September 9

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

TODAY IN HISTORY:

1776 – The second Continental Congress officially came up with the term “United States”, replacing the previous term “United Colonies.”

1791 – Washington, DC, the capital of the United States, was named after President George Washington.

1836 – Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law.

1850 – California became the 31st state.

1893 – President Grover Cleveland’s wife, Frances Cleveland, gave birth to a daughter, Esther. She became the first President’s child to be born in the White House.

1904 – In New York, NY, Mounted police were used for the first time.

1926 – NBC (The National Broadcasting Company) was created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).

1938 – The Detroit Lions moved games to Briggs Stadium.

1947 – The very first computer bug…a moth lodged in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.

1956 – Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan TV show “Toast of the Town.” He was shown from just the waist up during the performance. Elvis would make a total of three appearances on the show.

1957 – President Dwight Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill to be passed by Congress since Reconstruction.

1965 – Hurricane Betsy made its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion in damages. It became the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage.

1965 – The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development was established.

1966 – The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1971 – Gordie Howe, of the Detroit Red Wings, retired from the National Hockey League.

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

1986 – Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films on TV’s WTBS.

1987 – Mickey Spillane’s TV show “Mike Hammer” aired for the last time.

1994 – The Space Shuttle “Discovery” blasted off on an 11-day mission.

1995 – Amtrak’s Broadway Limited service made its final run between New York City, NY and Chicago, IL.

1998 – Independent counsel Kenneth Starr delivered to Congress 36 boxes of material from his investigation of President Bill Clinton.

1998 – Four tourists who had paid $32,500 each were taken in submarine to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The ship was 2-1/2 miles deep in the Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland.

1999 – The Sega Dreamcast 128-bit video game system went on sale. By 1:00 pm all Toys R Us locations in the U.S. had sold out.

2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 100 million songs sold.

2009 – The iTunes Music Store reached 8.6 billion songs sold.

2014 – Apple unveiled the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, and Apple Watch Edition.

2015 – Queen Elizabeth II became the longest ever reigning monarch by surpassing 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes.

BIRTHDAYS:

Russell M. Nelson – 101 years old (1924) – Captain, surgeon, and religious leader

Sonia Sanchez – 91 years old (1934) – Poet, playwright, and activist

Ron McDole – 86 years old (1939) – Football player

Dee Dee Sharp – 80 years old (1945) – Singer

David Rosenboom – 78 years old (1947) – Composer and educator

Freddy Weller – 78 years old (1947) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist

Daniel Pipes – 76 years old (1949) – Historian and author

Joe Theismann – 76 years old (1949) – Football player and sportscaster

John McFee – 75 years old (1950) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Tom Wopat – 74 years old (1951) – Actor and singer

Angela Cartwright – 73 years old (1952) – English-American actress, author, and singer

Tom Foley – 66 years old (1959) – Baseball player and coach

Bob Stoops – 65 years old (1960) – Football player and coach

Kimberly Willis Holt – 65 years old (1960) – Author

Chris Coons – 62 years old (1963) – Lawyer and politician

Aleksandar Hemon – 61 years old (1964) – Bosnian-American author and critic

Skip Kendall – 61 years old (1964) – Golfer

Charles Esten – 60 years old (1965) – Actor, comedian, and musician

Dan Majerle – 60 years old (1965) – Basketball player and coach

Constance Marie – 60 years old (1965) – Actress

Kevin Hatcher – 59 years old (1966) – Ice hockey player

Adam Sandler – 59 years old (1966) – Actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

B. J. Armstrong – 58 years old (1967) – Basketball player and sportscaster

Chris Caffery – 58 years old (1967) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mark Shrader – 58 years old (1967) – Wrestler

Jon Drummond – 57 years old (1968) – Sprinter and coach

Eric Stonestreet – 54 years old (1971) – Actor

Henry Thomas – 54 years old (1971) – Actor and guitarist

Mike Hampton – 53 years old (1972) – Baseball player and coach

Goran Višnjić – 53 years old (1972) – Croatian-American actor

Marcos Curiel – 51 years old (1974) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Joey Newman – 49 years old (1976) – Composer and conductor

Kyle Snyder – 48 years old (1977) – Baseball player and coach

Kurt Ainsworth – 47 years old (1978) – Baseball player and businessman, co-founded Marucci Sports

Shane Battier – 47 years old (1978) – Basketball player and sportscaster

Nikki DeLoach – 46 years old (1979) – Actress and singer

Todd Coffey – 45 years old (1980) – Baseball player

Michelle Williams – 45 years old (1980) – Actress

Julie Gonzalo – 44 years old (1981) – Argentine-American actress

John Kuhn – 43 years old (1982) – Football player

Kyle Davies – 42 years old (1983) – Baseball player

Edwin Jackson – 42 years old (1983) – Baseball player

Brad Guzan – 41 years old (1984) – Soccer player

Martin Johnson – 40 years old (1985) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

J. R. Smith – 40 years old (1985) – Basketball player

Michael Bowden – 39 years old (1986) – Baseball player

Timothy Granaderos – 39 years old (1986) – Actor and model

Keith Yandle – 39 years old (1986) – Hockey player

Nicole Aniston – 38 years old (1987) – Actress and model

Will Middlebrooks – 37 years old (1988) – Baseball player

Alfonzo Dennard – 36 years old (1989) – Football player

Casey Hayward – 36 years old (1989) – Football player

Billy Hamilton – 35 years old (1990) – Baseball player

Haley Reinhart – 35 years old (1990) – Singer-songwriter and actress

Kelsey Asbille – 34 years old (1991) – Actress

Lauren Daigle – 34 years old (1991) – Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter

Hunter Hayes – 34 years old (1991) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist

Crazy Mary Dobson – 32 years old (1993) – Wrestler

Gabby Williams – 29 years old (1996) – American-French basketball player

Jordan Nwora – 27 years old (1998) – Nigerian-American basketball player

Ricky Pearsall – 25 years old (2000) – Football player

Hailey Van Lith – 24 years old (2001) – Basketball player

Luke Hughes – 22 years old (2003) – Ice hockey player

TODAY IS:

• National Teddy Bear Day: Cuddly, cute, and comforting companions that always listen and never judge. These creatures are perfect for snuggles and make great gifts.
• National Wienerschnitzel Day: Make your own deceptively simple Wiener Schnitzel out of pork or veal to add a delicious and wholesome new meal to your repertoire that dates back centuries.
• International Sudoku Day: Challenge your mind and improve your logic skills with this addictive puzzle game that has taken the world by storm!
• Care Bears Share Your Care Day:
• Wonderful Weirdos Day: Dress weird, listen to weird music, watch weird movies and eat weird food to break through the monotony of life and bring some color and fun to your day.
• Steak Au Poivre Day: Surprisingly simple and very romantic, Steak A Poivre, or simply pepper steak, makes a great dish for date night, a family meal, or just a nice meal for yourself.
• Falsely Accused Day: Advocating for justice, supporting individuals caught in legal webs, and striving to rectify wrongful accusations with diligence.
• California Admission Day:
• International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day:
• International Buy a Priest a Beer Day:
• Technical Analysts Day:
• International Box Wine Day:
• International Day to Protect Education from Attack:
• National When Pigs Fly Day:
• National Quiet Day: Amid the bustling world, finding solace in the absence of noise, where thoughts unwind, and tranquility whispers its soothing secrets.
• Emergency Services Day:
• Crayfish Party:
• Festa do Vinho:
• Rtveli:
• National Child Protection Week:
• National Waffle Week:
• Fiesta de San Pacho:
• Navasard:
• Zero Waste Week:

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