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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 17, 2016 11:14:11 GMT -5
Today in History
September 17,1787-The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia approves the constitution for the United States of America.
September 17,2001-The New York Stock Exchange reopens for the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers;longest period of closure since the Great Depression of the 1930's.
Born on this day
September 17,1907-Warren E Burger,Minnesota,Supreme Court chief justice.
September 17,1931-Anne Bancroft,actress(Graduate,Miracle Worker)born in The Bronx,New York.
September 17,1923-Hank Williams,American country singer (Cold Cold Heart,Hey Good Lookin'),born in Mount Olive,Alabama.
Today in Sports
September 17,1937-First NFL game in Washington,D.C.;Redskins beat NY Giants 13-3.
September 17,1947-Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News.
September 17,1961-Fran Tarkenton plays in his first NFL game against the Chicago Bears,coming off the bench to lead the Vikings to a 37-13 victory,also becoming the only quarterback to throw 4 touchdown passes in his first career game.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2016 11:17:08 GMT -5
Hey my neighbor is from Minnesota and goes back to visit his family a lot. His last name is Burger. I will ask if he is related.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 18, 2016 10:11:39 GMT -5
Today in History
September 18,1948-Margaret Chase Smith becomes the first woman elected to the Senate without completing another senator's term when she defeats Democratic opponent Adrian Scolten. Smith is also the only woman to be elected and serve in both houses of Congress.
September 18,1977-VoyagerI takes first picture of Earth and Moon together.
Born on this day
September 18,1905-Greta Garbo,Swedish actress (Ninotchka,Grand Hotel,Camille),born in Stockholm,Sweden.
September 18,1940-Frankie Avalon,actor(Beach movies)/singer (Venus),born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
Today in Sports
September 18,1956-Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 home runs in a season.
September 18,1983-Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base season.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 19, 2016 10:51:53 GMT -5
Today in History
September 19,1777-American forces under General Horatio Gates meet British troops led by General John Burgoyne at Saratoga Springs,New York.
September 19,1991-German hikers near the Austria-Italy border discover the naturally preserved mummy of a man from about 3,300 BC;Europe's oldest natural mummy,he is dubbed Otzi the Iceman because his lower half was encased in ice.
Born on this day
September 19,1927-Helen Carter,singer,member of the pioneering all-female country group Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters.
September 19,1933-David McCallum,actor,musician (The Man from U.N.C.L.E,NCIS TV series.
Today in Sports
September 19,1969-Denny McLain's 31st win & Mickey Mantle's 535th home run.
September 19,1982-New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating the Chicago Bears 10-0.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 20, 2016 11:02:47 GMT -5
Today in History[/b]
September 20,1784-Packet and Daily,the first daily publication in America,appears on the streets.
September 20,1971-Hurricane Irene becomes the first hurricane known to cross from the Atlantic to Pacific,where it is renamed Hurricane Olivia.
Born on this day
September 20,1934-Sophia Loren,actress(Desire Under the Elms,Black Orchid),born in Rome, Italy.
September 20,1947-Chuck Panozzo [John],rocker (Styx),born in Chicago,Illinois.
Today in Sports
September 20,1919-Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 home runs.
September 20,1987-Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 21, 2016 11:02:33 GMT -5
Today in History
September 21,1776-5 days after the British take New York,a quarter of the city burns down.
September 21,1954-1st nuclear submarine,USS Nautilus,commissioned by Commander Eugene P. Wilkerson.
Born on this day
September 21,1947-Stephen King,American sci-fi and horror author(Carrie,Shining,Kujo),born in Portland Maine.
September 21,1967-Faith Hill[Audrey Faith Perry],American country pop singer("Breath","Cry"),born in Ridgeland,Mississippi.
Today in Sports
September 21,1959-Rocky Marciano KO's Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title.
September 21,1986-Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs New York Jets beat Miami 51-45 in OT;record 884 passing yards.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 22, 2016 7:57:23 GMT -5
Today in History
September 22,1776-American Captain Nathan Hale is hanged as a spy by the British in New York City;his last words are reputed to have been, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country".
September 22,1961-President John F. Kennedy signs a congressional act establishing the Peace Corps.
September 22,1975-Sara Jane Moore attempts to assassinate US President Gerald Ford, the second attempt on his life in less than 3 weeks.
Born on this day
September 22,1791-Michael Faraday,English physicist,inventor of the dynamo,the transformer and the electric motor.
September 22,1956-Debbie Boone,multiple Grammy Award-winning singer,author,actress;"You Light Up My Life" set a record in 1977 with 10 weeks at the #1 spot on music charts.
Today in Sports
September 22,1920-Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series.
September 22,1969-SF Giant Willie Mays,becomes the 2nd player to hit 600 home runs.
September 22,1991-Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 23, 2016 9:55:04 GMT -5
Today in History
September 23,1779-The American navy under John Paul Jones,commanding from Bonhomme Richard,defeats and captures the British man-of-war Serapis.
September 23,1806-The Lewis and Clark expedition arrives back in St. Louis just over 3 years after its departure.
Born on this day
September 23,1215-Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire,born in Mongolia.
September 23,1838-Victoria Woodhull,Ohio US,feminist/reformer-first woman to be nominated for US presidency.
Today in Sports
September 23,1952-1st closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event.
September 23,1984-SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 24, 2016 9:37:13 GMT -5
Today in History
September 24,1929-The first flight using only instruments is completed by U.S.Army pilot James Doolittle.
September 24,2009-LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device)"sonic cannon",a nonlethal device that utilizes intense sound,is used in the United States for the first time,to disperse protestors at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.
Born on this day
September 24,1755-John Marshall,4th Chief Justice of the United States,born in Germantown,Virginia.
September 24,1941-Linda Eastman McCartney,photographer and musician (Wings-Ram)and wife of Paul McCartney,born in New York City,New York.
Today in Sports
September 24,1983-Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season.
September 24,1930-Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights.
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Post by Doc on Sept 24, 2016 18:12:47 GMT -5
September 24,2009-LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device)"sonic cannon",a nonlethal device that utilizes intense sound,is used in the United States for the first time,to disperse protestors at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. Well, they better have a few of those bad boys warmed up and ready in every city nowadays.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 25, 2016 9:13:43 GMT -5
Today in History
September 25,1804-The 12th Amendment is ratified,changing the procedure of choosing the President & Vice President.
September 25,1981-Sandra Day O'Conner,the first female Supreme Court Justice,is sworn in.
Born on this day
September 25,1931-Barbara Walters,television news personality and interviewer,was born in Boston Massachusetts.
September 25,1944-Michael Douglas,actor,producer;his numerous awards include 2 Academy Awards(One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,Wall Street)4 Golden Globes and the Cecil B. DeMille Award,was born in New Brunswick,New Jersey.
Today in Sports
September 25,1934-Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game.
September 25,1949-4th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 26, 2016 9:57:31 GMT -5
Today in History
September 26,1820-The legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone dies quietly at the Defiance, Mo.,home of his son Nathan,at age 85.
September 26,1950-General Douglas MacArthur's American X Corps,fresh from the Inchon landing,links up with the U.S. 8th Army after its breakout from the Pusan Perimeter.
Born on this day
September 26,1783-Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman),American pioneer,born in Leominster,Ma.
September 26,1955-Carlene Carter,country rock singer,songwriter,musician;daughter of June Carter,stepdaughter of Johnny Cash("Keep It Out of Sight","Cool Reaction"),born in Nashville TN.
Today in Sports
September 26,1959-Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes the winningest National League lefty.
September 26,1977-Cleveland Browns play their first overtime game,beat the Patriots 30-27.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 27, 2016 10:18:31 GMT -5
Today in History
September 27,1864-Confederate guerrilla Bloody Bill Anderson and his henchmen,including a teenage Jesse James,massacre 20 unarmed Union soldiers at Centralia,Missouri.The event becomes known as the Centralia Massacre.
September 27,1956-The U.S. Air Force Bell X-2,the world's fastest and highest-flying plane,crashes,killing the test pilot.
Born on this day
September 27,1722-Samuel Adams,US revolutionary and politician (LT Gov-Mass,1789-94),born in Boston Massachusetts.
September 27,1972-Gwyneth Paltrow,actress (Pallbearer,Emma,Hard Eight),born in Los Angeles,California.
Today in Sports
September 27,1923-NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 home runs.
September 27,1992-Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title.
September 27,1942-NY Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down.
September 27,1987-NFL players strike begins in the United States.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 28, 2016 10:38:29 GMT -5
Today in History
September 28,1904-Woman arrested for smoking a cigarette in a car on 5th Avenue, New York City.
September 28,2015-NASA scientists announce the discovery of flowing water on Mars.
Born on this day
September 28,1954-Steve Largent,NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks),born in Tulsa,Oklahoma.
September 28,1987-Hillary Duff,actress and singer(Lizzie McGuire),born in Houston,Texas.
Today in Sports
September 28,1930-Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games.
September 28,1940-Michigan's Tom Harmon runs 72,86 & 94 yard touchdowns.
September 28,1951-Norm Van Brocklin of the Rams passes for NFL record 554 yards.
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Post by steelers1954 on Sept 29, 2016 10:06:44 GMT -5
Today in History
September 29,1850-Mormon leader Brigham Young is named the first governor of the Utah Territory.
September 29,1966-Chevrolet introduces the Camaro,which will become an iconic car.
September 29,1990-The YF-22,later named the F-22 Raptor,flies for the first time.
Born on this day
September 29,1907-Gene Autry,cowpoke/singer/actor/owner (California Angels) born in Tioga,Texas.
September 29,1954-Cindy Morgan,[Cichorski],actress (Tron),born in Chicago,Illinois.
Today in sports
September 29,1920-Babe Ruth sets then home run season record at 54.
September 29,1986-Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees.
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