September 9, Tuesday- On this day in history: In 1543, Mary Stuart at nine years old was crowned Queen of Scots in the central Scottish town of Sterling: In 1776, The Continental Congress officially named Its new Union of Sovereign states the United States: In 1791, Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, was named after President George Washington: In 1839, John Herschel took the first glass photograph: In 1850, California was admitted as the 31st state: In 1890, Colonel Sanders (Harland David Sanders), businessman (founded KFC), was born in Henryville, Indiana: In 1926, The National Broadcasting Company was formed: In World War II- The Battle of Hel began, the longest defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the Germany invasion of Poland: In 1940, George Stibitz pioneered the first remote operation of a computer: In 1941, Otis Redding, singer/songwriter/record producer, was born in Dawson, Georgia: In 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time: In 1965, The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development was established: and In 1996, Bill Monroe, bluegrass singer, a native of Rosine , Kentucky, died in Springfield, Tennessee at the age of 84. The thought of the day, It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Be safe and have a great and Blessed Tuesday.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:05:07 +0000
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