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"BATTLE OF MARATHON"
490 BC, as the ATHENIANS met the PERSIANS at the "BATTLE OF MARATHON", the former dispatched courier PHIDIPPEDES to beg assistance from SPARTA, 26 miles away. On SEPTEMBER 4TH, he raced back to MARATHON with word help would be delayed. On SEPTEMBER 9TH, the ATHENIANS carried the day. PHIDIPPEDES then raced to ATHENS. Upon arrival, he announced, "Rejoice, we are victorious", and keeled over -- dead from exhaustion.
44 BC, QUEEN CLEOPATRA VII named her son, PTOLEMY XV CAESARION, as co-ruler of EGYPT.
"BATTLE OF ACTIUM"
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31 BC, ROME'S OCTAVIAN, who later became EMPEROR AUGUSTUS, defeated his rival MARC ANTONY in the "BATTLE OF ACTIUM". |
1192, SARACEN-sultan SALADIN and the THIRD CRUSADE leader, KING RICHARD THE LION-HEARTED, agreed to a ceasefire.
1547, SPANISH-conquistador HERNANDO CORTES died at 62.
GREAT FIRE OF LONDON BEGAN
1666, the GREAT FIRE OF LONDON began in a PUDDING LANE bakery, eventually destroying over 13,000 structures including ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
1752, all ENGLISH-speaking nations, including the AMERICAN colonies, finally adopted the GREGORIAN CALENDAR. The next day became SEPTEMBER 14TH.
DEPARTMENT OF
TREASURY ESTABLISHED
1789, CONGRESS established the DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
1792, in the FRENCH REVOLUTION, mobs killed nobles and members of the clergy in the streets of PARIS.
1806, in the GOLDAU VALLEY of SWITZERLAND, the top of the ROSSBERG PEAK suddenly collapsed, creating a landslide that destroyed four villages and killed 457 people.
1807, the BRITISH navy bombarded COPENHAGEN to prevent a DANISH surrender of its fleet to NAPOLEON.
1833, JOHN SHIPHERD and PHILO STEWART founded OBERLIN COLLEGE in OHIO.
1859, a series of solar flares caused an interruption in telegraph service.
1862, after the UNION disastrous defeat at the "SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN", PRESIDENT LINCOLN reluctantly restored GENERAL GEORGE MCCLELLAN to the status of full command.
| 1864, UNION forces, under GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, occupied the CONFEDERATE stronghold of ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
1897, "MCCALL'S" magazine published its first edition. | |
SHERMAN OCCUPIED ATLANTA
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BATTLE OF OMDURMAN"
1898, winning the "BATTLE OF OMDURMAN [KARARI]" against the MAHDIST forces, LORD KITCHENER recaptured SUDAN for the BRITISH EMPIRE. The battle introduced the machine gun to warfare.
1900, a telegraph link connected the UNITED STATES and GERMANY.
1901, at the MINNESOTA STATE FAIR, VICE-PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT uttered his famous advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick".
1908, in a heavyweight title bout, boxer TOMMY BURNS ko'd BILL LANG in the sixth round.
FIRST FEMALE SOLO
FLIGHT
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1910, BLANCHE SCOTT, the first woman to make a solo airplane flight, reached a 20-foot altitude above a FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, park. |
"AROUND THE
WORLD" OPENED
1911, the musical "AROUND THE WORLD" opened at the HIPPODROME in NEW YORK for a run of 445 performances.
| 1916, the play "THE MAN WHO CAME BACK" opened at the PLAYHOUSE THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run 457 performances.
1920, W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S "EAST OF SUEZ" debuted in LONDON. | |
"MAN WHO CAME BACK" OPENED
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1822, the musical "BETTER TIMES" opened at the HIPPODROME THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 405 performances.
1924, RUDOLPH FRIML'S operetta, "ROSE MARIE", opened at the IMPERIAL THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 557 performances. The same day, BILL TILDEN won the U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
1929, LEVER BROTHERS and MARGARINE UNION merged to form UNILEVER. The same day, NEW YORK'S WOR-AM ended its affiliation with the CBS NETWORK.
1930, arriving in VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK, aboard the "QUESTION MARK", CAPTAIN DIEUDONNE COSTE and MAURICE BELLONTE, both of FRANCE, completed the first non-stop flight from EUROPE to the UNITED STATES.
1934, crooner RUSS COLUMBO died at 26.
LABOR DAY HURRICANE
1935, during a hurricane in the FLORIDA KEYS, the barometric pressure fell to a record 26.35. The storm killed 408 people.
1936, UNITED ARTISTS released the film "THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS", starring RANDOLPH SCOTT, BINNIE BARNES, HENRY WILCOXON, BRUCE CABOT, HEATHER ANGEL, PHILIP REED, and ROBERT BARRAT.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL PARK DEDICATED
1940, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT dedicated the GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. The same day, BYRON NELSON won the PGA CHAMPIONSHIP at HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA.
"LADY IN THE DARK" OPENED
1941, the musical "LADY IN THE DARK", starring GERTRUDE LAWRENCE, opened at the ALVIN THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 305 performances. The same day, the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES received a copyright for its OSCAR©.
1942, GERMAN troops advanced to the city limits of STALINGRAD in RUSSIA.
BUSH SHOT DOWN
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1944, the JAPANESE shot down pilot and future- president GEORGE BUSH while he was on a bombing run. An AMERICAN submarine rescued him. The same day, the NAZIS sent diarist ANNE FRANK to AUSCHWITZ; and ALLIED forces liberated PISA in ITALY. |
JAPANESE SURRENDER
1945, aboard the "USS MISSOURI" in TOKYO BAY, the JAPANESE surrendered to the ALLIES. The same day, HO CHI MINH declared VIET NAM an independent republic; and SARAH COOKE won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
1949, a fire at the riverfront area of CHUNGKING, CHINA, killed over 1,500 people.
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1950, WARNER BROTHERS released the film-musical "TEA FOR TWO", starring DORIS DAY, GORDON MACRAE, EVE ARDEN, BILLY DE WOLFE, S-Z SAKALL, and BILL GOODWIN.
1958, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER signed the "NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT". | |
"TEA FOR TWO" RELEASED
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1960, the SOVIET UNION'S TAMARA and IRINA PRESS became the first sisters to win gold medals at the OLYMPICS.
1963, CBS'S WALTER CRONKITE anchored the first regularly- scheduled, half-hour newscast on network television. The same day, ALABAMA GOVERNOR GEORGE WALLACE prevented the integration of TUSKEGEE HIGH SCHOOL.
1964, golfer NORMAN MANLEY scored aces (two under par) on back-to-back holes at CALIFORNIA'S DEL VALLE COUNTRY CLUB. The same day, AMERICAN war-hero ALVIN YORK died at 76 in PALL MALL, TENNESSEE.
1965, the CHICAGO CUBS' ERNIE BANKS hit his 400th career home run. The same day, the RIAA gave gold certification to the single "HELP!" by the BEATLES as the group released another hit, "YESTERDAY"; and the ROLLING STONES appeared on the BRITISH TV-show "READY, STEADY, GO!".
HOUK RENEWED
YANKEE CONTRACT
1969, RALPH HOUK signed a three-year contract to continue as manager the NEW YORK YANKEES. The same day, NORTH VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT HO CHI MINH died; and the first automated-teller machine was introduced in ROCKVILLE CENTER, NEW YORK.
1970, PHIL COLLINS became the drummer for the rock-group GENESIS.
1971, the ELECTRIC CIRCUS CLUB in NEW YORK folded.
1972, MILT PAPPAS of the CHICAGO WHITE SOX no-hit the SAN DIEGO PADRES, 1-0.
1973, the DETROIT TIGERS fired their manager, BILLY MARTIN. The same day, BRITISH-writer JOHN R-R TOLKIEN died at 81.
1978, TEDDY PENDERGRASS performed at a "FOR WOMEN ONLY" concert in NEW YORK CITY. The same day, MIAMI SOUND MACHINE members GLORIA FAJARDO, 21, and EMILIO ESTEFAN, JR., 25, tied the knot; and former-BEATLE GEORGE HARRISON married his second wife, OLIVIA TRINIDAD ARIAS.
1979, golfer MARK O'MEARA won the U-S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
| 1984, the NEW YORK GIANTS defeated the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, 28-27, as quarterback PHIL SIMMS passed for 409 yards and four touchdowns. The same day, a revival of the musical "ZORBA" closed at the BROADWAY THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 362 performances. | |
PHIL SIMMS DAY OF PASSING
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1985, the 20TH JERRY LEWIS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TELETHON raised over $33-million.
1986, CATHY EVELYN SMITH received a three-year sentence for her involvement in supplying the drugs that caused the death of actor-comedian JOHN BELUSHI.
1988, the AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL rock tour, "HUMAN RIGHTS NOW", featuring STING, PETER GABRIEL, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, and TRACY CHAMPMAN, got underway at LONDON'S WEMBLEY STADIUM.
BANGLES' LAST CONCERT
1989, in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, the BANGLES, a female rock group, played their last concert. The same day, PAULA ABDUL'S "COLD HEARTED" topped the pop-singles charts; and basketball-star MICHAEL JORDAN wed JUANITA VANOY.
1990, the TORONTO BLUE JAYS' DAVE STIEB no-hit the CLEVELAND INDIANS, 3-0.
1991, the UNITED STATES recognized as independent states the former SOVIET-republics LITHUANIA, LATVIA, and ESTONIA. The same day, the "JERRY LEWIS 26TH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TELETHON" raised more than $45-million.
1992, an earthquake and aftershocks caused flooding in NICARAGUA, killing over 100 people. The same day, the UNITED STATES and RUSSIA agreed to build a space station.
1993, PEARL JAM and EN VOGUE were winners at the 10TH MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS. The same day, the UNITED STATES and RUSShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_Flight_111IA agreed upon a joint venture to construct an orbiting space station.
1995, on his 30th birthday, actor CHARLIE SHEEN married DONNA PEELE, 25.
1997, SIR RUDOLF BING, former general manager of the NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPERA, died at 95.
SWISSAIR CRASH
1998, a SWISSAIR jetliner crashed off the coast of NOVA SCOTIA, killing all 229 on board.
CLINTONS REVEALED
NEW HOME
1999, PRESIDENT and MRS. CLINTON announced they had contracted to purchase for $1.7-million a home in CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK.
2001, actor TROY DONAHUE died at 65 in SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
2003, the DISNEYLAND ride attraction, "BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN RAILROAD, derailed, causing the death of a park guest, MARCELO TORRES.
2004, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH accepted the REPUBLICAN'S nomination for a second term at the party's convention in NEW YORK CITY.
2005, actor BOB DENVER, forever known as "GILLIGAN", died at 70 in WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.
2006, athlete-and-congressman BOB MATHIAS died at 75 in FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.
Sporting-Goods Pioneer ALBERT SPALDING (1850)
Folk-Singer TOM GLAZER (1914)
Journalist-Critic CLEVELAND AMORY (1917)
Washington-Figure MARTHA MITCHELL (1918)
Composer HGO MONTENEGRO (1925)
Film-Director HAL ASHBY (1929)
Musician-Singer BILLY PRESTON (1946)
Teacher-Astronaut CHRISTA MCAULIFFE (1948)
Jazz-Legend HORACE SILVER is 82
Former-SENATOR ALAN SIMPSON is 79
Former Baseball-Commissioner PETER UEBERROTH is 73
Singer SAM GOODEN of the IMPRESSIONS is 71
Singer JIMMY CLANTON is 70
Basketball-Coach JOHN THOMPSON is 69
Singer JOE SIMON is 67
Singer ROSALIND ASHFORD of the VANDELLAS is 67
Football-Great TERRY BRADSHAW is 62
Basketball-Great NATE ARCHIBALD is 61
Actor MARK HARMON is 59
Tennis-Great JIMMY CONNORS is 58
Actress LINDA PURL is 55
Musician JERRY AUGUSTYNIAK of 10,000 MANIACS is 52
Football-Great ERIC DICKERSON is 50
Actor KEANU REEVES is 46
Boxer LENNOX LEWIS is 45
Actress SELMA HAYEK is 44
Actress KRISTEN CLOKE is 42
Actress CYNTHIA WATROS is 42
Football-Player TOMMY MADDOX is 39
Singer TONY THOMPSON is 35
Actor MICHAEL LOMBARDI is 34
Musician SAM RIVERS of LIMP BIZKIT is 33
Baseball-Player JASON HAMMEL is 28
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