September 2
1766 James Forten was born in Philadelphia.
He was an abolitionist and successful business owner who
supported William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator
and in 1816 rejected the plans of the American Colonization Society
to settle American blacks in Liberia and make him the ruler
of the colony.
1948 Football star Terry Bradshaw
was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1948 Basketball Hall of Famer Nate "Tiny" Archibald was born
in New York City.
1952 Tennis star Jimmy Conners
was born in East St. Louis, Illinois.
September 3
1783 The Peace of Paris treaty between Great Britain and the United
States was signed by John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay.
1838 Frederick Douglas escaped from slavery.
He dressed as a sailor, borrowed identification papers from a retired merchant
seaman, took a train from Baltimore to Wilmington, and took a steamboat
to the free city of Philadelphia.
1965 Actor Charlie Sheen (Carlos Estevez)
was born in New York City.
September 4
1768 Author Francois Rene de Chateaubriand was born in
St. Malo, France.
1872 The New York Sun began exposing the Credit Mobilier
scandal.
1882 Thomas Edison successfully provided electric lights to offices
on Spruce, Wall, Nassau, and Pearl streets in lower Manhattan.
1918 Radio broadcaster and news commentator Paul Harvey was born
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1949 Golfing great Tom Watson was born
in Kansas City, Missouri.
September 5
1774 The first Continental Congress met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia
to protest British measures and call for civil disobedience.
1929 Comedian Bob Newhart was born in Chicago.
1939 Actor William Devane was born
in Albany, New York.
1942 Actress Raquel Welch was born in Chicago.
September 6
1757 Freedom fighter Lafayette
(Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier)
was born in Chavaniac, France.
1766 John Dalton, developer of the atomic theory,
was born in Eaglesfield, England.
1774 At Concord, Massachusetts, delegates from Suffolk County passed
resolutions condemning acts of the British Parliament as "gross infractions
of these rights to which we are justly entitled by the laws of nature, the
British Constitution, and the charter of the Province," and declaring that
no obedience was due them. These resolutions were rushed to Philadelphia and
influenced the First Continental Congress.
1899 Theatrical producer and songwriter Billy Rose
(William Rosenberg) was born in New York City.
September 7
1822 Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.
1848 Serfdom was abolished in Austria.
1860 Painter Grandma Moses (Anna May Robertson) was born
in Greenwich, New York.
1900 Author Taylor Caldwell was born
in Manchester, England.
1908 Heart surgeon Michael DeBakey was born
at Lake Charles, Louisiana.
1936 Singer and songwriter Buddy Holly (Charles Harden Holley)
was born in Lubbock, Texas.
September 8
1380 Saint Bernardino of Siena,
who praised the gift of entrepreneurship, was born.
1841 Composer Anton Dvorak was born.
1911 Social philosopher Paul Goodman was born.
1922 Comedian and TV pioneer Sid Caesar
was born in Yonkers, New York.
1925 Comedian and movie star Peter Sellers
was born in Southsea, England.
1932 Singer Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
was born in Winchester, Virginia.
September 9
1828 The Zulu tyrant Shaka was assassinated in Natal.
1828 Novelist and Christian anarchist Leo Tolstoy
was born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia.
1890 Colonel Harland David Sanders, founder of
Kentucky Fried Chicken, was born in Henryville, Indiana.
1899 Pitching great Waite Hoyt was born in Brooklyn.
1925 Actor Cliff Robertson was born in La Jolla, California.
1949 Football star Joe Theisman was born
in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1951 Actor Michael Keaton
was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1956 Elvis Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show from
Hollywood, California. It is estimated that more than 50,000,000 viewers tuned
in to see him perform Don't Be Cruel, Love Me Tender, Ready Teddy, and
Hound Dog.
1960 Actor Hugh Grant was born in Londan, England.
1976 Communist dictator and mass murderer Mao Tse-tung died.
September 10
1777 The first assembly under the New York state constitution, met at
Kingston.
1929 Golf great Arnold Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
1934 Yankee great Roger Maris was born in Hibbing, Minnesota.
1955 Gunsmoke, with James Arness
as Matt Dillon, premiered on TV.
September 11
1297 Scots led by William Wallace wiped out the vanguard of the
invading English army at Stirling Bridge.
1862 Writer William Porter (O. Henry)
was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1885 Writer D. H. Lawrence was born in Nottinghamshire, England.
September 12
1880 Libertarian writer and critic H. L. Mencken was born
in Baltimore, Maryland.
1888 Entertainer Maurice Chevalier was born in Paris.
1892 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf was born in New York City.
1902 Actress Margaret Hamilton,
who played the Wicked Witch of the West in the
movie The Wizard of Oz, was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
1913 Track star Jesse Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama.
1944 Singer Barry White was born in Galveston, Texas.
1965 Lysander Spooner's No Treason
was published by Rampart College.
September 13
1851 Surgeon Walter Reed was born in Gloucester County, Virginia.
1857 Candy manufacturer Milton S. Hershey was born.
1903 Actress Claudette Colbert (Lily Claudette Chauchoin)
was born in Paris, France.
1925 Singer Mel Torme was born in Chicago.
1944 Actress and wet T-shirt model Jacqueline Bisset was born
in Weybridge, England.
1968 Yankee center fielder Bernie Williams was born in San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
September 14
1769 Explorer Alexander von Humbolt was born.
1867 Illustrator Charles Dana Gibson was born in Massachusetts.
1914 "Lone Ranger" portrayer Clayton Moore was born
in Chicago.
1933 Actress Zoe Caldwell was born in Melbourne, Australia.
1947 Actor Sam Neill was born in Ireland.
1949 Human Action by Ludwig von Mises was published.
1957 Have Gun Will Travel premiered on TV.
September 15
1620 The Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England, aboard the
Mayflower.
1789 Writer James Fenimore Cooper
was born in Burlington, New Jersey.
1889 Humorist and movie actor Robert Benchley was born in
Worcester, Massachusetts.
1890 Agatha Christie, the bestselling fiction writer of all time,
was born in Torquay, England.
1940 Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle, sportscaster, and actor
Merlin Olson was born in Logan, Utah.
1946 Movie maker Oliver Stone was born in New York City.
1946 Actor Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas.
1949 The Lone Ranger premiered on TV.
1969 Steve Carlton struck out 19 Mets.
September 16
1498 Leader of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada died.
1620 Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England, for the New World.
1823 Historian Francis Parkman was born in Boston.
1838 Railroad builder James Hill was born.
1925 Musician Charlie Byrd was born in Chuckatuck, Virginia.
1955 Baseball star Robin Yount was born in Danville, Illinois.
1955 Rampart College was founded.
September 17
1743 Social philosopher Marie Jean Condorcet was born in France.
1879 Andrew (Rube) Foster was born in Calvert, Texas.
He was a star pitcher, team manager, and "The Father of Negro Baseball."
1911 The first transcontinental airplane flight, from New York to
California, began.
1923 Country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams was born
in Georgia, Alabama.
1928 JoAnn Rothbard, Mrs. Libertarian, was born.
1931 Actress Anne Bancroft
(Anna Maria Italiano) was born in New York City.
1945 Basketbal player and coach Phil Jackson was born in
Dear Lodge, Montana.
1972 "M.A.S.H." premiered on CBS television.
September 18
1838 Richard Cobden established the Anti-Corn Law League
in Manchester, England.
1851 The New York Times was founded.
1905 Actress Greta Gustafson (Garbo)
was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
1916 Historian James J. Martin was born.
1940 Singer and actor Frankie Avalon was born in Philadelphia.
1957 "Wagon Train" Premiered on TV.
1985 Rev. Benjamin Weir returned safely to America
after having been released from 16 months captivity in Lebanon.
September 19
1777 The first battle of Saratoga was fought at Freeman's Farm.
1796 George Washington delivered his
Farewell Address as
President, in which he recommended an isolationist foreign policy and
warned against public debt, a large military establishment, and minorities
gaining control of the government.
1928 Adam West, who played Batman on TV, was born in
Walla Walla, Washington.
1930 Yankee pitcher Bob Turley was born in Illinois.
1936 Four-time Olympic discus champion Al Oerter
was born in New York City.
1943 Baseball star and sportscaster Joe Morgan was born
in Bonham, Texas.
1948 Actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.
September 20
1838 The Non-Resistant Society was founded by W. L. Garrison
and other Christian libertarians.
1865 Vassar college opened in Poughkeepsie.
1870 The first editorial attacking Tweed rule in New York City
appeared in the New York Times.
1917 Basketball coach Arnold "Red" Auerbach was born.
1934 Actress Sophia Scicolone (Loren) was born in Rome, Italy.
1955 The Phil Silvers Show premiered on TV.
September 21
1784 The first successful daily newspaper to appear in America was
published.
1866 Writer H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent, England.
1931 Actor Larry Hagman (J. R. Ewing on Dallas) was born
in Fort Worth, Texas.
1947 Writer Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine.
1948 The Texaco Star Theater starring Milton Berle
premiered on TV.
1950 Comedian and actor Bill Murray
was born in Evanston, Illinois.
September 22
1791 Physicist Michael Faraday was born in Newington, England.
1917 Baseball manager Tommy Lasorda was born.
1920 Baseball pitcher Bob Lemon was born in California.
1927 Slavery was abolished in Sierra Leone.
September 23
1779 John Paul Jones led the victory of
Bon Homme Richard over Serapis.
1783 The defeated British army sailed for England.
1800 Educator William McGuffey was born
in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
1845 The Knickerbocker Baseball Club of New York City was founded.
1889 Journalist Walter Lippman was born in New York City.
1911 The world's first air mail route, between Garden City and Mineola,
was established.
1920 Actor and entertainer Joe Yule Jr. (Mickey Rooney)
was born in Brooklyn.
1930 Singer and composer Ray Charles Robinson
was born in Albany, Georgia.
1949 Singer and song writer Bruce Springsteen
was born in Freehold, New Jersey.
1947 Actress Mary Kay Place was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1959 Actor Jason Alexander was born in Newark, New Jersey.
September 24
1878 Five and Ten Cent stores were originated by Frank Woolworth.
1936 Jim Henson, creator of muppets,
was born in Greenville, Mississippi.
September 25
1786 The Rhode Island Supreme Court struck down an act that forced a
creditor to accept paper money.
1789 Congress proposed the Bill of Rights.
1807 Alfred Vail, originator of the "Morse Code," was born.
1909 The Hudson-Fulton Celebration was held in New York.
1917 Yankee shortstop and sportscaster Phil Rizzuto
was born in New York City.
1944 Actor and movie producer Michael Douglas
was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1965 Basketball star Scottie Pippen was born
in Hamburg, Arizona.
1968 Actor Will Smith was born.
September 26
1898 Leonard Read, libertarian founder of
the Foundation for Economic Education, was born in Hubbardston, Michigan.
1898 Composer George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn.
1925 Bobby Shantz, pitching star, was born in
Pennsylvania.
1948 Singer Olivia Newton-John was born
in Cambridge, England.
September 27
1722 American revolutionary leader Samuel Adams
was born in Boston.
1774 The boycott of British goods began.
1787 The first "Anti-Federalist" letter was published in the
New York Journal. It warned that the Constitution would
lead to despotism.
1840 American political cartoonist Thomas Nast was born in
Landau, Germany.
1948 Singer Meat Loaf (Marvin Aday) was born in Dallas, Texas.
1949 Baseball star Mike Schmidt was born in Dayton, Ohio.
1954 The Tonight Show premiered on TV.
September 28
1850 The US Navy abolished flogging.
1918 The subway shuttle between Grand Central Station and Times Square opened.
1934 Actress and sex symbol Bridgette Bardot
(Camille Javal) was born in Paris, France.
1970 Egyptian dictator Gamal Abdel Nasser died.
September 29
1547 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of Don Quixote,
was born in Alcala de Henares, Spain.
1829 Anarchist activist Erza Haywood was born.
1881 Economist and free-market advocate Ludwig Von Mises
was born in Lemberg, Austria.
1901 Physicist Enrico Fermi was born.
1907 Gene Autry (Orvon Gene), cowboy-movie star, singer and baseball team owner,
was born in Tiego, Texas.
1935 Rock-and-roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis was born in
Ferriday, Louisiana.
1942 Comedic actress Madeline Kahn was born in Boston.
1959 Dobie Gillis premiered on TV.
2007 Emma Grace Halliday was born
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
September 30
1715 French radical liberal Etienne Bonnot, Abbe de Condillac
was born.
1781 The siege of Yorktown began.
1846 Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time by dentist
William Morton.
1926 Pitching great Robin Roberts was born in Illinois.
1935 Singer Johnny Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas.
1982 Cheers premiered on TV.
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