In 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out. When it was extinguished three days later, nearly 400 acres in the city had been destroyed, including some 13,000 houses and the old St. Paul's Cathedral.
In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was established.
In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta.
In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.
In 1930, the first non-stop airplane flight from Europe to the US was completed in 37 hours as Capt. Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte of France arrived in Valley Stream, N.Y., aboard their Breguet 19 biplane, which bore the symbol of a large question mark.
In 1935, a hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys, claiming more than 400 lives.
In 1944, Navy pilot George H.W. Bush was shot down by Japanese forces as he completed a bombing run over the Bonin Islands. The future president was rescued by a U.S. submarine.
In 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent republic. (Ho died on this date in 1969.)In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act, which provided aid to public and private education to promote learning in such fields as math and science.
In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.
Forty years ago, in 1969, the first automatic teller machine (ATM) to utilize magnetic-striped cards was opened to the public at Chemical Bank in New York. (Called a "Docuteller," it was developed by Donald C. Wetzel.)
In 1985, a U.S.-French expedition announced that it had located the wreckage of the Titanic about 560 miles off Newfoundland.
In 1992, the United States and Russia agreed to build a space station.
In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard.
Ten years ago: It was announced that President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, had signed a contract to purchase a $1.7 million house in Chappaqua, N.Y., ending a months-long guessing game over where the couple would live after leaving the White House.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush pledged "a safer world and a more hopeful America" as he accepted his party's nomination for a second term at the Republican National Convention in New York. A military jury at Camp Pendleton, Calif., convicted Marine Sgt. Gary Pittman of dereliction of duty and abuse of prisoners at a makeshift detention camp in Iraq; Pittman was sentenced to 60 days of hard labor and demoted to private. A jury at Fort Lewis, Wash., convicted a National Guardsman of trying to help al-Qaida; Specialist Ryan G. Anderson was sentenced to life in prison.
In 2005, a National Guard convoy packed with food, water and medicine rolled into New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina.
One year ago: Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history at their convention in St. Paul, Minn., and enthusiastically extolled their own man, John McCain, as ready to lead the nation. President George W. Bush briefly addressed the convention by satellite from the White House. A gunman in Skagit County, Wash., killed six people and injured four others; a suspect, Isaac Zamora, is awaiting trial. Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was left paralyzed in a shooting outside an apartment building in Jacksonville, Fla.; a suspect, Tyrone Hartsfield, is awaiting trial.
Today's Birthdays September 2
Actor Meinhardt Raabe (the Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz") is 94. Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 90. Jazz musician Horace Silver is 81. Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) is 78. Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Gooden (The Impressions) is 70. Singer Jimmy Clanton is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) is 66. Singer Joe Simon is 66. Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 61. Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 61. Actor Mark Harmon is 58. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is 58. Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 57. Actress Linda Purl is 54. Rock musician Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) is 51. Country musician Paul Deakin (The Mavericks) is 50. Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 49. Actor Keanu Reeves is 45. Former heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis is 44. Actress Salma Hayek is 43. Actress Kristen Cloke is 41. Actress Cynthia Watros is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer K-Ci is 40. Actor-comedian Katt Williams is 36. Actor Michael Lombardi is 35. Rock musician Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) is 32. NFL player Brian Westbrook is 30. Rock musician Spencer Smith (Panic at the Disco) is 22.
Today In Entertainment History September 2
In 1963, "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" expanded from 15 to 30 minutes, becoming network television's first half-hour nightly newscast.
In 1970, Genesis ran an ad in "Melody Maker." It was answered by Phil Collins, who joined the group.
In 1975, the Great American Music Fair ended violently in Syracuse, N.Y., when a crowd of 500 stormed the gate to get in without paying. Police arrested 60 people. The fair featured performances by the Doobie Brothers and Jefferson Starship.
In 1978, George Harrison married Olivia Trinidad Arias, a secretary at his Dark Horse Records company. That same day, Emilio and Gloria Estefan got married.
In 1983, Tom Brokaw took over as anchor of NBC's "Nightly News."
In 1986, Cathy Evelyn Smith was sentenced to three years in jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with the drug overdose death of comedian John Belushi in 1982. Debbie Gibson signed with Atlantic Records. She was still in high school at the time.
In 1988, The Amnesty International Human Rights Now! tour opened in London. It featured Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssou N'Dour and it hit 15 countries.
Twenty years ago, in 1989, singer Ric Ocasek of The Cars married model Paulina Porizkova, & Ozzy Osbourne was arrested for allegedly trying to kill his wife, Sharon, after a drinking binge. The case was dropped after he went into rehab and the couple reconciled.
In 1991, Garth Brooks released the album "Ropin' the Wind."
In 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland. The event featured a concert with Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, and several others.
In 2000, Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell married Leighanne Wallace in Atlanta.
In 2005, Kanye West went off the script during an NBC telethon to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. He said, among other things, "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
Sound Bites: Supreme Allied Commander Douglas MacArthur. President Harry S. Truman declares V-J Day.
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act, which provided aid to public and private education to promote learning in such fields as math and science.
In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.
Forty years ago, in 1969, the first automatic teller machine (ATM) to utilize magnetic-striped cards was opened to the public at Chemical Bank in New York. (Called a "Docuteller," it was developed by Donald C. Wetzel.)
In 1985, a U.S.-French expedition announced that it had located the wreckage of the Titanic about 560 miles off Newfoundland.
In 1992, the United States and Russia agreed to build a space station.
In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard.
Ten years ago: It was announced that President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, had signed a contract to purchase a $1.7 million house in Chappaqua, N.Y., ending a months-long guessing game over where the couple would live after leaving the White House.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush pledged "a safer world and a more hopeful America" as he accepted his party's nomination for a second term at the Republican National Convention in New York. A military jury at Camp Pendleton, Calif., convicted Marine Sgt. Gary Pittman of dereliction of duty and abuse of prisoners at a makeshift detention camp in Iraq; Pittman was sentenced to 60 days of hard labor and demoted to private. A jury at Fort Lewis, Wash., convicted a National Guardsman of trying to help al-Qaida; Specialist Ryan G. Anderson was sentenced to life in prison.
In 2005, a National Guard convoy packed with food, water and medicine rolled into New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina.
One year ago: Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history at their convention in St. Paul, Minn., and enthusiastically extolled their own man, John McCain, as ready to lead the nation. President George W. Bush briefly addressed the convention by satellite from the White House. A gunman in Skagit County, Wash., killed six people and injured four others; a suspect, Isaac Zamora, is awaiting trial. Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was left paralyzed in a shooting outside an apartment building in Jacksonville, Fla.; a suspect, Tyrone Hartsfield, is awaiting trial.
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