September 19

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:

1778 – The Continental Congress passed the first United States federal budget.

1796 – President George Washington’s farewell address was published across America as an open letter to the public.

1844 – While surveying Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, William Austin Burt accidentally discovered iron ore when his compass failed near Negaunee.

1876 – Melville R. Bissell patented the carpet sweeper. (The Bissell headquarters is in Grand Rapids, MI.)

1881 – President James A. Garfield died of wounds suffered in a July 2nd shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur became President upon Garfield’s death.

1928 – Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in the film “Steamboat Willie”.

1942 – The first advertisement to announce Little Golden Books appeared in Publishers Weekly.

1965 – The television show “I Dream of Jeannie” premiered on NBC.

1970 – The TV show “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS.

1982 – Scott Fahlman became the first person to use 🙂 and 🙁 on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System.

1983 – The nightly, syndicated version of the TV game show “Wheel of Fortune” debuted.

1985 – Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testified at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.

1986 – U.S. health officials announced that AZT, though an experimental drug, would be made available to AIDS patients.

1989 – The TV show “Doogie Howser, M.D.” aired for the first time.

1994 – The TV show “ER” debuted.

1995 – The U.S. Senate passed the welfare overhaul bill.

1995 – The Unabomber’s manifesto was published by The New York Times and Washington Post.

2001 – The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

2005 – The TV show “How I Met Your Mother” debuted.

2007 – The TV show “Kitchen Nightmares”, with Gordon Ramsay, debuted on TV in the United States.

2010 – The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was sealed. It began on April 20th, 2010. The U.S. government estimated the total discharge at 4.9 million barrels of oil.

2010 – The HBO crime drama series “Boardwalk Empire” debuted.

2011 – The TV show “2 Broke Girls” premiered on CBS. It ran for 6 years.

2014 – The Apple iPhone 6 went on sale.

2022 – The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom was held at Westminster Abbey, London

BIRTHDAYS:

Bill Medley – 85 years old (1940) – Singer-songwriter

Paul Williams – 85 years old (1940) – Singer-songwriter and actor

Freda Payne – 83 years old (1942) – Singer and actress

David Bromberg – 80 years old (1945) – Multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter

Randolph Mantooth – 80 years old (1945) – Actor

Jim Ard – 77 years old (1948) – Basketball player

Barry Scheck – 76 years old (1949) – Lawyer, co-founded the Innocence Project

Sidney Wicks – 76 years old (1949) – Basketball player

Joan Lunden – 75 years old (1950) – Television journalist, anchor, and author

Rhys Chatham – 73 years old (1952) – Trumpet player, guitarist, and composer

Henry Kaiser – 73 years old (1952) – Guitarist and composer

Nile Rodgers – 73 years old (1952) – Guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Sarana VerLin – 72 years old (1953) – Singer-songwriter and violinist

Dan Hampton – 68 years old (1957) – Football player

Chris Roupas – 68 years old (1957) – Basketball player

Lita Ford – 67 years old (1958) – English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kevin Hooks – 67 years old (1958) – Actor, director, and producer

Mario Batali – 65 years old (1960) – Chef and author

Yolanda Saldívar – 65 years old (1960) – Convicted murderer

Randy Myers – 63 years old (1962) – Baseball player

Cheri Oteri – 63 years old (1962) – Actress, comedian, and screenwriter

Ken Rosenthal – 63 years old (1962) – Sportscaster

Trisha Yearwood – 61 years old (1964) – Singer-songwriter and actress

Sunita Williams – 60 years old (1965) – Captain, pilot, and astronaut

Soledad O'Brien – 59 years old (1966) – Journalist and producer

Jim Abbott – 58 years old (1967) – Baseball player

Michael Symon – 56 years old (1969) – Chef and author

Victor Williams – 55 years old (1970) – Actor

Sanaa Lathan – 54 years old (1971) – Actress

Jimmy Fallon – 51 years old (1974) – Comedian and talk show host

Marcus Dunstan – 50 years old (1975) – Director and screenwriter

Raja Bell – 49 years old (1976) – Basketball player

Alison Sweeney – 49 years old (1976) – Actress and television host

Ryan Dusick – 48 years old (1977) – Musician and record producer

Mike Smith – 48 years old (1977) – Baseball player

Nick Johnson – 47 years old (1978) – Baseball player

Brett Keisel – 47 years old (1978) – Football player

J. R. Bremer – 45 years old (1980) – American-Bosnian basketball player

Columbus Short – 43 years old (1982) – Actor and choreographer

Eamon – 42 years old (1983) – Singer and songwriter

Carl Landry – 42 years old (1983) – Basketball player

Eva Marie – 41 years old (1984) – Wrestler

Renee Paquette – 40 years old (1985) – Canadian-American television personality

Danielle Panabaker – 38 years old (1987) – Actress

Katrina Bowden – 37 years old (1988) – Actress

George Springer – 36 years old (1989) – Baseball player

Stephon Gilmore – 35 years old (1990) – Football player

CJ McCollum – 34 years old (1991) – Basketball player

Pi'erre Bourne – 32 years old (1993) – Record producer and rapper

Brent Faiyaz – 30 years old (1995) – Singer

Rachel Sennott – 30 years old (1995) – Actress

Brandon Clarke – 29 years old (1996) – Canadian-American basketball player

Pia Mia – 29 years old (1996) – Singer, songwriter, model, and actress

Dejounte Murray – 29 years old (1996) – Basketball player

Trae Young – 27 years old (1998) – Basketball player

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For additional information check out websites like: www.on-this-day.com, www.born-today.com, www.famousbirthdays.com, www.daysoftheyear.com, and www.nationaldaycalendar.com.