1609 -Navigator Henry Hudson discovers island of Manhattan .
1645- the first Lutheran church was dedicated by the Reverend Johannes Campanius at Christina ( Tinicum Island ), near the present site of Essington , PA. Before the church was build, Campanius had conducted serves in a small blockhouse at Fort Goteborg .
1781- Los Angeles , California was born. The Mexican Provincial Governor, Felipe de Neve, founded El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles, originally named Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula, by Gaspar de Portola, a Spanish army captain and Juan Crespi, a Franciscan priest, who had noticed the beautiful area as they traveled north from San Diego in 1769. El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles translates into the Village of our Lady , the Queen of the Angels ... People who live there call it : L.A. for short. And you are from West L.A. or Downtown L.A. South L.A. or North Hollywood .
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1802- Birth of Marcus Whitman, American Presbyterian and pioneer medical missionary. In 1836 his family became the first whites to reach the Pacific coast by wagon train. Whitman and his wife Narcissa were murdered by the Cayuse Indians in present-day Washington state in 1847.
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1803- Sarah Childress Polk birthday, considered shrewd and ambitious, layered with charm and backed by a politically powerful family paved the way for her husband, James, to become president of the U.S. She was his closest advisor. One of the first things she did as first lady was immediately ban dancing at White House functions. For four years no one danced one step there. and was admired greatly by official Washington society. SCP attended the South's most outstanding school for girls. She is recognized by many as a powerful influence on his official actions.
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1813- "The Religious Remembrancer" (later renamed "The Christian Observer") was first published in Philadelphia . It was the first weekly religious newspaper in the U.S. , and in the world.
1846-Birthday of Daniel Burnham, American architect and city planner, born at Henderson , NY . Daniel Hudson Burnham was an advocated of tall, fireproof buildings, probably the first to be called “sky-scrapers,” In 1909, he proposed a long-range city plan for Chicago, IL, that was a key factor in the “forever open, dear and free” policy which resulted in Chicago having the most beautiful lakefront of any major city in the US. Died June 1, 1912, at Heidelberg , Germany .
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1848-Birthday of African-American Lewis H Latimer, inventor and engineer, died-1928
1862 –General Robert E. Lee crosses the Potomac and enters Maryland . It is his mission to bring the war to Northern territory , gain the sympathy of the
growing population who wants “peace”, “negotiations,” and his main thrust
is to take the White House as the British did in the War of 1812. President
Lincoln had named General Henry W. Halleck on July 12 commander in chief of
the Union armies. Known as “Old Brains” due to his West Point education,
author of military strategy and administration. He graduated third in his class, 1839 (Lee graduated second in his class, 1929). Before the war, he had been
a successful California attorney and admired by Lincoln, also an attorney.
Lincoln was one of his biggest supporters. Lee was not, and knew him to
be a very conservative, “by the book” man, which he was, and was held
in great disdain by the other Union generals, especially after his lack of
defense of Washington and the war went very badly under his command,
in fact, Lincoln was not expected to be re-elected president and it was not
until he appointed U.S. Grant as Commander-in-Chief did the war turn
around. Lee with his limited resources and much smaller, not very well
equipped troops ( many toward the end of the war without shoes and army uniforms, meaning they also wore the same clothes for months, dwindling provisions) were bringing the war to the North, winning the war, until the Confederates stumbled into a Union troops in Gettysburg on their march to Washington . Grant quickly re-grouped, the Confederates had definite communications problems and General Longstreet lost his nerve. With Grant in charge, whose main plan to was to cut the South off by ocean, river, major highway from food, commerce, and being re-enforced, and with Naval blockades run by a 63 year old fearless Admiral Farragut and a ruthless General Sherman, turned the tide of the war. Halleck was one of the main reasons General George McClellan ran as the Democratic nominee against Lincoln in 1965, as Halleck had maneuvered McClellan from his job. This also further politically cemented Lincoln 's back of his commander-in-chief. This site gives the best background on why this day is so important in Civil War history as it formed the Southern strategy of the war:
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http://www.nps.gov/hafe/jackson.htm
http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/hallock/henryhalleck.html
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http://www.morrisville.edu/library/local_history/sites/gar_post/halleck.html
http://www.us-civilwar.com/farragut.htm
1864- Bread riots in Mobile , Alabama , as food was scarce and women
took to the streets for bread and other food. Also hit very hard were
union soldiers held in Confederate prisons as many starved to death.
http://www.moc.org/Articles/womanwar.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/
http://www.mdgorman.com/belle_isle_prison.htm
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/civilwar.html
1869-First westbound train arrives in San Francisco .
http://www.travelingamerica.com/historichotels/CALIFORNIA-SANFRANSICO/SanFranciscoCalifornia.htm
http://www.ego.net/us/ca/sf/history/
http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/sfh2.html
1873- Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street in San Francisco .
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http://www.shapingsf.org/ezine/transit/cablecars.html
http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/hallidie.html
1882-The first successful Dynamo was put in operation, Jumbo No. 1. a direct-current steam dynamo, which was build in 1881 by the Edison Machine Works, Goerck Street , New York City . It weighed 27 tons, 6 tons of which was the armature. When the armature was air-cooled, the dynamo's capacity was 700 lamps of 15-candlepower each. That same Saturday evening, the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of 257 Pearl Street , New York City turned on its one engine, which generated power for 800 electric light bulbs. Within 14 months, the service had 508 subscribers and 12, 732 bulbs.
1883- ten year old Barney Flaherty, according to history, became the first “newsboy in the US by answering the following classified advertisement which appeared in the New York Sun: “ to the unemployed—a number of steady men can find employment by vending this paper. A liberal discount is allowed to those who buy to sell again.”
1885- the first self-service restaurant opened at 7 New York Street , New York City , opposite the New York Stock Exchange. It was called the Exchange Buffet.
1886-Geronimo, the inveterate Apache raider along the Mexican border, surrendered to Gen. Nelson A. Miles in Arizona . All the Chiricahua Apaches were then resettled in Florida as war prisoners. They were relocated to Fort Sill , Oklahoma in 1894.
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1888- George Eastman of Rochester , NY , received a patent for a fix-focus box camera, that had a lens fast enough to make instantaneous exposures. What made it so unique, it is it used a “roll of film” of 1000 exposures and took at round picture 2.5 inches in diameter. It also did not require a table or tripod for support.
1905-- Pianist Meade Lux Lewis Birthday
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http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/hudson.html
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson4.html
1908-Birthday of Richard Wright birthday, one of my favorite authors, who's work including “ Native Son, “ “Uncle Tom's Children, “ and “Black Boy.” Perhaps one, if not “the” number one, most powerful American writers.
http://www.itvs.org/RichardWright/index.html
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rwright.htm
http://foia.fbi.gov/rnwright.htm
http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/wright/index.html
1905-September 4, Pianist Meade Lux Lewis Birthday
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http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/hudson.html
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson4.html
1918-Birthday of Gerald Wilson, great jazz arranger, teacher at UCLA. We used to his band plan in Los Angeles often, and he was ahead of his time.
http://www.mamajazz.org/pages/biogerald.html
1928 - Wingy Manone recorded "Downright Disgusted" for Vocalion Records. Playing drums for Wingy was a young sideman named Gene Krupa.
1941 - The New York Yankees won their 12th American League baseball pennant. This was the earliest any American League team had clinched the title.
1942- Sept 4, singer Merald “ Bubbu” Knight of Glady's Knight/The Pips born Atlanta , Georgia
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Fri-2000/weekly/13366691.html
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http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Gladys_Knight.htm
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/knight_gladys/bio.jhtml
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1943--HUTCHINS, JOHNNIE DAVID Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Seaman First Class, U.S. Naval Reserve. Born: 4 August 1922, Weimer, Tex. Accredited to: Texas. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous valor above and beyond the call of duty while serving on board a Landing Ship, Tank, during the assault on Lae, New Guinea, 4 September 1943. As the ship on which Hutchins was stationed approached the enemy-occupied beach under a veritable hail of fire from Japanese shore batteries and aerial bombardment, a hostile torpedo pierced the surf and bore down upon the vessel with deadly accuracy. In the tense split seconds before the helmsman could steer clear of the threatening missile, a bomb struck the pilot house, dislodged him from his station, and left the stricken ship helplessly exposed. Fully aware of the dire peril of the situation, Hutchins, although mortally wounded by the shattering explosion, quickly grasped the wheel and exhausted the last of his strength in maneuvering the vessel clear of the advancing torpedo. Still clinging to the helm, he eventually succumbed to his injuries, his final thoughts concerned only with the safety of his ship, his final efforts expended toward the security of his mission. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country.
1949 - The longest pro tennis match in history was played. Pancho Gonzales and Ted Schroeder played 67 games in five sets
1950--BROWN, MELVIN L. Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion. Place and date: Near Kasan, Korea, 4 September 1950. Entered service at: Erie, Pa. Birth: Mahaffey, Pa. G.O. No.: 11, 16 February 1951. Citation. Pfc. Brown, Company D distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. While his platoon was securing Hill 755 (the Walled City), the enemy, using heavy automatic weapons and small arms, counterattacked. Taking a position on a 50-foot-high wall he delivered heavy rifle fire on the enemy. His ammunition was soon expended and although wounded, he remained at his post and threw his few grenades into the attackers causing many casualties. When his supply of grenades was exhausted his comrades from nearby foxholes tossed others to him and he left his position, braving a hail of fire, to retrieve and throw them at the enemy. The attackers continued to assault his position and Pfc. Brown weaponless, drew his entrenching tool from his pack and calmly waited until they 1 by 1 peered over the wall, delivering each a crushing blow upon the head. Knocking 10 or 12 enemy from the wall, his daring action so inspired his platoon that they repelled the attack and held their position. Pfc. Brown's extraordinary heroism, gallantry, and intrepidity reflect the highest credit upon himself and was in keeping with the honored traditions of the military service. Reportedly missing in action and officially killed in action, September 5, 1950.
1953- the New York Yankees clinched their fifth consecutive American League pennant, a feat then unprecended in baseball history. Casey Stengel also became the first manager, to win five consecutive American League championships. The Yankees went on to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series for their fifth Series crown in a row. I was there and remember losing as I was a Dodger fan and later a Chicago Cub fan. 1954: New York Giants(NL) defeated Cleveland Indians(AL) 4 games to 0. 1955 World Series : Dodgers vs. Yankees Johnny Podres, Gil Hodges and Sandy Amoros' spectacular fielding make the Brooklyn Dodgers numero uno, smacking our long-time arch-rival New York Yankees in seven great games. Available in B&W on VHS. Perhaps DVD. And 1956: New York Yankees(AL) defeated Brooklyn Dodgers(NL) 4 games to 31957:With the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning, Eddie Mathews flagged down Bill Skowron's shot down the third-base line and stepped on third base and Milwaukee won the World Series, beating the New York Yankees
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1954-To coincide with the release of his second Sun single, "Good Rockin' Tonight", Elvis Presley, along with Bill Black and Scotty Moore make their first appearance at The Grand Old Opry. Audience reaction is so poor, the Opry's manager, Jim Denny suggests that Elvis go back to driving a truck.
1954---Top Hits
Sh-Boom - The Crew Cuts
Hey There - Rosemary Clooney
Skokiaan - Ralph Marterie
I Don't Hurt Anymore - Hank Snow
1954- Captain Midnight premiered on television, staring Richard Web. It was sponsored by Ovaltine. ( “Mom puts it in my milk for extra en-err-geee.” )
1957-Governor Oval Faubus called out the Arkansas National Guard to turn away nine black students who had been trying to attend Central High School in Little Rock . President Eisenhower sent in troops to enforce the law allowing the students to integrate the school.
1957- Ford Motor Co introduces the Edsel
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1962---Top Hits
Sheila - Tommy Roe
You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles
Party Lights - Claudine Clark
Devil Woman - Marty Robbins
1957--The Buddy Deane Bandstand debuts on WJZ-TV in Baltimore. The two hour Rock 'n' Roll show gave viewers a chance to call in and talk to celebrity performers, which tied up lines so badly, the phone company was forced to ask Deane to desist. "Hair!"
1959-Dick Clark's traveling show opens at the Michigan State Fair. The line-up includes Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Duane Eddy, The Coasters, LaVern Baker and Jan and Dean.
1967---PETERS, LAWRENCE DAVID Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company M, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Place and date: Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, 4 September 1967. Entered service at: Binghamton, N.Y. Born: 16 September 1946, Johnson City, N.Y. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a squad leader with Company M. During Operation SWIFT, the marines of the 2d Platoon of Company M were struck by intense mortar, machinegun, and small arms fire from an entrenched enemy force. As the company rallied its forces, Sgt. Peters maneuvered his squad in an assault on any enemy defended knoll. Disregarding his safety, as enemy rounds hit all about him, he stood in the open, pointing out enemy positions until he was painfully wounded in the leg. Disregarding his wound, he moved forward and continued to lead his men. As the enemy fire increased in accuracy and volume, his squad lost its momentum and was temporarily pinned down. Exposing himself to devastating enemy fire, he consolidated his position to render more effective fire. While directing the base of fire, he was wounded a second time in the face and neck from an exploding mortar round. As the enemy attempted to infiltrate the position of an adjacent platoon, Sgt. Peters stood erect in the full view of the enemy firing burst after burst forcing them to disclose their camouflaged positions. Sgt. Peters steadfastly continued to direct his squad in spite of 2 additional wounds, persisted in his efforts to encourage and supervise his men until he lost consciousness and succumbed. Inspired by his selfless actions, the squad regained fire superiority and once again carried the assault to the enemy. By his outstanding valor, indomitable fighting spirit and tenacious determination in the face of overwhelming odds, Sgt. Peters upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
1967 - "Gilligan's Island " began its 98-show run on CBS, premiering on September 26, 1964 and last episode was today in 1967. It is still shown in re-runs and remains popular.Seven people set sail about the Minnow for a three-hour tour and became stranded on an island. The used the resources on the island for food, shelter, and entertainment. The cast included Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hall, Jr. as the Skipper, Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III, Natalie Schafer as Mrs. “Lovey” Howell, Russell Johnson as the Professor, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann and Tina Louise as Ginger Grant, the movie star.
1966-The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team in major league history to draw two million fans at home and two million on the road in the same season when they played the Reds in Cincinnati before a crowed of 18,670.
1967- The U.S. 1st Marine Division launches 1Operation SWIFT, a search and destroy operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces in I Corps Tactical Zone (the region south of the Demilitarized Zone). A fierce four-day battle ensued in the Que Son Valley , 25 miles south of Da Nang . During the course of the battle, 114 men of the U.S. 5th Marine Regiment were killed while the North Vietnamese forces suffered 376 casualties.
1969- After thirty-one games, the third longest consecutive game hitting streak in National League history ends as Dodger Willie Davis is stopped in a 3-0 loss to the Padres.
1969--STOCKDALE, JAMES B. Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Rear Admiral (then Captain), U.S. Navy. Place and date: Hoa Lo prison, Hanoi, North Vietnam, 4 September 1969. Entered service at: Abingdon, Ill. Born: 23 December 1923, Abingdon, Ill.. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while senior naval officer in the Prisoner of War camps of North Vietnam. Recognized by his captors as the leader in the Prisoners' of War resistance to interrogation and in their refusal to participate in propaganda exploitation, Rear Adm. Stockdale was singled out for interrogation and attendant torture after he was detected in a covert communications attempt. Sensing the start of another purge, and aware that his earlier efforts at self-disfiguration to dissuade his captors from exploiting him for propaganda purposes had resulted in cruel and agonizing punishment, Rear Adm. Stockdale resolved to make himself a symbol of resistance regardless of personal sacrifice. He deliberately inflicted a near-mortal wound to his person in order to convince his captors of his willingness to give up his life rather than capitulate. He was subsequently discovered and revived by the North Vietnamese who, convinced of his indomitable spirit, abated in their employment of excessive harassment and torture toward all of the Prisoners of War. By his heroic action, at great peril to himself, he earned the everlasting gratitude of his fellow prisoners and of his country. Rear Adm. Stockdale's valiant leadership and extraordinary courage in a hostile environment sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
1970 - The greatest natural disaster of record for Arizona occurred. Unprecedented rains caused rivers in central Arizona to rise five to ten feet per hour, sweeping cars and buildings as far as 30 to 40 miles downstream. Flooding claimed the lives of 23 persons, mainly campers, and caused millions of dollars damage. Water crested 36 feet above normal near Sunflower AZ. Workman's Creek was deluged with 11.40 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm Norma led to the severe flooding.
1970---Top Hits
War - Edwin Starr
In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
(If You Let Me Make Love to You) Why Can't I Touch You? - Ronnie Dyson
Don't Keep Me Hangin' On - Sonny James
1971 - "The Lawrence Welk Show" was seen for the last time on ABC-TV. ABC felt the show attracted “too old an audience ... not good for attracting advertisers.” Syndication allowed the champagne music to continue until 1982 as a weekly favorite for millions of people. Welk charted a half-dozen tunes on the pop music charts between 1956 and 1961, including the number one song, " Calcutta ", in 1960.
1972 - Swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay event at Munich , Germany . Spitz became the first Olympian to win seven gold medals.
1973-John Ehrlichman and G. Gordon Liddy were indicted along with two White House officials in connection with the burglary of the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist in 1971. The action had been instigated by the so-called White House plumbers' unit, created to stop security leaks, following Ellsberg's release of Pentagon documents to the press.
1976-"You Should Be Dancing" becomes the Bee Gees third US number one single.
1976-Kiss releases the Soft-Rock ballad, "Beth". It will rise to #7 and become their only US Top 10 hit.
1978---Top Hits
Grease - Frankie Valli
Three Times a Lady - Commodores
Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
1986---Top Hits
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Venus - Bananarama
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
Heartbeat in the Darkness - Don Williams
1988 - The western U.S. experienced another day of record heat. The afternoon high of 91 degrees at Stampede Pass WA established an all-time record for that location, and Los Angeles CA equalled their all-time record high with a reading of 110 degrees. A record high of 107 degrees at San Diego CA was their hottest reading in 25 years. Red Bluff CA was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon reading of 118 degrees.
1990- Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186
1991- Removing an asterisk which really never existed, the Statistical Accuracy Committee decides to put Roger Maris '61 home run season ahead of Ruth's 60 mark instead of listing it separately as it was from 1962 until 1991. The eight man panel also re-defines a no-hit game as one which ends after 9 or more innings with one team failing to get a hit thereby removing 50 games from the list that had previously been considered hitless, including the 1959 performance of Harvey Haddix's 12 perfect innings against the Braves and Jim Maloney's 1965 1-0 loss to the Mets in 11-innings.
1995- Robin Ventura becomes the eighth player to hit two grand slams in one game helping White Sox to beat the Rangers, 14-3.
1997 - The 14th MTV Video Music Awards show was staged at Radio City Music Hall . Host Chris Rock introduced Madonna, U2, Beck, Jamiroquai, The Wallflowers with Bruce Springsteen & Marilyn Manson. Most memorable moment: Sting joining Puff Daddy & Faith Evans to perform "I'll Be Missing You".
1999- The Reds set a National League record with nine homers with as they rout the Phillies, 22-3. Eddie Taubensee (2), Greg Vaughn, Jeffrey Hammonds, Aaron Boone, Dimitri Young, Pokey Reese, Brian Johnson and Mark Lewis all go yard for Cincinnati .
2000- The Red Sox honor Hall of Famer catcher Carlton Fisk. The New Hampshire resident,who played his first nine seasons with Boston , joins Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8) and Ted Williams (9) in having his number (27) be retired at Fenway.
2002- In front of 55,528 fans at Coliseum, the A's set an American League record by extending winning streak to 20 consecutive games. After blowing an 11-run lead to the Royals, Scott Hatteberg's bottom of the ninth inning walk off home run gives Oakland the historic victory, 12-11.
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