On This Day..... September 13
SEPTEMBER 13TH
- TODAY IS NATIONAL PEANUT DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL KIDS TAKE OVER THE KITCHEN DAY
BIRTHDAYS:
- MILTON HERSHEY (1857-1945)
- ROALD DAHL (1916-1990)
- MEL TORME (1925-1999)
- PETER CETERA (1944, 74)
- NELL CARTER (1948-2003)
- JEAN SMART (1951, 67)
- TYLER PERRY (1969, 49)
- GORAN IVANISEVIC (1971, 47)
- STELLA MCCARTNEY (1971, 47)
- FIONA APPLE (1977, 41)
- BEN SAVAGE (1980, 38)
- NIALL HORAN (1993, 25)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 122, BUILDING BEGINS ON HADRIAN’S WALL IN NORTHERN ENGLAND
- IN 1224, SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI IS PRAYING ON MOUNT VERNON, HAS A VISION AND WAKES UP WITH STIGMATA
- IN 1503, MICHAELANGELO BEGINS WORKING ON HIS MASTERPIECE “DAVID”
- IN 1788, NEW YORK CITY IS DECLARED THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES
- IN 1791, KING LOUIS XVI ACCEPTS THE CONSTITUTION GIVEN TO HIM BY REVOLUTIONARIES IN FRANCE
- IN 1847, U.S. TROOPS CATURE MEXICO CITY IN THE AMERICAN-MEXICAN WAR
- IN 1849, TOM MCCOY IS THE FIRST MAN TO DIE IN A PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH
- IN 1861, THE U.S.S. COLORADO SINKS THE C.S.S. JUDAH IN THE FIRST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR OFF THE COAST OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
- IN 1881, LEWIS HOWARD LATIMER PATENTS THE ELECTRIC LAMP
- IN 1883, ONE ARMED PITCHER HUGH DAILY PITCHES A NO HITTER FOR CLEVELAND
- IN 1909, TY COBB CLINCHES THE HOME RUN TITLE IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WITH 9 HOME RUNS, ALL OF WHICH WERE INSIDE THE PARK
- IN 1922, THE STRAW HAT RIOT BEGINS IN NEW YORK CITY AFTER A PROTEST BY PEOPLE WANTING TO WEAR STRAW HATS AFTER SEPTEMBER 15TH BECOMES VIOLENT
- IN 1925, XAVIER UNIVERSITY OPENS IN NEW ORLEANS, THE FIRST UNIVERSITY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS
- IN 1931, LILI ELBE, THE FIRST KNOWN SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY PATIENT DIES OF COMPLICATIONS FROM HER SURGERY AT 48 (PORTRAYED IN “THE DANISH GIRL”)
- IN 1946, THE RED SOX CLINCH THE AL PENANT
- IN 1948, MARGARET CHASE SMITH OF MAINE BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE IN BOTH CHAMBERS OF CONGRESS WHEN SHE IS ELECTED TO THE SENATE
- IN 1955, GEORGE DE MESTRAL PATENTS VELCRO
- IN 1956, IBM RELEASES THE RAMAC 305, THE FIRST COMMERCIAL COMPUTER. IT WEIGHS OVER A TON AND USES MAGNETIC DISC STORAGE
- IN 1960, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS ACT IS AMENDED TO OUTLAW PAYMENT OR GIFTS IN EXCHANGE FOR PLAYING RECORDS, KNOWN AS “PAYOLA”
- IN 1965, THE BEATLES RELEASE “YESTERDAY” ON THE SAME DAY THAT THEY WIN THEIR FIRST GRAMMY FOR BEST ROCK GROUP
- IN 1965, NBC BROADCASTS “THE TODAY SHOW” IN COLOR FOR THE FULL SHOW
- IN 1965, WILLIE MAYS HITS HIS 500TH HOME RUN
- IN 1969, JOHN AND YOKO ONO PERFORM AS THE PLASTIC ONO BAND FOR THE 1ST TIME
- IN 1969, HANNA BARBERA DEBUTS “SCOOBY DOO, WHERE ARE YOU?”
- IN 1970, GARY MUHRCKE WINS THE FIRST NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
- IN 1971, A PRISON RIOT TAKES OVER ATTICA STATE PRISON KILLING 42 PEOPLE
- IN 1973, CONGRESS PASSES A BILL TO LIFT FOOTBALL BLACKOUTS
- IN 1974, NBC DEBUTS “THE ROCKFORD FILES”
- IN 1975, 28 YEAR OLD NOVELIST DANIELLE STEEL MARRIES PRISON INMATE DANNY ZUGELDER IN THE PRISON CANTEEN. SHE MET HIM WHILE INTERVIEWING A FELLOW INMATE FOR A NOVEL THAT SHE WAS WRITING
- IN 1977, THE COMEDY “SOAP” IS THE FIRST TV SHOW TO CARRY A PARENTAL DISCRETION WARNING
- IN 1977, NBC DEBUTS “THE RICHARD PRYOR SHOW”
- IN 1977, GENERAL MOTORS RELEASES THE OLDSMOBILE 88, THE FIRST DIESEL CAR
- IN 1980, THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND IS ESTABLISHED
- IN 1985, “THE TODAY SHOW” RELEASES A NEW THEME COMPOSED BY JOHN WILLIAMS
- IN 1985, NINTENTO RELEASES “SUPER MARIO BROTHERS”
- IN 1986, BERLIN GOES TO #1 WITH “TAKE MY BREATH AWAY”
- IN 1990, THE SENATE BEGINS HEARINGS TO CONFIRM DAVID SOUTER TO THE SUPREME COURT
- IN 1991, A 55 TON CONCRETE BEAM FALLS FROM THE ROOF OF MONTREAL’S OLYMPIC STADIUM FORCING THE EXPOS TO PLAY AWAY FOR THE LAST 13 GAMES OF THE SEASON
- IN 1991, GEFFEN RECORDS THROWS A PARTY FOR THE RELEASE OF “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT” BY NIRVANA. THE BAND IS THROWN OUT OF THEIR OWN PARTY FOR STARTING A FOOD FIGHT
- IN 1993, SHIMON PERES AND MAHMOUD ABBAS SIGN THE OSLO PEACE ACCORDS
- IN 1996, TUPAC SHAKUR DIES AFTER A DRIVE BY SHOOTING AT 25
- IN 1999, THE DENVER BRONCOS RETIRE JOHN ELWAY’S NUMBER 7
- IN 2001, CIVILIAN AIR FLIGHTS RESUME AFTER THE 9/11 ATTACKS
- IN 2005, THE WB (CW) DEBUTS “SUPERNATURAL”. STILL RUNNING, IT IS NOW THE LONGEST RUNNING FANTASY / SCI-FI SERIES IN AMERICAN TV HISTORY
- IN 2008, HURRICANE IKE TOUCHES DOWN IN GALVESTON, TEXAS
- IN 2008, DANNY BOYLE DEBUTS “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE” AT THE TORONTO FILM FEST
- IN 2009, KANYE WEST INTERRUPTED TAYLOR SWIFT’S SPEECH AT THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS BY RUNNING UP ON STAGE TO ANNOUNCE THAT BEYONCE HAD THE GREATEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME
- IN 2010, GEORGE MICHAEL IS SENTENCED TO 8 WEEKS IN JAIL FOR DUI
- IN 2012, THE “VOLCANO OF FIRE” ERUPTS IN GUATEMALA FORCING 33,000 TO EVACUATE
- IN 2012, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT DMITRY MEDVEDEV RELEASES THE BAND PUSSY RIOT FROM JAIL AFTER THEY WERE ARRESTED FOR PROTESTING THE GOVERNMENT
- IN 2015, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER WILD FIRES SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE
- IN 2017, THE U.N. CONFIRMS A REFUGEE CRISIS IN MYANMAR AFTER 370,000 ROHINGYA CROSS INTO NEIGHBORING BANGLADESH TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
- IN 2017, ACTRESS REBEL WILSON WINS $4.56 MILLION IN THE LARGEST DEFAMATION SETTLEMENT AGAINST A TABLOID IN HISTORY
- IN 2017, “PHARMA BRO” MARTIN SHKRELI HAS HIS BAIL REVOKED AFTER JOKING ABOUT PAYING $5,000 FOR A STRAND OF HILLARY CLINTON’S HAIR