Virgo.
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1501: MICHELANGELO BEGINS SCULPTING DAVID!
And, on September 13, 1814, the British shell Ft. McHenry, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
September 13 is the birthday of Ray Charles, Claudette Colbert, and Roald Dahl, and Ray Charles; Moses Malone, Tupac Shakur, and George Wallace died. In ancient Rome, September 13 was the Epulum Jovis, and in the US it’s National Peanut Day and National Iguana Awareness Day. Sometimes, it’s Friday the Thirteenth. September’s birthstone is the sapphire; flowers are forget-me-nots, morning glories, and asters, and its birth flowers are poppy and gladiolus. In traditional astrology, September 13 is in Virgo; in sidereal astrology it’s in Leo.
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September 12 is…
…The anniversary of the Battle of Marathon
…The day Elizabeth Barrett eloped with Robert Browning
…The day Adolf Hitler joined the Nazi party
…The day JFK married Jackie
…Defender’s Day in Maryland, National Day in Cape Verde, and Programmer’s Day around the world
…The birthday of Maurice Chevalier, H. L. Mencken, Barry White, George Jones, Irène Joliot-Curie, and Jesse Owens
…The day Raymond Burr, Anthony Perkins, Johnny Cash, Steve Biko, and Tommy Armour died
…and a whole lot more!
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September 11, 2001 — Terrorists attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon!
On September 11, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners and used them to destroy the World Trade Center and a part of the Pentagon, and changed the face of the world forever.
Also on September 11…
…explorer Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan
…the French Crown Jewels were stolen
…Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb’s record for most career hits
…and the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi is attacked.
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The Story of a Special Day: September 5!
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- What happened in history?
- Who was born?
- Who died?
- What happened on *your* special day?
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September 5 in History
- The Liberty Bell rings to mark the opening of the First Continental Congress (cover)
- The Great Fire of London ends
- The Munich Massacre takes place
- The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown
- The Tsar institutes a tax on beards
Births
- Jesse James
- Louis XIV
- Freddie Mercury
- Michael Keaton
- Raquel Welch
- Bob Newhart
Deaths
- Crazy Horse
- Mother Teresa
Holidays and Celebrations
- Labor Day (US, if September 5 falls on a Monday)
- International Day of Charity
- National Cheese Pizza Day
Each volume is packed with rare historical photos and fascinating facts. Plus, holidays around the world; birthday gems, flowers, and other symbols; horoscope signs; superstitions; and much, much more! With 82 pages packed with 39 historic photographs and illustrations, it’s a feast for the eyes as well as the brain.
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