Interesting things that happened September 21st:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1452 Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine monk, preacher, reformer
In 1756 John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface
In 1788 Margaret Smith Taylor, first lady (1849-50)
In 1866 H. G. (Herbert George) Wells (in Bromley, England), futurist,
writer
(War of the Worlds)
In 1874 Gustav Holst, composer ('The Planets')
In 1884 Hugh (Shorty) Ray, supervisor of NFL officials
In 1930 Dawn Addams (in England), actor (The Silent Enemy, A King in New
York)
In 1931 Larry Hagman, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas), son of Mary
Martin
In 1932 Melvin Van Peebles, American playwright
In 1935 Henry Gibson, comedian, actor (Laugh-in's poet, Blues Brothers
Movie)
In 1944 Fannie Flagg (in Alabama), actor (Candid Camera, Five Easy
Pieces),
author (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe)
In 1947 Stephen King, writer (****ning, Cujo, The Body, The Green Mile)
In 1950 Bill Murray (in Evanston, IL), actor (Groundhog Day,
Ghostbusters),
comedian, SNL's 1st replacement
Events worth noting:
+ Feast of St Matthew, apostle, evangelist
In 1776 Great fire in NY.
In 1784 First daily newspaper in US begins publication in Pennsylvania.
In 1792 First French Republic declared.
In 1863 Union forces retreat to Chattanooga, Tenn. after defeat at
Battle of
Chickamauga.
In 1893 1st auto built in US runs in Springfield, MA (built by Duryea
Bros.).
In 1895 First auto manufacturer opens -- Duryea Motor Wagon Company.
In 1906 Yankee first baseman Hal Chase's 22 put outs ties the record.
In 1915 Those famous stones at Stonehenge, England, are sold at auction
to
C.H.E. Chubb of Salisbury, England for 6,600 pounds.
In 1929 First legal forward pass in Canadian senior football thrown
(Calgary).
In 1930 Johann Ostermeyer patents his invention, the flashbulb.
In 1938 The Great New England Hurricane strikes, causing widespread
damage
and claiming more than 600 lives.
In 1954 The nuclear submarine "Nautilus" is commissioned.
In 1956 Yanks set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a
500
foot plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway.
In 1957 "Perry Mason" premieres.
In 1958 Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no hits Yankees 1-0.
In 1964 Malta gains independence from Britain.
In 1970 "Monday Night Football" on ABC premieres - Jets vs Browns.
In 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono were Dick Cavett's only guest.
In 1973 Diana Sands dies at 39.
In 1974 Jaqueline Susann dies at age 53.
+ U.S. Mariner 10 makes second fly-by of Mercury.
In 1980 Richard Todd of the Jets completes 42 p***** in a game (NFL
record).
In 1981 Belize gains independence from Britain (National Day).
+ Sandra Day O'Conner becomes the first female Supreme Court
Justice.
In 1982 Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in Exhibition - First hockey in
Meadowlands.
+ San Francisco cable cars cease operations for 2 years of
repairs.
And remember ...
National School Success Month
National Sewing Month
National Self-Awareness Month
National Preparedness Month
National Humor in Business Month
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