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Gravdigr · 09-06-2016, 10:12 AM

September 6

Today is National Coffee Ice Cream Day in the United States.

3114 BC – According to the proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started. (Non-standard interpretation).

1492 – Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.

1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.

1620 – The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)

1628 – Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1803 – British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.

1847 – Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.

1870 – Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.

1901 – Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist (guess there wasn't much work for anarchists back then

), shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.

1939 – World War II: At the Battle of Barking Creek, Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War as a result of friendly fire.

1952 – A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.

1972 – Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games by the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group die (as did a German policeman) at the hands of the kidnappers during a failed rescue attempt. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day.

1976 – Cold War: Soviet Air Force pilot Lieutenant Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.

1983 – The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that the pilots did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it violated Soviet airspace.

1990 - Tom Fogerty rhythm guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival died aged 49, due to complications from AIDS acquired during a blood transfusion.

1992 – Hunters discover the emaciated body of Christopher McCandless at his camp 20 miles (32 km) west of the town of Healy, Alaska.

1995 – Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.

1997 – The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.

Births

1757 – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette; 1879 – Max Schreck; 1888 – Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.; 1893 – Claire Lee Chennault; 1921 – Norman Joseph Woodland (co-created the bar code); 1925 – Jimmy Reed

; 1930 – Charles Foley (co-created Twister); 1937 – Jo Anne Worley; 1939 – David Allan Coe♪ ♫; 1942 – Mel McDaniel♪ ♫; 1943 – Roger Waters

(Pink Floyd); 1944 – Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly); 1947 – Jane Curtin (original SNL); 1954 – Carly Fiorina; 1958 – Jeff Foxworthy; 1958 – Michael Winslow (Police Academy); 1962 – Chris Christie, Elizabeth Vargas; 1963 – Mark Chesnutt♪ ♫; 1964 – Rosie Perez; 1965 – Christopher Nolan; 1967 – Macy Gray♪ ♫

; 1969 – CeCe Peniston♪ ♫; 1971 - Delores O’Riordan♪ ♫(The Cranberries); 1972 – Idris Elba

Deaths

1945 – John S. McCain Sr.; 1959 – Edmund Gwenn; 1972 - David Mark Berger, Ze'ev Friedman, Yossef Gutfreund, Eliezer Halfin, Amitzur Shapira, Kehat Shorr, Mark Slavin, Andre Spitzer, Yakov Springer; 1984 – Ernest Tubb♪ ♫; 1987 – Quinn Martin; 1990 – Tom Fogerty♪ ♫(Creedence Clearwater Revival); 1994 – James Clavell; 1998 – Akira Kurosawa; 2012 – Art Modell (former owner Cleveland Browns); 2015 – Martin Milner (Route 66)

09-06-2016, 10:12 AM	#243
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	September 6 Today is National Coffee Ice Cream Day in the United States. 3114 BC – According to the proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started. (Non-standard interpretation). 1492 – Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. 1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world. 1620 – The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.) 1628 – Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1803 – British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements. 1847 – Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts. 1870 – Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807. 1901 – Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist (guess there wasn't much work for anarchists back then), shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. 1939 – World War II: At the Battle of Barking Creek, Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War as a result of friendly fire. 1952 – A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board. 1972 – Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games by the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group die (as did a German policeman) at the hands of the kidnappers during a failed rescue attempt. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day. 1976 – Cold War: Soviet Air Force pilot Lieutenant Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted. 1983 – The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that the pilots did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it violated Soviet airspace. 1990 - Tom Fogerty rhythm guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival died aged 49, due to complications from AIDS acquired during a blood transfusion. 1992 – Hunters discover the emaciated body of Christopher McCandless at his camp 20 miles (32 km) west of the town of Healy, Alaska. 1995 – Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years. 1997 – The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television. Births 1757 – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette; 1879 – Max Schreck; 1888 – Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.; 1893 – Claire Lee Chennault; 1921 – Norman Joseph Woodland (co-created the bar code); 1925 – Jimmy Reed; 1930 – Charles Foley (co-created Twister); 1937 – Jo Anne Worley; 1939 – David Allan Coe♪ ♫; 1942 – Mel McDaniel♪ ♫; 1943 – Roger Waters(Pink Floyd); 1944 – Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly); 1947 – Jane Curtin (original SNL); 1954 – Carly Fiorina; 1958 – Jeff Foxworthy; 1958 – Michael Winslow (Police Academy); 1962 – Chris Christie, Elizabeth Vargas; 1963 – Mark Chesnutt♪ ♫; 1964 – Rosie Perez; 1965 – Christopher Nolan; 1967 – Macy Gray♪ ♫; 1969 – CeCe Peniston♪ ♫; 1971 - Delores O’Riordan♪ ♫(The Cranberries); 1972 – Idris Elba Deaths 1945 – John S. McCain Sr.; 1959 – Edmund Gwenn; 1972 - David Mark Berger, Ze'ev Friedman, Yossef Gutfreund, Eliezer Halfin, Amitzur Shapira, Kehat Shorr, Mark Slavin, Andre Spitzer, Yakov Springer; 1984 – Ernest Tubb♪ ♫; 1987 – Quinn Martin; 1990 – Tom Fogerty♪ ♫(Creedence Clearwater Revival); 1994 – James Clavell; 1998 – Akira Kurosawa; 2012 – Art Modell (former owner Cleveland Browns); 2015 – Martin Milner (Route 66) __________________ 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.