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Gravdigr · 09-22-2016, 02:58 PM

September 22

Today marks the September Equinox, the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward.

Today is OneWebDay, as well as World Car Free Day, not to be confused with World Free Car Day, which only occurs in Oprahland.

Only 93 days until Christmas.

1692 – The last of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials are hanged; the remainder of those convicted are all eventually released.

1711 – The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina between British, Dutch, and German settlers and the Tuscarora Tribe.

1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.

1823 – Joseph Smith states he found the Golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.

1885 – Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule.

1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.

1892 – Lindal Railway Incident occurred, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by Arthur Conan Doyle and the TV series Lost.

1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.

1914 – German submarine SM U-9 torpedoes and sinks the British cruisers HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy on the Broad Fourteeens off the Dutch coast with the loss of over 1,400 men.

1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.

1927 – Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.

1941 – World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.

1955 – In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.

1957 – In Haiti, François 'Papa Doc' Duvalier is elected president.

1975 – Sara Jane Moore (one of only two women to attempt assassinating a U.S. president, the other being Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, both attempts on Gerald Ford) tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.

1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.

1980 – Iraq invades Iran.

1985 - The first Farm Aid benefit concert was held before a crowd of 80,000 people at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, the event had been spurred on by Bob Dylan's comments at Live Aid earlier in that year that he hoped some of the money would help American farmers. The star studded line-up of country stars included: Alabama, Hoyt Axton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels Band, John Denver, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Willie Nelson, Charley Pride, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Rogers.

1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.

1995 – An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.

Births

1515 – Anne of Cleves; 1741 – Peter Simon Pallas (Pallus' Cat); 1791 – Michael Faraday; 1885 – Erich von Stroheim; 1896 – Henry Segrave

; 1902 – John Houseman; 1903 – Joseph Valachi (subject of The Valachi Papers); 1920 – Eric Baker (co-founded Amnesty International); 1924 – Charles Waterhouse

; 1927 – Tommy Lasorda; 1943 – Toni Basil♪ ♫(sang "Mickey"); 1948 – Jim Byrnes♪ ♫; 1951 – David Coverdale♪ ♫(Whitesnake, Deep Purple), Bobby Radcliff

; 1954 – Shari Belafonte; 1956 – Debby Boone♪ ♫; 1957 – Nick Cave♪ ♫; 1958 – Andrea Bocelli♪ ♫, Neil Cavuto, Joan Jett

; 1959 – Tai Babilonia; 1960 – Scott Baio; 1961 – Bonnie Hunt; 1975 – Bob Sapp

Deaths

1692 – Martha Corey; 1776 – Nathan Hale; 1989 – Irving Berlin♪ ♫; 1996 – Dorothy Lamour; 1999 – George C. Scott; 2001 – Isaac Stern

; 2003 – Gordon Jump (stn manager on WKRP In Cincinnatti); 2006 – Edward Albert; 2010 – Eddie Fisher♪ ♫; 2011 – Vesta Williams♪ ♫; 2015 – Yogi Berra

09-22-2016, 02:58 PM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	September 22 Today marks the September Equinox, the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Today is OneWebDay, as well as World Car Free Day, not to be confused with World Free Car Day, which only occurs in Oprahland. Only 93 days until Christmas. 1692 – The last of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials are hanged; the remainder of those convicted are all eventually released. 1711 – The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina between British, Dutch, and German settlers and the Tuscarora Tribe. 1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution. 1823 – Joseph Smith states he found the Golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried. 1885 – Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule. 1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published. 1892 – Lindal Railway Incident occurred, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by Arthur Conan Doyle and the TV series Lost. 1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain. 1914 – German submarine SM U-9 torpedoes and sinks the British cruisers HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy on the Broad Fourteeens off the Dutch coast with the loss of over 1,400 men. 1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States. 1927 – Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney. 1941 – World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed. 1955 – In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time. 1957 – In Haiti, François 'Papa Doc' Duvalier is elected president. 1975 – Sara Jane Moore (one of only two women to attempt assassinating a U.S. president, the other being Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, both attempts on Gerald Ford) tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple. 1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined. 1980 – Iraq invades Iran. 1985 - The first Farm Aid benefit concert was held before a crowd of 80,000 people at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, the event had been spurred on by Bob Dylan's comments at Live Aid earlier in that year that he hoped some of the money would help American farmers. The star studded line-up of country stars included: Alabama, Hoyt Axton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels Band, John Denver, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Willie Nelson, Charley Pride, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Rogers. 1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library. 1995 – An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed. Births 1515 – Anne of Cleves; 1741 – Peter Simon Pallas (Pallus' Cat); 1791 – Michael Faraday; 1885 – Erich von Stroheim; 1896 – Henry Segrave; 1902 – John Houseman; 1903 – Joseph Valachi (subject of The Valachi Papers); 1920 – Eric Baker (co-founded Amnesty International); 1924 – Charles Waterhouse; 1927 – Tommy Lasorda; 1943 – Toni Basil♪ ♫(sang "Mickey"); 1948 – Jim Byrnes♪ ♫; 1951 – David Coverdale♪ ♫(Whitesnake, Deep Purple), Bobby Radcliff; 1954 – Shari Belafonte; 1956 – Debby Boone♪ ♫; 1957 – Nick Cave♪ ♫; 1958 – Andrea Bocelli♪ ♫, Neil Cavuto, Joan Jett; 1959 – Tai Babilonia; 1960 – Scott Baio; 1961 – Bonnie Hunt; 1975 – Bob Sapp Deaths 1692 – Martha Corey; 1776 – Nathan Hale; 1989 – Irving Berlin♪ ♫; 1996 – Dorothy Lamour; 1999 – George C. Scott; 2001 – Isaac Stern; 2003 – Gordon Jump (stn manager on WKRP In Cincinnatti); 2006 – Edward Albert; 2010 – Eddie Fisher♪ ♫; 2011 – Vesta Williams♪ ♫; 2015 – Yogi Berra __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.