Jerry Waxman
Today in History: September 7
Today in History: September 7: In 1940 Nazi Germany launched a relentless air assault on Britain known as the Blitz. Atlantic City, New Jersey, hosted the inaugural Miss America Pageant. In 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty. In 1986, Bishop Desmond Tutu was installed as the first Black leader of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa.
Today in History: September 6
Today in History: September 6; In 1901 President William McKinley was shot at a reception in Buffalo, New York. In 1949 there was a mass shooting in Camden, New Jersey in which 13 people were killed by a paranoid schizophrenic. In 1975, tennis star Martina Navatilova asked for political asylum in the U.S. In 1997 Princess Diana was publicly laid to rest. And in 2018, India decriminalized homosexuality.
Today in History: September 5
Today in History: September 5: Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games; Sam Houston became first president of Republic of Texas, the Treaty of Portsmouth was signed, ending the Russo-Japanese war.
Today in History: September 4
Today in History: September 4: In 1949, over 140 people were injured in the infamous Peekskill riots; In 1972, U.S. Olympics swimmer Mark Spitz became the first to win seven medals; In 1974, the United States established diplomatic relations with East Germany…
Today in History: September 3
Today in History: September 3, The Treaty of Paris. – Birth of a Nation, Confederate forces invaded Kentucky, Allied Forces Invade Italy, Viking 2 Lands on Mars, Sir Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
Today in History: September 2
Today in History: September 2 World War 2 ends with the surrender of Japan. Great fire of London begins, U.S. Treasury Department established, Diana Nyad completes swim from Cuba To Florida, September 2 seems to follow a pattern of fires and devastation, as well as progressive steps in American education.
Today in History: September 1
1985: On this day, the elusive wreckage of the Titanic was finally discovered, resting on the ocean floor, some 400 miles off Newfoundland’s coast. This U.S.French expedition brought closure to one of the most tragic maritime disasters in history. 1715: In France, the end of an era arrived as King Louis XIV passed away just […]
Today in History: August 31
Today in History: August 31: Diana, Princess of Wales, tragically lost her life in a devastating car crash, First U.S. tennis championships for men, Trinidad and Tobago became independent from British colonial rule, The Solidarity labor movement emerged triumphantly from a 17-day strike in Gdansk, Poland, and more . . .
Today in History: August 30
Today In History: August 30 Thurgood Marshall becomes first Black justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to establish the Allied occupation headquarters. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, passed away at the age of 91.