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Gravdigr · 09-09-2016, 01:14 PM

September 9

1543 – Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.

1850 – The Compromise of 1850 transfers a third of Texas's claimed territory (now parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming) to federal control in return for the U.S. federal government assuming $10 million of Texas's pre-annexation debt.

1926 – In the United States the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is formed.

1940 – George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.

1942 – World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.

1947 – First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.

1965 – Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage.

US newspaper The Hollywood Reporter ran the following advertisement; 'Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job.

1968 - Working at Abbey Road studios on The White Album, The Beatles recorded 'Helter Skelter'. John Lennon played bass and honked on a saxophone, roadie Mal Evans tried his best at playing trumpet. Paul McCartney recorded his lead vocal and George Harrison ran about the studio holding a flaming ashtray above his head.

1971 – The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.

1972 – In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world.

1993 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.

1999 – Sega releases the first 128-bit video game console, the Dreamcast.

2001 – The Unix billennium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix time stamps. Good times, man, good times.

2015 – Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

Births

1585 – Cardinal Richelieu; 1754 – William Bligh (Commander of the HMS Bounty); 1828 – Leo Tolstoy; 1839 – Devil Anse Hatfield (Hatfield - McCoy feudster); 1887 – Alf Landon; 1890 – Col. Harlan Sanders (founded Kentucky Fried Chicken); 1919 – Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder (Vegas bookmaker, sportscaster); 1924 – Jane Greer; 1927 – Elvin Jones

; 1940 – Joe Negroni♪ ♫(Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers); 1941 – Otis Redding♪ ♫, Dennis Ritchie (created C programming language); 1949 – Joe Theismann; 1950 – John McFee♪ ♫(The Doobie Bros.); 1951 – Tom Wopat ('Luke Duke'); 1952 – Angela Cartwright; 1952 – Dave Stewart

(The Eurythmics); 1955 – John Kricfalusi (created The Ren & Stimpy Show); 1960 – Hugh Grant; 1966 – Adam Sandler; 1969 – Rachel Hunter; 1971 – Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), Henry Thomas ('Elliott' in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial); 1975 – Michael Bublé; 1991 – Hunter Hayes♪ ♫

Deaths

1087 – William the Conqueror; 1834 – James Weddell (namesake of the Weddell Sea); 1871 – Stand Watie; 1901 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

; 1915 – Albert Spalding (co-founded Spalding sports equipment); 1978 – Jack L. Warner (co-founded Warner Bros.); 1994 – Patrick O'Neal; 1996 – Bill Monroe♪ ♫; 1997 – Burgess Meredith; 1999 – Ruth Roman; 2004 – Ernie Ball ('Slinkys' guitar strings); 2006 – William Bernard Ziff Jr. (founded Ziff Davis)

09-09-2016, 01:14 PM	#251
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	September 9 1543 – Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling. 1850 – The Compromise of 1850 transfers a third of Texas's claimed territory (now parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming) to federal control in return for the U.S. federal government assuming $10 million of Texas's pre-annexation debt. 1926 – In the United States the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is formed. 1940 – George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer. 1942 – World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon. 1947 – First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University. 1965 – Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage. US newspaper The Hollywood Reporter ran the following advertisement; 'Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job. 1968 - Working at Abbey Road studios on The White Album, The Beatles recorded 'Helter Skelter'. John Lennon played bass and honked on a saxophone, roadie Mal Evans tried his best at playing trumpet. Paul McCartney recorded his lead vocal and George Harrison ran about the studio holding a flaming ashtray above his head. 1971 – The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. 1972 – In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world. 1993 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state. 1999 – Sega releases the first 128-bit video game console, the Dreamcast. 2001 – The Unix billennium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix time stamps. Good times, man, good times. 2015 – Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Births 1585 – Cardinal Richelieu; 1754 – William Bligh (Commander of the HMS Bounty); 1828 – Leo Tolstoy; 1839 – Devil Anse Hatfield (Hatfield - McCoy feudster); 1887 – Alf Landon; 1890 – Col. Harlan Sanders (founded Kentucky Fried Chicken); 1919 – Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder (Vegas bookmaker, sportscaster); 1924 – Jane Greer; 1927 – Elvin Jones; 1940 – Joe Negroni♪ ♫(Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers); 1941 – Otis Redding♪ ♫, Dennis Ritchie (created C programming language); 1949 – Joe Theismann; 1950 – John McFee♪ ♫(The Doobie Bros.); 1951 – Tom Wopat ('Luke Duke'); 1952 – Angela Cartwright; 1952 – Dave Stewart(The Eurythmics); 1955 – John Kricfalusi (created The Ren & Stimpy Show); 1960 – Hugh Grant; 1966 – Adam Sandler; 1969 – Rachel Hunter; 1971 – Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), Henry Thomas ('Elliott' in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial); 1975 – Michael Bublé; 1991 – Hunter Hayes♪ ♫ Deaths 1087 – William the Conqueror; 1834 – James Weddell (namesake of the Weddell Sea); 1871 – Stand Watie; 1901 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec; 1915 – Albert Spalding (co-founded Spalding sports equipment); 1978 – Jack L. Warner (co-founded Warner Bros.); 1994 – Patrick O'Neal; 1996 – Bill Monroe♪ ♫; 1997 – Burgess Meredith; 1999 – Ruth Roman; 2004 – Ernie Ball ('Slinkys' guitar strings); 2006 – William Bernard Ziff Jr. (founded Ziff Davis) __________________ 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.