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September 2008
1

Labor Day

Ramadan

Earthquake in Japan Killed 150,000 (1923)

Germany Invaded Poland, Starting WWII (1939)

Titanic Wreckage Located (1985)

2

Great Fire of London (1666)

Theodore Roosevelt Said "Speak Softly & Carry a Big Stick" (1901)

Victory over Japan (V-J) Day (1945)

3

First Pictures Taken of Mars's Surface (1976)

Treaty of Paris Ended American Revolution (1783)

Wizard of Oz Published (1900)

4

Little Rock 9 Prevented from Integrating (1957)

Los Angeles Founded (1781)

5

Mother Teresa Died (1997)

Nat'l Be Late for Something Day

Tragedy at Munich Summer Olympics (1972)

6

Pres. William McKinley Shot (1901)

Star Trek Debuted on TV (1966)

Yellow Star of David Required for All German Jews (1941)

7

Babe Ruth Hit First Home Run (1915)

Buddy Holly's Birthday (1936)

ESPN Debuted on Cable TV (1979)

Sept. 7-13
Suicide Prevention Week

8

Int'l Literacy Day

Pres. Ford Pardoned Former Pres. Nixon (1974)

Texas Hurricane Killed 8,000 (1900)

9

California Admission Day (1850)

Grandparents Day

Name "United States of America" Adopted (1776)

10

20 Black Students Entered Ala. Public School (1963)

Rickshaw Invented (1869)

11

Patriot Day

Massive Terrorist Attack on Three American Cities (2001)

O. Henry's Birthday (1862)

12

First African-American Woman in Space (1992)

Henry Hudson Began Exploration of Hudson River (1609)

13

Int'l Chocolate Day

Milton Hershey's Birthday (1857)

Roald Dahl's Birthday (1916)

14

Baseball Season Cancelled Due to Players' Strike (1994)

First Peacetime Draft Established (1940)

"Star-Spangled Banner" Composed (1814)

15

Agatha Christie's Birthday (1890)

Alexander Fleming Discovered Penicillin (1928)

The Nuremberg Law Enacted in Germany (1935)

16

General Motors Founded (1908)

Int'l Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer

Mexican Independence Day

Stepfamily Day

17

23,000 Killed at Battle of Antietam (1862)

Constitution Completed & Signed (1787)

First Deaf Miss America Crowned (1994)

Sept. 17-23
Constitution Week

18

First Issue of The New York Times Published (1851)

Fugitive Slave Act Passed (1850)

Jimi Hendrix Died (1970)

Nat'l Play-Doh® Day

19

Mickey Mouse Debuted (1928)

William Golding's Birthday (1911)

20

Chester A. Arthur Inaugurated (1881)

Upton Sinclair's Birthday (1878)

21

Int'l Day of Peace

Stephen King's Birthday (1947)

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" Editorial Published (1897)

22

Autumn Begins

Elephant Appreciation Day

Emancipation Proclamation Issued (1862)

Iran-Iraq War Erupted (1980)

23

Native American Day

Neptune Discovered (1846)

Sigmund Freud Died (1939)

24

Dr. Seuss Died (1991)

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Birthday (1896)

25

Bill of Rights Created (1789)

First Female Supreme Court Justice Sworn In (1981)

Polygamy Renounced by Mormon Church (1890)

26

First Televised Presidential Debate (1960)

Ivan Pavlov's Birthday (1849)

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday (1774)

27

Ancestor Appreciation Day

First Skyscraper Opened in NYC (1932)

Samuel Adams's Birthday (1722)

Sept. 27-Oct. 4
Banned Books Week

28

"Black Sox Scandal" Indictments Given (1920)

Miles Davis Died (1991)

Tomato Proven Safe (1820)

29

Rosh Hashanah

Louis Pasteur Died (1895)

30

Int'l Translation Day

Nuremberg Trials Found 22 Guilty (1946)

 

 

 

 

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