Today is Monday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2009. There are 115 days left in the year. This is Labor Day. UPI Almanac.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain with the first air attack on London.Sound Bite: CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow.
On this date:
In 1533, England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich. In 1822, Brazil declared its independence from Portugal. In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House. In 1892, James Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round of a prizefight at New Orleans, the first major fight under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. In 1901, the Peace of Beijing ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. In 1907, the British liner RMS Lusitania set out from Liverpool, England, on its maiden voyage, arriving six days later in New York. In 1927, American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line through purely electronic means with a device called an "image dissector."[Resulting in "The Flying Nun," & 30 yrs. of ESPN. Great. — Ed.] In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio. In 1968, feminists protesting outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., tossed items including bras into a trash can ostensibly for burning, although nothing was actually set on fire. (The winner of the pageant was Miss Illinois, Judith Ford.) Forty years ago, in 1969, Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen died in Washington D.C. at age 73. In 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the US to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos. Convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was released after serving more than four years in prison. In 1986, Desmond Tutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa. In 1990, Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Fla., came forward to identify herself as the woman who had been infected with AIDS, apparently by her late dentist. (She died the following year.) In 1997, Mobutu Sese Seko, the former dictator of Zaire, died in exile in Morocco at age 66. In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire equaled Roger Maris' single-season home run record as he hit No. 61 in a game against the Chicago Cubs. Ten years ago: Indonesia imposed martial law in East Timor, promising to crack down on rampaging pro-Indonesian militias after the territory's vote for independence. A 5.9 earthquake in Athens, Greece, claimed 143 lives. It was announced that Viacom Inc. was buying CBS Corp. for $36 billion. Five years ago: An Associated Press tally showed that US military deaths in the Iraq campaign had passed the 1,000 mark. Former Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice died in Jackson at age 70. In 2006, former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed he was the source of a leak that had disclosed the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame, saying he didn't realize Plame's job was covert. In 2007, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay almost $200 million to 144 people who claimed sexual abuse by clergy. One year ago: Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship. Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands in the Atlantic as a Category 4 storm. Serena Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 to win her third US Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title. Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins died in El Paso Texas, at age 78. Mystery author Gregory Mcdonald died in Pulaski, Tenn., at age 71. Astroland, New York City's world famous amusement park at Coney Island, closed after 46 years.
Today's Birthdays September 7
Pianist Arthur Ferrante is 88. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) is 85. Jazz musician Sonny Rollins is 79.
Singer Alfa Anderson (Chic) is 63. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 60. Rock singer Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) is 58. Actress Julie Kavner is 58. Rock musician Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 56. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 55. Actor Michael Emerson (TV: "Lost") is 55. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 53. Singer Margot Chapman is 52. Actor W. Earl Brown is 46. Actor Toby Jones is 43. Model-actress Angie Everhart is 40.Actor Tom Everett Scott is 39. Rock musician Chad Sexton (311) is 39. Actress Diane Farr is 38. Actress Shannon Elizabeth is 36. Actor Oliver Hudson is 33. Actor Devon Sawa is 31. Singer-musician Wes Willis (Rush of Fools) is 23. Actress Evan Rachel Wood is 22.
Today In Entertainment History September 7
One hundred years ago, in 1909, film and theatre director Elia Kazan was born in Constantinople (now Istanbul). In 1926, Hollywood studios closed for the day in honor of the funeral of Rudolph Valentino, the silent movie superstar who had died after ulcer surgery. In 1936, Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Texas. In 1967, the situation comedy "The Flying Nun" debuted on ABC. Sally Field starred as a novice nun who discovers she can fly. In 1978, Who drummer Keith Moon died in London of an overdose of a drug he was prescribed to combat alcoholism. Moon's replacement was Kenney Jones. In 1979, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable TV debut. In 1984, singer Janet Jackson married singer James DeBarge of the group DeBarge. The marriage was annulled after less than a year. In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur and record company executive Suge Knight were shot while driving in Las Vegas. Shakur died six days later. In 1998, the movie "There's Something About Mary" hit number one at the box office, eight weeks after its release. It's believed to be the first film to rise to the top so long after release. In 2002, musician Warren Zevon died in his sleep at his home near Los Angeles, a year after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He was 56. His final album, "The Wind," had been released just two weeks earlier. Last year, Britney Spears won three MTV Video Music Awards, including video of the year for "Piece of Me."
Thought for Today:
"People do not live in the present always, at one with it. They live at all kinds of and manners of distance from it, as difficult to measure as the course of planets. Fears and traumas make their journeys slanted, peripheral, uneven, evasive." — Anais Nin, American writer (1903-1977). ["American?" We'll give you a partial on that one. — Ed.]
Sound Bite: CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow.
[Resulting in "The Flying Nun," & 30 yrs. of ESPN. Great. — Ed.] In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio. In 1968, feminists protesting outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., tossed items including bras into a trash can ostensibly for burning, although nothing was actually set on fire. (The winner of the pageant was Miss Illinois, Judith Ford.) Forty years ago, in 1969, Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen died in Washington D.C. at age 73. In 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the US to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos. Convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was released after serving more than four years in prison. In 1986, Desmond Tutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa. In 1990, Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Fla., came forward to identify herself as the woman who had been infected with AIDS, apparently by her late dentist. (She died the following year.) In 1997, Mobutu Sese Seko, the former dictator of Zaire, died in exile in Morocco at age 66. In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire equaled Roger Maris' single-season home run record as he hit No. 61 in a game against the Chicago Cubs. Ten years ago: Indonesia imposed martial law in East Timor, promising to crack down on rampaging pro-Indonesian militias after the territory's vote for independence. A 5.9 earthquake in Athens, Greece, claimed 143 lives. It was announced that Viacom Inc. was buying CBS Corp. for $36 billion. Five years ago: An Associated Press tally showed that US military deaths in the Iraq campaign had passed the 1,000 mark. Former Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice died in Jackson at age 70. In 2006, former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed he was the source of a leak that had disclosed the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame, saying he didn't realize Plame's job was covert. In 2007, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay almost $200 million to 144 people who claimed sexual abuse by clergy. One year ago: Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship. Hurricane Ike roared across low-lying islands in the Atlantic as a Category 4 storm. Serena Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 to win her third US Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title. Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins died in El Paso Texas, at age 78. Mystery author Gregory Mcdonald died in Pulaski, Tenn., at age 71. Astroland, New York City's world famous amusement park at Coney Island, closed after 46 years.
Actor Tom Everett Scott is 39. Rock musician Chad Sexton (311) is 39. Actress Diane Farr is 38. Actress Shannon Elizabeth is 36. Actor Oliver Hudson is 33. Actor Devon Sawa is 31. Singer-musician Wes Willis (Rush of Fools) is 23. Actress Evan Rachel Wood is 22.
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