Post by MacBeth on Sept 21, 2009 18:29:09 GMT -5
In 1597, the Dean of Guild, William Dun, receives a bonus of 47 pounds, 3 shillings, and 4 pence for "the great number of witches burnt this year."
In 1792, the French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.
In 1915, with a winning bid of £6,600, Mr. Cecil Chubb purchases Stonehenge and 30 acres of land at auction. He donates the monument to the British state three years later.
In 1931, Britain went off the gold standard.
In 1937, "The Hobbit," by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published.
In 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England, causing widespread damage and claiming some 700 lives.
In 1948, Milton Berle made his debut as permanent host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC.
In 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, continuing his U.S. visit, reaffirmed his country's desire for friendship with the United States in a speech during a dinner at San Francisco's Palace Hotel.
In 1964, Malta gained independence from Britain.
In 1970, "Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC as the Browns defeated the New York Jets 31-21 in Cleveland.
In 1976, in an assassination widely credited to the secret police of Chile, Chilean opposition leader Orlando Letelier and his American secretary are killed by a car bomb in Washington, D.C.
In 1982, Amin Gemayel, brother of Lebanon's assassinated president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, was himself elected president. NFL players began a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever.
In 1983, Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, describes his staff's racial diversity to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "We have every mixture you can have. I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent." Watt is forced to resign 18 days later over these comments.
In 1987, NFL players called a strike, mainly over the issue of free agency. (The 24-day walkout prompted football owners to hire replacement players.)
In 1989, Hurricane Hugo, packing sustained winds up to 135 mph, crashed into Charleston, S.C. The Saudi government beheads 16 Kuwaiti terrorists in public after convicting them of a deadly bombing at the Great Mosque in Mecca two months earlier. The perpetrators claimed they had been trained by Iran, but Iran denied any involvement.
In 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down 7-year-old federal ban on tobacco advertising.
In 1999, the House Banking Committee opened an inquiry into allegations of a huge money-laundering scheme involving the Russian mob and the Bank of New York.
In 2002, Angelo Buono Jr., the Hillside Strangler whose killings of young women terrorized Los Angeles in the 1970s, died in prison at age 67.
In 2004, President George W. Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged the U.N. General Assembly to stand united with the country's struggling government. Yusuf Islam, formerly known as singer Cat Stevens, was taken off a London-to-Washington United Airlines flight because his name had shown up on a government "no-fly" list.
In 2008, South African President Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation. "Mad Men" became the first basic-cable show to win the top series Emmy; "30 Rock" and its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won comedy awards.
In 1792, the French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.
In 1915, with a winning bid of £6,600, Mr. Cecil Chubb purchases Stonehenge and 30 acres of land at auction. He donates the monument to the British state three years later.
In 1931, Britain went off the gold standard.
In 1937, "The Hobbit," by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published.
In 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England, causing widespread damage and claiming some 700 lives.
In 1948, Milton Berle made his debut as permanent host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC.
In 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, continuing his U.S. visit, reaffirmed his country's desire for friendship with the United States in a speech during a dinner at San Francisco's Palace Hotel.
In 1964, Malta gained independence from Britain.
In 1970, "Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC as the Browns defeated the New York Jets 31-21 in Cleveland.
In 1976, in an assassination widely credited to the secret police of Chile, Chilean opposition leader Orlando Letelier and his American secretary are killed by a car bomb in Washington, D.C.
In 1982, Amin Gemayel, brother of Lebanon's assassinated president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, was himself elected president. NFL players began a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever.
In 1983, Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, describes his staff's racial diversity to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "We have every mixture you can have. I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent." Watt is forced to resign 18 days later over these comments.
In 1987, NFL players called a strike, mainly over the issue of free agency. (The 24-day walkout prompted football owners to hire replacement players.)
In 1989, Hurricane Hugo, packing sustained winds up to 135 mph, crashed into Charleston, S.C. The Saudi government beheads 16 Kuwaiti terrorists in public after convicting them of a deadly bombing at the Great Mosque in Mecca two months earlier. The perpetrators claimed they had been trained by Iran, but Iran denied any involvement.
In 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down 7-year-old federal ban on tobacco advertising.
In 1999, the House Banking Committee opened an inquiry into allegations of a huge money-laundering scheme involving the Russian mob and the Bank of New York.
In 2002, Angelo Buono Jr., the Hillside Strangler whose killings of young women terrorized Los Angeles in the 1970s, died in prison at age 67.
In 2004, President George W. Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged the U.N. General Assembly to stand united with the country's struggling government. Yusuf Islam, formerly known as singer Cat Stevens, was taken off a London-to-Washington United Airlines flight because his name had shown up on a government "no-fly" list.
In 2008, South African President Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation. "Mad Men" became the first basic-cable show to win the top series Emmy; "30 Rock" and its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won comedy awards.