Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- September 18
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1709 Dr. Samuel Johnson, Boswell's tour guide, writer, wit
In 1733 George Read, lawyer, signer of Declaration of Independence
In 1752 Adrien-Marie Legendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals
In 1779 Joseph Story, youngest US Supreme Court justice (1812-45)
In 1819 Jean-Bernard-Léon Foucault, his pendulum proved earth rotates
In 1895 John G. Diefenbaker (P-C), 13th Canadian PM (1957-63)
In 1905 Claudette Colbert (in Paris, France), actor (Lily Chauchoin)
+ Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, actor (Jack Benny Program, Gone With the
Wind, Cabin in the Sky)
+ Greta Garbo (in Stockholm, Sweden), actor (Ninotchka, Grand Hotel)
In 1920 Jack Warden, actor (Verdict, Brian's Song)
In 1930 Phyllis Kirk (in New Jersey), actor (House of Wax, TV's The Thin
Man)
In 1932 Nikolai N. Rukavishnikov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 10, 16, 33)
In 1933 Robert Blake, actor (Little Rascals, Baretta)
In 1939 Frankie Avalon, singer, actor (Beach Party films), producer
Events worth noting:
+ Feast of St Joseph of Cupertino, confessor
+ Independence Day, celebrated in Chile
+ The start of the Jewish New Year.
In 1755 Fort Ticonderoga, NY opened.
In 1793 Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building.
In 1810 Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day).
In 1851 "The New York Times" goes on sale at 2 cents a copy.
In 1882 Pacific Stock Exchange opens (as the Local Security Board).
In 1895 D.D. Palmer of Davenport, Iowa, becomes the first Chiropractor.
In 1927 The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
In 1938 Even though they lost a double header, Yanks clinch pennant #10.
In 1947 The National Security Act goes into effect, unifying the Army, Navy
and Air Force.
In 1957 "Wagon Train" premiers.
In 1965 "Get Smart" premiers.
In 1977 U.S. Voyager I takes the first space photograph of the earth and
moon together.
In 1980 Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station.
In 1982 Israel orders Lebanese Force militia out of Beirut Palestinian
refugee camps. The massacre ends.
In 1984 Joe Kittinger completes first solo balloon crossing of Atlantic.
And remember ...
National School Success Month
National Sewing Month
National Self-Awareness Month
National Preparedness Month
National Humor in Business Month
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