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Gravdigr · 09-30-2016, 08:38 AM

September 30

Today is International Translation Day, celebrated on the feast day of St. Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin.

Today, Canadians observe Recovery Day, celebrating the ability of those with drug, alcohol and behavioral addictions to achieve long-term sobriety.

1399 – Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.

1541 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day Fort Smith, Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.

1791 – The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.

1882 – Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.

1888 – Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.

1915 – A Serbian Army private becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.

1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.

1938 – The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".

1939 – NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34–7.

1945 – The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43.

1947 – The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.

1949 – The Berlin Airlift ends.

1954 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel.

1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.

1965 – The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced.

1967 – BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 Respectively, BBC Radio 1 is also launched with Tony Blackburn presenting its first show.

1968 – The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory.

1975 – The Hughes (later McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. 8 years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line.

1980 – Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

1982 – Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago area. Seven are killed in all.

1994 – Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after eighty-eight years in service.

1994 – Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from Central London, closes.

1999 – The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.

Births

1861 – William Wrigley, Jr. (the gum guy); 1882 – Hans Geiger (Geiger counter); 1912 – Kenny Baker♪ ♫(The Jack Benny Program); 1917 – Buddy Rich

; 1921 – Deborah Kerr; 1924 – Truman Capote; 1928 – Elie Wiesel; 1931 – Angie Dickinson

; 1932 – Anthony Hawkins; 1933 – Cissy Houston♪ ♫; 1935 – Z. Z. Hill

; 1935 – Johnny Mathis♪ ♫; 1936 – Jim Sasser; 1939 – Len Cariou; 1940 – Dewey Martin

(Buffalo Springfield); 1942 – Frankie Lymon♪ ♫; 1943 – Marilyn McCoo♪ ♫; 1947 – Marc Bolan

(T. Rex); 1954 – Barry Williams ('Greg Brady' on The Brady Bunch); 1955 – Andy Bechtolsheim (co-founded Sun Microsystems); 1957 – Fran Drescher; 1958 – Marty Stuart♪ ♫; 1961 – Crystal Bernard

; 1961 – Eric Stoltz; 1964 – Trey Anastasio

(Phish); 1964 – Monica Bellucci

; 1965 – Kathleen Madigan

; 1971 – Jenna Elfman

; 1975 – Marion Cotillard; 1981 – Dominique Moceanu; 1985 – T-Pain

Deaths

420 – Jerome; 1888 - Elizabeth Stride (3rd victim of Jack The Ripper); 1888 – Catherine Eddowes (4th victim of Jack The Ripper); 1955 – James Dean; 1977 – Mary Ford

(Les Paul & Mary Ford); 1978 – Edgar Bergen; 1985 – Charles Francis Richter (Richter Scale); 1985 – Simone Signoret; 1988 – Al Holbert

; 1990 – Rob Moroso

; 1998 – Dan Quisenberry; 2010 – Stephen J. Cannell

09-30-2016, 08:38 AM	#297
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	September 30 Today is International Translation Day, celebrated on the feast day of St. Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin. Today, Canadians observe Recovery Day, celebrating the ability of those with drug, alcohol and behavioral addictions to achieve long-term sobriety. 1399 – Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1541 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day Fort Smith, Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance. 1791 – The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria. 1882 – Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. 1888 – Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. 1915 – A Serbian Army private becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire. 1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season. 1938 – The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations". 1939 – NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34–7. 1945 – The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43. 1947 – The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time. 1949 – The Berlin Airlift ends. 1954 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel. 1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24. 1965 – The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced. 1967 – BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 Respectively, BBC Radio 1 is also launched with Tony Blackburn presenting its first show. 1968 – The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory. 1975 – The Hughes (later McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. 8 years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line. 1980 – Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. 1982 – Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago area. Seven are killed in all. 1994 – Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after eighty-eight years in service. 1994 – Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from Central London, closes. 1999 – The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident. Births 1861 – William Wrigley, Jr. (the gum guy); 1882 – Hans Geiger (Geiger counter); 1912 – Kenny Baker♪ ♫(The Jack Benny Program); 1917 – Buddy Rich; 1921 – Deborah Kerr; 1924 – Truman Capote; 1928 – Elie Wiesel; 1931 – Angie Dickinson; 1932 – Anthony Hawkins; 1933 – Cissy Houston♪ ♫; 1935 – Z. Z. Hill; 1935 – Johnny Mathis♪ ♫; 1936 – Jim Sasser; 1939 – Len Cariou; 1940 – Dewey Martin(Buffalo Springfield); 1942 – Frankie Lymon♪ ♫; 1943 – Marilyn McCoo♪ ♫; 1947 – Marc Bolan(T. Rex); 1954 – Barry Williams ('Greg Brady' on The Brady Bunch); 1955 – Andy Bechtolsheim (co-founded Sun Microsystems); 1957 – Fran Drescher; 1958 – Marty Stuart♪ ♫; 1961 – Crystal Bernard; 1961 – Eric Stoltz; 1964 – Trey Anastasio(Phish); 1964 – Monica Bellucci; 1965 – Kathleen Madigan; 1971 – Jenna Elfman; 1975 – Marion Cotillard; 1981 – Dominique Moceanu; 1985 – T-Pain Deaths 420 – Jerome; 1888 - Elizabeth Stride (3rd victim of Jack The Ripper); 1888 – Catherine Eddowes (4th victim of Jack The Ripper); 1955 – James Dean; 1977 – Mary Ford(Les Paul & Mary Ford); 1978 – Edgar Bergen; 1985 – Charles Francis Richter (Richter Scale); 1985 – Simone Signoret; 1988 – Al Holbert; 1990 – Rob Moroso; 1998 – Dan Quisenberry; 2010 – Stephen J. Cannell __________________ 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.