On This Day: September 6th, 2018

SEPTEMBER 6

BIRTHDAYS:

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834)
JOSEPH KENNEDY (1888-1969)
ROGER WATERS (1943, 74)
SWOOSIE KURTZ (1944, 73)
JANE CURTIN (1947, 70)
SYLVESTER (1947, 70)
CARLY FIORINA (1954, 63)
JEFF FOXWORTHY (1958, 59)

ELIZABETH VARGAS (1962, 55)
CHRIS CHRISTIE (1962, 55)
MARK CHESTNUTT (1963, 54)
ALICE SEBOLD (1963, 54)
ROSIE PEREZ (1964, 53)
IDRIS ELBA (1972, 45)
FOXY BROWN (1979, 38)
PIPPA MIDDLETON (1983, 34)

ON THIS DAY:

IN 1628, PURITANS FROM MASSACHUSSETTS BAY SETTLE NORTH IN SALEM
IN 1716, THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE IS BUILT IN BOSTON
IN 1837, OBERLIN BECOMES THE FIRST CO-ED COLLEGE IN THE US
IN 1862, STONEWALL JACKSON OCCUPIES FREDERICK, MARYLAND
IN 1866, FREDERICK DOUGLASS BECOMES THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO BE A DELEGATE TO A NATIONAL CONVENTION
IN 1873, CABLE CAR SERVICE BEGINS IN SAN FRANCISCO
IN 1899, CARNATION BEGINS PRODUCING EVAPORATED MILK
IN 1901, PRESIDENT MCKINLEY IS SHOT BY AN ANARCHIST IN NEW YORK
IN 1916, THE PIGGLY WIGGLY BECOMES THE FIRST US “SUPERMARKET” IN MEMPHIS, TEN
IN 1920, THE FIRST BOXING MATCH IS BROADCAST OVER RADIO. JACK DEMPSEY WINS
IN 1938, SPENCER TRACY’S “BOYS TOWN” IS RELEASED

IN 1939, GERMANY’S FIRST AIR ATTACK OVER BRITAIN IN WWII
IN 1941, ALL JEWS OVER 6 YEARS OLD ARE FORCED TO WEAR A STAR IN ALL GERMAN HELD TERRITORIES
IN 1945, JOHN MCCAIN SENIOR DIES OF A HEART ATTACK AT 61
IN 1957, ELVIS PRESLEY RECORDS A CHRISTMAS ALBUM
IN 1968, ERIC CLAPTON RECORDS THE GUITAR TRACKS FOR GEORGE HARRISON’S “WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS”
IN 1969, CABARET CLOSES ON BROADWAY AFTER 1166 SHOWS
IN 1972, THE MUNICH OLYMPICS RESUME AFTER THE MASSACRE
IN 1975, MARTINA NAVRATILOVA ASKS FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM DURING THE US OPEN
IN 1979, PETER PAN OPENS ON BROADWAY

IN 1984, THE TODAY SHOW BROADCASTS LIVE FROM MOSCOW
IN 1987, DR. BEN CARSON SEPERATES CONJOINED TWINS BENJAMIN AND PATRICK BINDER AT JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL
IN 1990, SINEAD O’CONNOR WINS VIDEO OF THE YEAR AT THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
IN 1990, TOM FOGERTY DIES OF TUBERCULOSIS AT 48
IN 1991, THE USSR RECOGNIZES THE INDEPENDENCE OF LATVIA, ESTONIA AND LITHUANIA AND RENAMES LENINGRAD BACK TO ST. PETERSBURG
IN 1995, CAL RIPKEN JR PLAYS HIS 2,131ST GAME, BREAKING LOU GEHRIG’S RECORD
IN 1995, BOB PACKWOOD IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION BY THE SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE 6-0
IN 1997, WESTMINSTER ABBEY HOLDS THE FUNERAL FOR PRINCESS DIANA

IN 1998, AKIRA KUROSAWA, JAPANESE DIRECTOR, DIES AT 88
IN 2006, STEPHANIE MEYER PUBLISHES “NEW MOON”, THE 2ND TWILIGHT BOOK
IN 2007, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI DIES AT 71
IN 2010, “THE KING’S SPEECH” IS RELEASED AT THE TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
IN 2012, ART MODELL DIES AT 87
IN 2012, BARACK OBAMA IS RE-NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
IN 2015 GERMAN POLICE CONFIRM MORE THAN 13,000 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED IN SOUTHERN GERMANY IN LAST 2 DAYS FLEEING CONFLICTS IN IRAQ, SYRIA, AND AFGHANISTAN
IN 2017 HURRICANE IRMA MAKES LANDFALL ON CARRIBEAN ISLANDS OF BARBUDA, SINT MAARTEN, US VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. PRIME MINISTER GASTON BROWNW REPORTS 95% OF BUILDINGS IN BARBUDA DAMAGED.