GOOD MORNING - TODAY IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, the 250th day of 2014 with 115 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:15 and sunset is @ 7:09. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn. ON THIS DAY IN: 1664 - Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam and governor Peter Stuyvesant surrendered to the British, who renamed it New York, in honor of the Duke of York. 1776 - First submarine attack occurred when the submersible American Turtle tries to bomb British Admiral Richard Howes flagship Eagle in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War. 1813 - First printed reference to the U.S. by the nickname Uncle Sam occurred in the Troy Post. 1822 - Brazil declared independence from Portugal. 1888 - First incubator for premature infant was used. 1892 - First heavyweight-title boxing match fought with gloves under Marquis of Queensbury rules ended when James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round. 1901 - Signing of the Peking Protocol ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. 1916 - U.S. Congress passed the Workmans Compensation Act. 1936 - Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam began operation. 1940 - Nazi Germany began its first blitz of London in World War II. Eight days later, the RAF staged a dramatic counterattack against the Luftwaffe, turning the tide in the Battle of Britain. 1950 - Truth or Consequences debuted on TV. 1963 - Professional Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio. 1986 - Desmond Tutu became the archbishop of Cape Town as he is installed as first black to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa. 1998 - St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Mark McGwire equaled Roger Maris single-season home-run record of 61. 1998 - Google was incorporated, co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University. 2004 - Hurricane Ivan, a Category 4 storm hits Grenada, killing 39 and damaging most of its buildings. 2005 - The first presidential election was held in Egypt.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 10:01:04 +0000
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