MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 © LABOR DAY LABOUR DAY [CANADA] RENT A MOVIE DAY JERRY LEWIS MDA TELETHON FINALE READ A BOOK DAY STILLBIRTH REMEMBRANCE DAY [U-S/ CANADA] COFFEE ICE CREAM DAY YELLOW DAY (1881) Printer Friendly Version (WordPad RTF) [Click HEADLINES for links] NOTE: External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or facts contained therein. Daily entries are constantly updated up 'til the day before each date. 394 AD, the ROMAN army, led by EMPEROR THEODOSIUS I, defeated the pagan usurper EUGENIUS at the "BATTLE OF THE FRIGIDIUS". 1492, the COLUMBUS fleet of three, the "NIÑA", the "PINTA", and the "SANTA MARIA", sailed westward from GOMERA in the CANARY ISLANDS. HURRICANE STRUCK "ATOCHA" 1622, a hurricane struck and destroyed the SPANISH-galleon "NUESTRA SEÑORA DE ATOCHA" off the shores of the FLORIDA KEYS. The crew and passengers went to the bottom with a treasure of jewels, artifacts, gold, and silver -- valued at $280-million. Three-hundred and sixty years later, TREASURE SALVORS, INC., located the wreck and its treasures. 1628, the PURITANS founded the community of SALEM in the MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 1688, AUSTRIA occupied BELGRADE in SERBIA. 1716, the first lighthouse in the AMERICAN colonies was completed in BOSTON HARBOR. 1776, AMERICA'S first submersible, DAVID BUSHNELL'S egg-shaped "TURTLE", piloted by SERGEANT EZRA LEE, unsuccessfully attacked the BRITISH-vessel "HMS EAGLE" in NEW YORK harbor. FIRST SUBMARINE ATTACK 1781, an invading force of BRITISH troops, led by BENEDICT ARNOLD, defeated the AMERICAN militiamen at the "BATTLE OF GROTON HEIGHTS" in CONNECTICUT. 1791, MOZART'S opera "LA CLEMENZA DI TITO" debuted in PRAGUE. 1837, OBERLIN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE in OHIO became the nation's first coeducational school of higher learning. 1853, feminists held a women's rights convention in NEW YORK CITY. 1861, GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT'S UNION troops occupied PADUCAH, KENTUCKY. 1862, GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON moved his CONFEDERATE troops into FREDERICK, MARYLAND. OVERNIGHT EVACUATION OF FORT WAGNER 1864, on MORRIS ISLAND in CHARLESTON HARBOR, the CONFEDERATES, pressured by UNION siege batteries, began their overnight evacuation of FORT WAGNER and BATTERY GREGG. 1869, the first westbound train arrived in SAN FRANCISCO. 1873, scheduled cable-car service began in SAN FRANCISCO. 1876, the SOUTHERN PACIFIC completed its railroad line from LOS ANGELES to SAN FRANCISCO. 1879, the first BRITISH telephone exchange opened on LOMBARD STREET in LONDON. 1881, a yellow haze, caused by forest fires in MICHIGAN, covered the NORTHEAST. The incident was nicknamed "YELLOW DAY". 1886, BRITISH QUEEN VICTORIA created the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (DSO) award. 1899, CARNATION produced its first can of evaporated milk. "FIDDLE-DEE-DEE" OPENED 1900, the WEBER and FIELDS' burlesque-revue "FIDDLE-DEE-DEE" opened at the WEBER AND FIELDS BROADWAY MUSIC HALL for a run of 242 performances. MCKINLEY SHOT IN BUFFALO 1901, LEON CZOLGOSZ shot PRESIDENT MCKINLEY at BUFFALO'S PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. MCKINLEY died eight days later. 1905, FRANK SMITH of the CHICAGO WHITE SOX no-hit the DETROIT TIGERS, 15-0. PEARY TELEGRAM ARRIVED 1909, a message arrived at the NEW YORK TIMES from ROBERT PEARY, stating, "I have the POLE, APRIL SIX". The telegram confirmed he and MATTHEW HENSON had reached the NORTH POLE, five months earlier. 1912, the NEW YORK GIANTS' JEFF TESSREAU no-hit the PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, 3-0. 1913, golfer JERRY TRAVERS won the U-S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. 1914, at the "BATTLE OF THE MARNE", the FRENCH prevented the GERMANS from capturing PARIS. ACE GUYNEMER SHOT DOWN NUMBER 53 1917, FRENCH flying-ace GEORGES GUYNEMER shot down his 53rd GERMAN aircraft. On SEPTEMBER 11TH, his plane was reported missing; his body was never found. 1920, BILL TILDEN won the 40TH U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. Also 1920 in the first heavyweight-title fight to be broadcast on radio, JACK DEMPSEY ko'd BILLY MISKE in the third round. 1924, in ITALY, an assassination attempt on BENITO MUSSOLINI failed. 1925, UNIVERSAL PICTURES released the silent-film "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA", starring, and directed by, LON CHANEY. The star considered it his crowning achievement. "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" RELEASED "GOOD NEWS" OPENED 1927, the musical "GOOD NEWS" opened at CHANIN'S 46TH STREET THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 557 performances. The same day in an 18-inning game, the BOSTON RED SOX beat the NEW YORK YANKEES, 12-11. 1935, RKO released the film "TOP HAT", starring FRED ASTAIRE, GINGER ROGERS, EDWARD EVERETT HORTON, HELEN BRODERICK, ERIK RHODES, ERIC BLORE, and LUCILLE BALL. 1939, for the first time in WORLD WAR II, the GERMAN LUFTWAFFE attacked GREAT BRITAIN. The same day, SOUTH AFRICA declared war on GERMANY. 1941, BOBBY RIGGS won the U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. SARAH COOKE captured the women's title. 1942, PAULINE BETZ won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. "DOUBLE INDEMNITY" RELEASED 1944, PARAMOUNT released BILLY WILDER'S film-noir classic, "DOUBLE INDEMNITY", starring FRED MACMURRAY, BARBARA STANWYCK, and EDWARD G. ROBINSON . 1946, in the first game played in the ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE, CLEVELAND defeated MIAMI, 44-0. Also in 1946, RKO released the film-noir thriller, "CRACK-UP", starring PAT O'BRIEN, CLAIRE TREVOR, and HERBERT MARSHALL. 1948, ALLIED ARTISTS released the film "THE BABE RUTH STORY", starring WILLIAM BENDIX, CLAIRE TREVOR, CHARLES BICKFORD, WILLIAM FRAWLEY, and GERTRUDE NIESEN. The same day in NEW YORK, the UNITED STATES defeated AUSTRALIA, 5-0, to win the DAVIS CUP; and QUEEN JULIANA ascended the DUTCH throne. . "BABE RUTH STORY" RELEASED 1952, CANADA'S first TV station, CBFT-TV in MONTREAL, aired its first programs 1953, CONRAD ADENAUER'S CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS won the elections in WEST GERMANY. 1954, VIC SEIXAS won the U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. DORIS HART captured the women's title. The same day in NEW YORK CITY, WINS-AM introduced its first rock-and-roll program -- "THE ALAN FREED SHOW". 1955, the western-series "THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT EARP", starring HUGH O'BRIEN, debuted on ABC TELEVISION. 1957, at the RCA studios, ELVIS PRESLEY recorded "WHITE CHRISTMAS", "HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS", and "SILENT NIGHT". "WANTED" DEAD OR ALIVE" DEBUTED 1958, STEVE MCQUEEN debuted as JOSH RANDALL in the western series, "WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE", on CBS TELEVISION. The same day, MISSISSIPPI'S MARY ANN MOBLEY at 21 won the MISS AMERICA title. 1959, actor EDMUND GWENN died at 83; and BRITISH-actress KAY KENDALL died at 32. 1961, singer-songwriter BOB DYLAN debuted at the GASLIGHT CAFE in NEW YORK CITY. 1963, as calculated by sports-historian LEE ALLEN, major-league baseball played its 100,000th game. The same day, JERRY LEE LEWIS left SUN RECORDS in MEMPHIS. 1965, INDIA invaded WEST PAKISTAN. 1966 birth-control advocate MARGARET SANGER died at 86. The same day, a race riot broke out in ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 1968, SWAZILAND gained its independence from BRITAIN. The same day, ERIC CLAPTON recorded his solo effort on "WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS" by the BEATLES. "CABARET" CLOSED 1969, the musical "CABARET" closed at the BROADWAY THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 1,165 performances. 1972, the MUNICH SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES resumed, after the terrorist massacre of ISRAELI athletes. The same day, JOHN LENNON and YOKO ONO appeared on the "JERRY LEWIS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TELETHON". 1974, actor OTTO KRUGER died on his 89th birthday. 1975, as CHRIS EVERT won her sixth WOMEN'S SINGLES at the U-S OPEN tennis tournament, CZECH-star MARTINA NAVRATILOVA asked AMERICAN authorities for political asylum. The same day, GLEN CAMPBELL'S "RHINESTONE COWBOY" topped the pop- singles charts; and an earthquake on the ANATOLIAN FAULT killed more than 2,500 in LICE, TURKEY. SOVIET JET PILOT BELENKO DEFECTED 1976, landing at HAKODATE airport, aboard his "MIG 25" jet, SOVIET-pilot VIKTOR BELENKO defected to JAPAN. 1978, LOUIS REICHHARDT and JAMES WICKWIRE became the first AMERICANS to scale the 28,250-foot, HIMALAYAN-peak K-2. 1979, a revival of the musical "PETER PAN", starring SANDY DUNCAN, opened at the LUNT-FONTANNE THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 554 performances. "PETER PAN" REVIVAL 1980, "UPSIDE DOWN" by DIANA ROSS reached number one on the pop-singles charts. The same day, CHRIS MILLS won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP; and SUSAN POWELL of OKLAHOMA won the MISS AMERICA crown. 1981, the LOS ANGELES DODGERS' FERNANDO VALENZUELA pitched his seventh shutout as a rookie, tying a NATIONAL LEAGUE record. The same day for a second time, BOB LEMMON became manager of the NEW YORK YANKEES; and "THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG" closed at the IMPERIAL THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 1,082 performances. SOVIETS ADMITTED DOWNING "OO7" 1983, the SOVIET UNION admitted to downing a KOREAN airliner, "FLIGHT 007", on SEPTEMBER FIRST. 1984, country-singer ERNEST TUBB, the "TEXAS TROUBADOR", died at 70 in NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. The same day, NBC'S "TODAY SHOW" began live telecasts from MOSCOW. 1985, singer JOHNNY DESMOND died at 65 in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 1986, BARBRA STREISAND performed at a $5,000- per- ticket, DEMOCRATIC PARTY fundraiser held at her MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, home. The same day in a heavyweight-title fight, MICHAEL SPINKS beat STEFFEN TANGSTAD by a tko in the fourth round. 1988, 11-year-old THOMAS GREGORY swam the ENGLISH CHANNEL. 1989, MADONNA'S "LIKE A PRAYER" won MTV'S "VIDEO OF THE YEAR" award. The same day, the AAU stripped CANADIAN track-star BEN JOHNSON of all his track records due to his use of steroids. 1990, rock-musician TOM FOGERTY of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL died at 48 of tuberculosis. The same day, SINEAD O'CONNOR won "BEST FEMALE VIDEO" at the MTV AWARDS. 1991, the SOVIET UNION recognized the independence of the BALTIC STATES -- LITHUANIA, LATVIA, and ESTONIA. The same day, the UNITED STATES won the WALKER CUP. 1994, AEROSMITH was a winner at the annual MTV AWARDS. RIPKEN BROKE RECORD 1995, the BALTIMORE ORIOLES' CAL RIPKEN, JR., played in his 2,131st consecutive game, surpassing LOU GEHRIG'S major- league record. Before the action, BRUCE HORNSBY and BRANFORD MARSALIS performed "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER". The same day, boxer BUSTER MATHIS died at 52; and the SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE voted, 6-0, to request the expulsion of BOB PACKWOOD. 1996, BALTIMORE'S EDDIE MURRAY hit his 500th career home run. 1997, large crowds gathered outside WESTMINSTER ABBEY for the funeral of PRINCESS DIANA. It is estimated that a worldwide audience of more than two billion viewed the ceremony. 2001, the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS' BARRY BONDS became the fifth major-league player to hit 60 home runs in one season. The same day, MEXICAN PRESIDENT VICENTE FOX addressed a joint session of the UNITED STATES CONGRESS; and the U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT announced it would no long pursue the break-up of MICROSOFT. "CITY BY THE SEA" OPENED 2002, WARNER BROTHERS released the film "CITY BY THE SEA", starring ROBERT DE NIRO, FRANCES MCDORMAND, JAMES FRANCO, ELIZA DUSHKU, WILLIAM FORSYTHE, and PATTI LUPONE. The same day, the U-S CONGRESS convened in NEW YORK CITY to pay respect to the victims of 9/11. 2003, hurricane "FABIAN" caused heavy damage as it whipped through BERMUDA -- the island's most-severe storm in 50 years. 2004, former-PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON underwent a successful, heart-bypass operation in NEW YORK CITY. 2005, the CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, but GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZNEGGER later vetoed the legislation. LUCIANO DIED 2007, ITALIAN-tenor LUCIANO PAVAROTTI died at 71 in MODENA, ITALY. 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