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Mastering the Art of Talent Acquisition:
Your Definitive Guide
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners

In an era of perpetual change and rapid evolution, the way we approach talent acquisition has undergone a remarkable transformation. The quest for the best talent has shifted from a traditional process to a dynamic and multifaceted strategy that embraces innovation and adaptability. Here are some thoughts on how to propel your organization into the new age of hiring, where success is sculpted by your ability to attract exceptional individuals.

Craft Agile Job Descriptions and Requirements
In a landscape defined by fluid job roles, it's imperative to fashion job descriptions that are as dynamic as the roles themselves. Create agile job descriptions that emphasize outcomes and contributions rather than rigid responsibilities. This approach allows room for innovation and lets potential candidates envision their impact.

Curate a Distinctive Employer Brand Identity
The digital realm offers unparalleled opportunities to cultivate an employer brand that transcends traditional boundaries. Craft a digital persona that resonates with the aspirations of top talent. Share stories of your organization's impact, showcase employee testimonials, and display your commitment to cutting-edge practices.

Embrace Diversity in Sourcing Channels
The quest for excellence demands the exploration of unconventional avenues. Embrace the power of AI-driven sourcing tools, interactive career forums, and virtual reality networking events. Cast your net wide, uncovering hidden gems and fostering a global community of potential candidates.

Elevate Interview Techniques to Predictive Conversations
Interviews are evolving into predictive conversations that delve beyond standard responses. Employ techniques such as simulation-based assessments and role-playing scenarios to uncover problem-solving prowess and adaptability. This forward-looking approach reveals a candidate's potential to thrive in ambiguous situations.

Decode Adaptable Cultural Alignment
Cultural alignment is no longer confined to static ideals. Today, it involves decoding a candidate's capacity to adapt to an ever-changing organizational fabric. Engage candidates in discussions about their ability to embrace change, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to an evolving culture.

Compose Personalized Growth Trajectories
Top talent seeks more than a job; they desire a trajectory of growth. Tailor growth pathways for candidates that align with their aspirations. Whether it's AI-powered skills development or mentorship from industry luminaries, showcase your commitment to fostering innovation through individualized growth.

Elevate Total Rewards to Experience Enablers
Total rewards encompass more than compensation; they enable an experiential ecosystem. Offer benefits that resonate with the future-focused candidate, from wellness programs augmented by wearable tech to sabbaticals designed for recharging creative energies.

Foster an Ecosystem of Continuous Learning
Position your organization as an ecosystem of perpetual learning. Highlight how your company embraces micro-learning, AI-guided up skilling, and collaborative platforms that encourage employees to engage in continuous knowledge enhancement.

Real-Time Communication as the Cornerstone
In a world of instant connectivity, real-time communication is the bedrock of engagement. Keep candidates informed at every stage, providing personalized feedback and insights. This approach not only garners respect but also paints your organization as a futuristic beacon of transparency.

Decipher Insights from Intelligent Analytics
Harness the power of intelligent analytics to decipher patterns and insights from your recruitment data. This empowers you to anticipate future talent trends, refine your strategies, and outpace the competition in attracting visionary talent.

As the talent acquisition landscape ventures into uncharted territories, the essence of hiring the best talent has transformed into an art form that requires agility, foresight, and imagination. By embracing adaptable job descriptions, fostering a dynamic employer brand, harnessing unconventional sourcing channels, and elevating interview techniques, your organization can forge a path into the future of talent acquisition. This voyage isn't about simply finding candidates; it's about shaping a collaborative journey where innovation and excellence converge.

Ken Lubin, Managing Director
ZRG Partners, LLC
Americas I EMEA I Asia Pacific
C: 508-733-4789
https://www.linkedin.com/in/klubin/

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Brokers Expo New York City
October 10th, 2023

This October, the New York City Brokers Expo includes a compliance workshop accompanied by a legislative and election update panel.

Event Full Agenda
https://brokerexponewyorkcity.com/agenda

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Readers Keep Asking why Leasing News Reports
on Marijuana Sales, State Income, and Their Growth
By Kit Menkin, Editor

Being an ex-musician, I never smoked marijuana and kicked musicians out of the band if they used drugs or smoked weed. It simply affected their playing in a group, not showing up on time, and greatly affected their attitude. But times have changed, it appears.

Simply the industry has grown, as well as the acceptance, and many are into financing its growth.

The market also has changed with cannabis drinks, public cafes, clubs, and just plain "acceptance."

The Statista Health Market Outlook predicts that the use of cannabis around the world will increase the majorly to more than one billion users by 2027. Most of these people will opt for non-intoxicating, low-THC varieties, usually marketed under the name CBD after the active cannabis ingredient found in them: cannabiswire.com

Cannibis Wire suggest less than 30 percent of overall sales in the cannabis segment are expected to come from CBD in 2027 despite its high projected future user number. Cannabidiol has been proven to alleviate some childhood seizure syndromes and some studies have found it to lessen anxiety, insomnia and pain.

States, counties, cities are making great sales tax income, and report being annoyed with market prices from unlicensed are much cheaper than those licensed. When the federal market opens up for allowing banks to accept cash and credit cards for sale, the situation may change for those who are licensed with increased direct sales.

Financing Cannabis Funding Sources
Many Work with Third Party Originators

Alliance Commercial Capital
Alternative Finance Network
Cannabis Equipment Leasing
International Financial Services (IFS)
NEC Financial Services
Number One Enterprise
Prime Commercial Lending
Slim Capital
Vertical Companies
XS Equipment Leasing Solutions

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Huddle Business Capital Names Jennifer Vanderveen
to Lead Vendor Financing Division

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, Huddle Business Capital, a fast-growing
independent business funding company that serves small businesses and middle-market companies nationwide, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Jennifer Vanderveen, who will serve as Vice President of Sales for its Vendor Division. In this role, Ms. Vanderveen will oversee Huddle Business Capital's vendor sales channel, align efforts to attract and retain equipment vendors nationwide, and structure custom-tailored financing solutions for
the company's vendor partners.

Derek Abel, Co-Founder of Huddle Business Capital, said, "Jennifer is an excellent hire for our company as we continue to grow our equipment vendor financing division.

“She brings close to 15 years of experience working with vendors in various industries, including construction, industrial machinery, manufacturing, and forestry. Her industry expertise, strategic financing insight, and proven ability to effectively manage a vast network of vendor relationships will be invaluable to our vendor partners and their customers."

Jennifer Vanderveen
Previously, Jennifer Vanderveen was Sales Manager, Balboa Capital (September, 2022 - September, 2023); Vice President of Sales, Ascentium Capital (December, 2020 - May, 2022); Vice President, LendSpark (February, 2019 - April, 2020); Business Development Manager Western Territory, Engs Commercial Finance co. (August, 2017 - February, 2019). Full Bio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifervanderveen/details/experience/
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Ms. Vanderveen said, "I am excited to join the Huddle Business Capital team and look forward to helping strengthen the company's position in the vendor financing sector.

"We have the systems and lending resources to help vendors move more inventory while providing their customers with a convenient, quick, and hassle-free financing experience at every step."

About Huddle Business Capital

Huddle Business Capital is an independently owned and operated business funding company providing small and middle-market companies with streamlined loan and financing solutions through its network of top-tier lenders. The company’s funding playbook includes equipment financing, equipment leasing, working capital loans , equipment vendor financing, business lines of credit, commercial financing, and franchise financing. Derek Abel and Tamara McCourt, CCE,CLFP, founded Huddle Business Capital. For more information, visit https://huddlebc.com

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Watch at Home
Leasing News: Labor Day Special
by Fernando Croce, Leasing News Movie Reviewer

With Labor Day coming up, we at Leasing News offer a cinematic salute to every man and woman who ever endured a particularly harrowing day at the office. Check out our list of vintage and modern classics.

Salt of the Earth (1954): A screenwriter and producer whose progressive politics landed him in the blacklist of the 1950s, Herbert J. Biberman proceeded undaunted and directed this bold, independent drama that plays like an ode to the working-class. Based on true events and set in New Mexico, the plot chronicles the struggles of a group of Mexican-American miners who must deal with a double-whammy of prejudice and job exploitation. Centering on strong-willed Esperanza (Rosaura Revueltas) and her husband (Juan Chacon), it follows a strike that pushes on in the aftermath of a mining accident, defying the authorities and risking jail for a chance at better working conditions. Suppressed for years, Biberman’s film provides a call for solidarity in the face of injustice that remains as timely as when it first came out.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967): For the lighter (and more sarcastic) side of the corporate ladder, check out this breezy screen version of the Broadway musical. Reprising his stage role, Robert Morse is a hoot as J. Pierpont Finch, a window washer whose life takes a vertiginous turn after he stumbles upon a copy of the book “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Determined to apply its rules to his own life, he enters World Wide Wicket Company as a mailroom clerk, and uses questionable tactics to make his way to the top. That includes replacing the boss, J.B. Biggley (Rudy Vallee), an idea that also occurs to Biggley’s nephew, Bud (Anthony Teague). A tuneful satire of big business, the movie abounds in bright performances.

Bound for Glory (1976): David Carradine shines in this acclaimed biopic about the life of socially conscious songwriter Woody Guthrie, best known for the folk number “This Land Is Your Land.” Set in the 1930s as the nation struggles with the Great Depression, it follows Guthrie as he moves from the Dust Bowl toward California in hopes of supporting his family. Hitchhiking and riding boxcars side by side with other migrant hopefuls, he becomes involved in workers’ rights and uses his musical skills to bring awareness to the struggles of union activists. As his songs grow in popularity, however, so does the dangers of being engulfed by the entertainment industry. Directed with an eye for detail by Hal Ashby (“Coming Home”), this is a flavorful portrait of an iconic American figure.

Clockwatchers (1997): Before “Office Space,” this underrated indie comedy contemplated the netherworld of cubicle workers with a tart portrait of four office temps. Set in a large credit bureau, it begins as meek Iris (Toni Collette) comes in for her first day of work and befriends other employees sharing her tenuous, temporary job status. There’s brash Margaret (Parker Posey), who takes Iris under her wing and teaches her the tiny ways she can rebel against an oppressive setting. There’s Paula (Lisa Kudrow), an aspiring actress not above sabotaging the copy machine in order to flirt with repairmen, and Jane (Alanna Ubach), who’s engaged to a lout and dreams of a better life. Can their bond survive a wave of petty thefts around the office? A funny, perceptive debut from director Jill Sprecher.

The Company Men (2010): A painful subject that’s never irrelevant, job loss is treated with honesty and hope in this sturdy drama with a first-rate cast. Taking place during the recession that hit the nation in the late 2000s, the story follows the trajectories of an ensemble of characters affected by the wobbly economy. Bobby (Ben Affleck) is a successful corporate employee whose opulent lifestyle takes a nosedive due to downsizing, and finds himself moving back in with his parents, where he learns humility from his blue-collar brother-in-law (Kevin Costner). Others affected in the company include veteran managers (Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper) with dramas of their own to deal with. Directed by TV stalwart John Wells, this is a sensitive view of the bumps in the path toward the American Dream.

Fernando Croce is a nationally recognized film reviewer and has been contributing to Leasing News since the summer of 2008. His reviews appear each Friday.

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This Day in History

     1676 - Nathaniel Bacon led an uprising against English Governor William Berkeley at Jamestown, Virginia, resulting in the settlement being burned to the ground. Bacon's Rebellion came in response to the governor's repeated refusal to defend the colonists against the Indians.
    1752 – The Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia. Philadelphia's city bell had been used to alert the public to proclamations or civic danger since the city's 1682 founding. The original bell hung from a tree behind the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) and was said to have been brought to the city by its founder, William Penn. In 1751, with a bell tower being built in the Pennsylvania State House, civic authorities sought a bell of better quality, which could be heard at a greater distance in the rapidly expanding city. The Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly gave orders to the colony's London agent, Robert Charles, to obtain a "good Bell of about two thousands pound weight." Charles duly ordered the bell from Thomas Lester of the London bell founding firm of Lester and Pack (today, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry). The bell was mounted on a stand to test the sound, and at the first strike of the clapper, the bell's rim cracked.
    1772 - Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California, the fifth mission established by Father Junipero Serra.
http://www.missionsanluisobispo.org/history.html
    1773 - Phillis Wheatley's “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral” was published in London, England. Wheatley's collection was the first volume of poetry by an African-American poet to be published. Often called the "Black Prodigy," she was approximately twenty-one at the time. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep01.html
    1791 - Birthday of Lydia Sigourney (d. 1865), Norwich, CT. Writer of more than 67 books and a thousand articles. Recognized as one of the most popular writers of her day, much of her work was concerned with the womanly morals of the day. Before her marriage, she ran a school in Hartford, Connecticut, only writing seriously after her husband's business crumbled. Known as the "Sweet Singer from Hartford," her poems were much sought after by many national publications making her one of the most popular poets of her day.
    1799 – The Manhattan Company opened in New York City. The ostensible purpose was providing clean water to Lower Manhattan. However, the main interest of the company was in becoming a part of the banking industry in New York. At that time, the banking industry was monopolized by Alexander Hamilton’s Bank of New York and the New York branch of the First Bank of the United States. Following an epidemic of yellow fever in the city, Aaron Burr founded The Manhattan Company and successfully gained banking privileges through a clause in its charter granted to it by the state that allowed it to use surplus capital for banking transactions. The company merged with Chase National Bank in 1955 to form the Chase Manhattan Bank. It is the earliest of the predecessor institutions that eventually formed the current JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    1807 - Aaron Burr was acquitted of treason by a circuit court in Richmond, VA., on the grounds that he was not present when an overt act was committed. Pres. Thomas Jefferson, having been warned of Burr's activities with respect to annexation of Spanish territory, had issued a warning on November 27, 1806, to all citizens forbidding any expedition against Spanish territory. Burr had been arrested in Alabama on February 19 and indicted on June 24 on charges of treason.
    1819 - Revolutionizing farming, the first plow with interchangeable parts was patented by John Jethro Wood of Poplar Ridge, NY. His plow substituted cast iron for the wooden moldboard, landside, and standard.
    1821 – The first settlement along the Santa Fe Trail was established by William Becknell. The Santa Fe Trail was a transportation route opened by the Spaniards at the end of the 18th century and used afterwards by the Americans in the 19th century, crossing the southwest connecting Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe. The French explorer Pedro Vial pioneered the route in 1792 and the Santa Fe Trail was established to take advantage of new trade opportunities with Mexico which had just won independence from Spain. The trail was used to haul manufactured goods from the state of Missouri to Santa Fe, which was then in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Mexico. The wagon trains followed various emigrant trails to points west as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880.
    1836 - A wagon train of Presbyterian missionaries, led by pioneer missionary Dr. Marcus Whitman, reached the site of modern Walla Walla, WA. Whitman's wife Narcissa became the first white woman to cross the North American continent. In 1847, both Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and 12 others were killed by Indians in what became known as the Whitman Massacre.
http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5191
    1836 - Reconstruction begins on Synagogue of Rabbi Judah Hasid in Jerusalem.
http://www.testimony-magazine.org/back/jun2002/benson2.pdf
http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/concepts/aliyah2.html
    1849 - A California convention called by the territory governor, Gen. Bennett Riley, met in Monterey. The convention created a state government without waiting for congressional action. On October 20, the delegates adopted a constitution. On November 13, the constitution was ratified by California voters and a governor and legislative representatives were chosen. Slavery was prohibited.
    1849 - Birthday of Elizabeth Harrison (d. 1927), Athens, KY. American educator who founded the influential Chicago Kindergarten College in Chicago. She also helped in founding the forerunner of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.
    1859 - The Pullman sleeping car, built by George Pullman's company, Chicago, Illinois, with help from Ben Field, was put into service on the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Bloomington and Chicago. It was “Old No. 9.” It was a reconstructed day coach, little more than half the length of present coaches. Except for the wheels and axles, it was constructed almost entirely of wood. The roof was flat and low. The seats were adamantine. Two small wood burning stoves furnished heat. The illumination was furnished by candles. There was a small lavatory at each end. The drinking faucet supplied water to a non-enclosed washbasin. There were 10 upper and 10 lower berths with mattresses and blankets, but no sheets. The upper berth was suspended about halfway between the floor and ceiling at night, and by day, was drawn up to the ceiling by pulleys
    1852 - Gold dust to the amount of $29,195,965 was shipped East from
San Francisco so far this year. The gold rush was in its heights.
    1861 – Gen. U. S. Grant assumed command of federal forces at Cape Girardeau, MO.
    1863 – Railroad and ferry connection between San Francisco and Oakland inaugurated
    1864 - The Charlottetown Conference began on Prince Edward Island, representing the first steps toward Canadian confederation.
    1864 - In the American Civil War, the Confederates under Gen. John Hood abandoned the city of Atlanta. It was occupied by Gen. Sherman the next day. Controversy exists today about who started the fires. According to local historians, it was the Confederates on their way out of town not wanting to leave supplies and food stuff for the conquering Union Army. However, it should be noted that when Sherman left a town, he did the same thing, burning it so new occupiers could not take advantage of what was left behind. He did this in his march to the Mississippi River particularly. It was General Grant's aim to cut off the supplies to the Confederates from Europe from ships on the East Coast and barges going up the Mississippi River. Atlanta was also the terminal for the Western and Atlantic Railroad, a vital city to the South. (lower half of:  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep01.html )
    1866 - Birthday of James John “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (d. 1933), boxer, born at San Francisco, CA. Corbett boxed 61 rounds against Peter Jackson on May 21,1891, to no decision, but the fight got him a match with heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan. This fight, on September 7, 1892, was the first governed by the Marquis of Queensbury Rules and the first in which the fighters used gloves. Corbett decisioned Sullivan in 21 rounds, using the jab, the punch he invented.
    1867 - Robert T. Freeman was the first Black to graduate from Harvard Dental School. Inexplicably, this honor is sometimes erroneously attributed to Dr. George F. Grant, also an African American dentist and Harvard graduate, who in 1899 designed and patented the first golf tee. http://www.rtfds.org/welcome.html
    1869 – In professional baseball, the champion Brooklyn Eckfords began a new Championship series with the ex-champion New York Mutuals. Despite a high wind‚ the Mutuals defeated the Eckfords with 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th to win‚ 28 - 25.
    1872 - The first nurse to receive formal training was Linda Ann Judson Richards, first in a class of five to register as a student nurse at Training School of the New England Hospital for Women and Children, Roxbury, MA. The school offered a one-year program in medical, surgical and obstetric nursing. After graduation, Richards served as night superintendent at Bellevue Hospital, New York City, and as superintendent of the Training School of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. The first trained nurse who was African American was Mary Eliza Mahoney, who graduated in 1879 from the same program.
    1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs (d. 1950) was born, Chicago. Author (“Tarzan”) and land developer of Tarzana, California, and mayor of California Beach, California. During World War II, Burroughs served at the age of 66 as a war correspondent in the South Pacific. http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/
    1878 - Emma Nutt reportedly began her professional career in Boston, Massachusetts becoming the first woman telephone operator and continued working as a telephone operator for some 33 years. Previously all operators had been men.
    1887 - A patent was file for by Emile Berliner for his invention, the lateral-cut, flat-disk gramophone; better known as the record player. Emile got the patent, but the glory went to Thomas Edison for making his American invention work.
    1894 - A forest fire driven by high winds burned down the town of Hinkley, MN, killing 418 persons.
    1895 - The first municipal subway was the Tremont Street Subway, Boston, MA, begun on March 28, 1895 and opened for traffic. The subway was built by the City of Boston at a cost of $4,369,000 and leased to the Boston Elevated Railway at an annual rent of 4.5 percent of construction cost. This was also the first time that a subway was built with a shallow tunnel instead of a deep tunnel.
    1897 - Hailstone drifts six feet deep were reported in Washington County, IA.
    1897 – Brooklyn Dodger fans of a certain age will remember Hilda Chester (d. 1978) who was born in Brooklyn. Possibly the most famous fan in baseball history, she sat in the bleachers at Ebbets Field beginning in the 1920s. Chester yelled from the stands at players and she gained notice as a large woman in a flower-patterned dress who berated the players in her Brooklyn accent. Soon, writers were giving her passes and she was a regular. A widow of very limited means, she also worked as a hot dog vendor at a local racetrack. After a heart attack, Chester was the first to use a brass cowbell, donated by the Dodgers, to cheer on her team. When she had a second heart attack, manager Leo Durocher personally visited her in the hospital.
    1902 – Tinkers, Evers and Chance appeared together in the Chicago Orphans lineup for the first time‚ but not in the positions that will earn them immortality. Chance was a catcher, Tinker was at 3B and Evers at SS. Later, Chance was moved to 1B, Evers to 2B and Tinker to SS and they turned their first double play on September 15.
    1904 - Birthday of Johnny Mack Brown (d. 1974), at Dothan, AL. Football player and well-known cowboy actor. Brown played at the University of Alabama and starred on Coach Wallace Wade's undefeated 1925 team that defeated Washington in the 1926 Rose Bowl, 20-19. Brown took a screen test and acted in several dramatic films before appearing in the first of more than 300 westerns, many played on early television in the 1950's (no residuals).
    1905 – Hillerich & Bradsby signed a contract with Honus Wagner and produced the first signature model bat in history.
    1907 – Birthday of labor leader Walter Reuther (d. 1970), Wheeling, WV. He began working at age 16 at a steel factory and rose to become president of the United Automobile Workers Union and the CIO. Often at the center of a controversy, he was the target of an assassination in 1948. The UAW Family Education Center was later named for Walter and Mary Reuther.
    1906 - In the longest game in American League history, both starters, Philadelphia’s Jack Coombs and Boston's Joe Harris went 24 innings. The Athletics would defeat the Boston Red Sox. 4-1.
    1914 - Bloomington, MI is deluged with 9.78 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record.
    1916 - Congress passed “an act to prevent interstate commerce in the products of child labor,” basically become the first federal child labor law. On June 3, 1918, it was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court as an invasion of states' rights.
    1922 - The first daily news program began broadcasting on station WBAY, New York City.
    1923 - Birthday of Rocky Marciano, boxer born Rocco Francis Marchegiano (d. 1969) at Brockton, MA. Marciano used superb conditioning to fashion an impressive record that propelled him to a fight with Jersey Joe Walcott for the heavyweight title on September 23, 1952. Marciano knocked Walcott out, and in 1956, he retired as the only undefeated heavyweight champion.
    1925 - Benjamin D. Chamberlin of Washington, DC received a patent to make glass light bulbs by machine, “an apparatus for gathering glass and the treatment thereof on blowpipes.” Electric light bulbs previously were hand blown. The first frosted electric light bulb for commercial distribution was invented by Marin Pipke of Incandescent Lamp Department of the General Electric Company at Nela Park, OH. He received a patent on October 16, 1928. The first sodium vapor lights were installed on June 13,2933 on the Balltown Road, near Schenectady, NY by the General Electric Company and the New York Power and Light Company. The lamps were monochromatic and glowed in one color, giving 2.5 times the light output of incandescent lamps of the same wattage. The lamp wattage was about 80 to 90 watts and the light output about 4,000 lumens. The first successfully developed fluorescent lamp was made by Arthur Compton at the General Electric Company in Schenectady, NY, in 1934.
    1929 - Birthday of Ila Fox (d. 2000), Callendar, IA. At the age of 25, she became the first licensed native Iowa female pilot. To finance her flying lessons, she dressed in a snappy rendition of the classic aviator costume of boots, trousers and leather jacket to promote the Curtis Flying Service.
    1930 – The New York World reported the disappearance of New York Superior Court Justice Joseph Crater, who vanished August 6, 1930 amid political scandal. He was last seen leaving a restaurant in Manhattan and entered pop culture as one of the most mysterious missing persons cases of the twentieth century. Despite massive publicity, the case was never solved and was officially closed 40 years after he disappeared. His disappearance fueled public disquiet about New York City corruption and was a factor in the downfall of the Tammany Hall political machine.
    1932 - NYC Mayor James J. "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges). The subject of a state investigation of charges of corruption, he resigned before the hearings closed. At the same time, he was causing a scandal over his affair with actress Betty Compton. Walker left for Europe, divorced his wife and married Compton. The couple lived abroad until 1935, when they returned to New York. In 1940, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, whom Walker had defeated in 1928, named him as arbitrator for the garment industry and "Gentleman Jimmy" became a popular figure on the lecture circuit. Bob Hope played Walker in a 1957 movie, "Beau James."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050175/
http://www.bartleby.com/65/wa/Walker-J.html
    1925 - Alto sax player Art Pepper (d. 1982), born Gardena, CA.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/pepper_art/bio.jhtml
http://home.ica.net/~blooms/
    1933 - Songster Conway Twitty was born as Harold Jenkins (d. 1993), Friars Point, Mississippi. A country music singer, he also had success in rock and roll, rock, R&B and pop. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of CMA awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. Although never a member of the Grand Ole Opry, he was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/twitty_conway/bio.jhtml
    1939 - Germany invaded Poland with 1.8 million troops, beginning World War II. The invasion took place one week after the governments of Germany and the Soviet Union signed a secret pact of non-aggression. Two days after the invasion, England and France declared war on Germany. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa soon followed with their own declarations. Poland overwhelmed by German air and land power, was in German and Soviet hands before the month concluded.
    1939 - Comedian Lily Tomlin birthday, born Mary Jean Tomlin, Detroit Michigan. Coincidentally, Emma Nutt became the first female telephone operator this day in 1978. Tomlin is famous for her portrayal of the telephone operator “Ernestine” in “Laugh In.”
    1941 - The first city parking garage was designed by Hassel T. Hicks and opened this day in Welch, WV. It accommodated 232 cars and showed a profit the first year.
    1942 - A federal judge in Sacramento, California upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals.
    1944 - The movie “Arsenic and Old Lace,” starring Cary Grant, opened in New York.
    1945 - The United States received official word of Japan's formal surrender that ended World War II. In Japan, it was actually September 2nd.
    1947 - Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is born in Douglas, Isle of Man, U.K.
    1948 – “For the Love of Mary,” a musical-comedy starring Deanna Durbin and Edmond O'Brien, opened in U.S. theaters. Uncomfortable with the fame that came from her popular films, this was Durbin's last film. Durbin, known as "Winnipeg's Sweetheart," her first screen kiss made international headlines. Wanting to "live a normal life," Durbin secluded herself in France. For over 35 years, she had resisted every approach from film companies. Her husband, a film director, told journalists, "The late Mario Lanza pleaded with her for years to make a film with him. But she will never go back to that life." Durbin’s last interview was 1949 and she died in 2013.
    1949 - On NBC-TV "Martin Kane, Private Eye" debuted. Airing on Thursday nights, the show starred William Gargan. "Martin Kane" was a cool, wisecracking mover and shaker who worked closely with the police. He was headquartered at Happy McMann's tobacco shop.
    1951 - Top Hits
“Because of You” - Tony Bennett
“Come on-a My House” - Rosemary Clooney
“Shangai” - Doris Day
“Always Late (With Your Kisses)” - Lefty Frizzell
    1951 - HENRY, FREDERICK F., MEDAL OF HONOR.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment. Place and date: Vicinity of Am-Dong, Korea, 1 September 1950. Entered service at: Clinton, Okla. Birth: Vian, Okla. G.O. No.: 8, 16 February 1951. Citation: 1st Lt. Henry, Company F, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. His platoon was holding a strategic ridge near the town when they were attacked by a superior enemy force, supported by heavy mortar and artillery fire. Seeing his platoon disorganized by this fanatical assault, he left his foxhole and moving along the line ordered his men to stay in place and keep firing. Encouraged by this heroic action the platoon reformed a defensive line and rained devastating fire on the enemy, checking its advance. Enemy fire had knocked out all communications and 1st Lt. Henry was unable to determine whether or not the main line of resistance was altered to this heavy attack. On his own initiative, although severely wounded, he decided to hold his position as long as possible and ordered the wounded evacuated and their weapons and ammunition brought to him. Establishing an l-man defensive position, he ordered the platoon's withdrawal and despite his wound and with complete disregard for himself remained behind to cover the movement. When last seen he was single-handedly firing all available weapons so effectively that he caused an estimated 50 enemy casualties. His ammunition was soon expended and his position overrun, but this intrepid action saved the platoon and halted the enemy's advance until the main line of resistance was prepared to throw back the attack. 1st Lt. Henry's outstanding gallantry and noble self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty reflect the highest honor on him and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army.
    1951 - STORY, LUTHER H., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Agok, Korea, 1 September 1950. Entered service at: Georgia. Born: 20 July 1931, Buena Vista, Ga. G.O. No.: 70, 2 August 1951. Citation: Pfc. Story distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. A savage daylight attack by elements of 3 enemy divisions penetrated the thinly held lines of the 9th Infantry. Company A beat off several banzai attacks but was bypassed and in danger of being cut off and surrounded. Pfc. Story, a weapons squad leader, was heavily engaged in stopping the early attacks and had just moved his squad to a position overlooking the Naktong River when he observed a large group of the enemy crossing the river to attack Company A. Seizing a machine gun from his wounded gunner he placed deadly fire on the hostile column killing or wounding an estimated 100 enemy soldiers. Facing certain encirclement the company commander ordered a withdrawal. During the move Pfc. Story noticed the approach of an enemy truck loaded with troops and towing an ammunition trailer. Alerting his comrades to take cover he fearlessly stood in the middle of the road, throwing grenades into the truck. Out of grenades he crawled to his squad, gathered up additional grenades and again attacked the vehicle. During the withdrawal the company was attacked by such superior numbers that it was forced to deploy in a rice field. Pfc. Story was wounded in this action, but, disregarding his wounds, rallied the men about him and repelled the attack. Realizing that his wounds would hamper his comrades he refused to retire to the next position but remained to cover the company's withdrawal. When last seen he was firing every weapon available and fighting off another hostile assault. Private Story's extraordinary heroism, aggressive leadership, and supreme devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon himself and were in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the military service.
    1952 - SMITH, DAVID M., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Yongsan, Korea, 1 September 1950. Entered service at: Livingston, Ky. Born: 10 November 1926, Livingston, Ky. G.O. No.: 78, 21 August 1952. Citation: Pfc. Smith distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action. Pfc. Smith was a gunner in the mortar section of Company E, emplaced in rugged mountainous terrain and under attack by a numerically superior hostile force. Bitter fighting ensued and the enemy overran forward elements, infiltrated the perimeter, and rendered friendly positions untenable. The mortar section was ordered to withdraw, but the enemy had encircled and closed in on the position. Observing a grenade lobbed at his emplacement, Pfc. Smith shouted a warning to his comrades and, fully aware of the odds against him, flung himself upon it and smothered the explosion with his body. Although mortally wounded in this display of valor, his intrepid act saved 5 men from death or serious injury. Pfc. Smith's inspirational conduct and supreme sacrifice reflect lasting glory on himself and are in keeping with the noble traditions of the infantry of the U.S. Army.
    1952 - Television's longest running daytime variety show as hosted by Art Linkletter. This blend of talk and audience participation started on radio. In 1968, the show was renamed the “Linkletter Show” and moved from the afternoon to a morning slot. The series was well known for its daily interview with four schoolchildren. Later Art Linkletter had a separate show, “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” that ran from 1945-69.
    1955 - Temperature at Los Angeles, CA reached 110 degrees, the hottest on record for that city
    1955 - Alan Freed's First Anniversary Rock 'n Roll Party kicks off at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York. Among those appearing on the bill are Chuck Berry, Tony Bennett, The Nutmegs, The Rhythmettes, The Cardinals and The Four Voices.
    1955 - Herman Wouk's novel, “Marjorie Morningstar,” was published in New York by Doubleday.
    1956 - Elvis Presley shares his success with his family by purchasing his mother a pink Cadillac.
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    1957 - Singer Gloria Estefan born Havana, Cuba.
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    1957 – The Yankees purchased the contract of Sal Maglie from the Dodgers. He is the last man to play for all three New York teams.
    1959 - Top Hits
“Sea of Love” - Phil Phillips
“Sleep Walk” - Santo & Johnny
“I'm Gonna Get Married” - Lloyd Price
“The Three Bells” - The Browns
    1962 - Tommy Roe had his first number one hit when "Sheila" reached the top of the US Pop chart. The record was a re-recorded version of a song that was first released in 1960 when Roe was part of a group called The Satins. Roe's recording success would continue until 1971, during which time he had five more Top 10 hits.
    1964 - Southpaw reliever Masanori Murakami became the first Major League player from Japan when he debuted for the San Francisco Giants against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. His first 11 innings were scoreless.
    1967 - Guitarist Boz Scaggs joins the San Francisco based Steve Miller Band. Scaggs stays with the group through two albums ("Children of the Future" and "Sailor") before heading out on a solo career in 1969.
    1967 - Top Hits
“Ode to Billie Joe” - Bobbie Gentry
“Pleasant Valley Sunday” - The Monkees
“Baby I Love You” - Aretha Franklin
“I'll Never Find Another You” - Sonny James
    1968 - JONES, WILLIAM A., III, Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Colonel, U.S. Air Force, 602d Special Operations Squadron, Nakon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. Place and date: Near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam, 1 September 1968. Entered service at: Charlottesville, Va. Born: 31 May 1922, Norfolk, Va. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Col. Jones distinguished himself as the pilot of an A-1H Skyraider aircraft near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. On that day, as the on-scene commander in the attempted rescue of a downed U.S. pilot, Col. Jones' aircraft was repeatedly hit by heavy and accurate antiaircraft fire. On one of his low passes, Col. Jones felt an explosion beneath his aircraft and his cockpit rapidly filled with smoke. With complete disregard of the possibility that his aircraft might still be burning, he unhesitatingly continued his search for the downed pilot. On this pass, he sighted the survivor and a multiple-barrel gun position firing at him from near the top of a karst formation. He could not attack the gun position on that pass for fear he would endanger the downed pilot. Leaving himself exposed to the gun position, Col. Jones attacked the position with cannon and rocket fire on 2 successive passes. On his second pass, the aircraft was hit with multiple rounds of automatic weapons fire. One round impacted the Yankee Extraction System rocket mounted directly behind the headrest, igniting the rocket. His aircraft was observed to burst into flames in the center fuselage section, with flames engulfing the cockpit area. He pulled the extraction handle, jettisoning the canopy. The influx of fresh air made the fire burn with greater intensity for a few moments, but since the rocket motor had already burned, the extraction system did not pull Col. Jones from the aircraft. Despite searing pains from severe burns sustained on his arms, hands, neck, shoulders, and face, Col. Jones pulled his aircraft into a climb and attempted to transmit the location of the downed pilot and the enemy gun position to the other aircraft in the area. His calls were blocked by other aircraft transmissions repeatedly directing him to bail out and within seconds his transmitters were disabled and he could receive only on 1 channel. Completely disregarding his injuries, he elected to fly his crippled aircraft back to his base and pass on essential information for the rescue rather than bail out. Col. Jones successfully landed his heavily damaged aircraft and passed the information to a debriefing officer while on the operating table. As a result of his heroic actions and complete disregard for his personal safety, the downed pilot was rescued later in the day. Col. Jones' profound concern for his fellow man at the risk of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Air Force and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.
    1969 - Birthday of “Chicken Boy,” saved from destruction May 4, 1984. Chicken Boy is a 22-foot statue of a boy with a chicken's head, holding a bucket of chicken. Formerly the mascot for the restaurant for which he is named, he was rescued from destruction when the restaurant went out of business. Future Studio of Los Angeles, a graphic design studio, saved the statue. Chicken Boy has since become a pop culture Icon in Southern California (some call him the Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles.) www.chickenboy.com
    1970 – The U.S. Senate rejects the McGovern-Hatfield amendment by a vote of 55-39. This legislation, proposed by Senators George McGovern of South Dakota and Mark Hatfield of Oregon, would have set a deadline of December 31, 1971 for complete withdrawal of American troops from South Vietnam.
    1971 - It was a Major League Baseball first when Pittsburgh Pirates manager, Danny Murtaugh, gave his lineup card to the umpire containing the names of nine black baseball players. The Pirates then became the first Major League team to start an all-black team; the lineup included infielders Al Oliver (1b), Rennie Stennet (2b), Jackie Hernandez (ss) Dave Cash (3b) and outfielders Willie Stargell (lf), Gene Clines (cf), Roberto Clemente (rf) with Dock Ellis (p) and Manny Sanguillen (c) making up the battery.
    1972 - For "Back Stabbers," the O'Jays earned a gold record. The song was the group from Canton, Ohio first hit. The O'Jays would have nine more hits on the pop and R&B charts over the years, five of which earned gold records: "Love Train," "I Love Music," "Use ta Be My Girl," "For the Love of Money" and "Put Your Hands Together".
    1972 - Robert "Bobby" Fischer, United States chess player, defeated Soviet player Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland, becoming the United States' first player to officially win the World Chess Championship. Fisher's strange demands during tournaments, off-the-wall antics, and unexplained forfeiture of his world title brought him a notoriety uncharacteristic to most chess champions.
    1973 - Braulio Baeza, horse-racing jockey, won two races at New York's Belmont Park. Baeza then got on a plane and flew to Liberty Bell race track in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he rode Determined King to a win in the Kindergarten Stakes.
    1973 - Bob Dylan's soundtrack to the film, "Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid" enters the LP charts. It includes "Knockin' On Heaven's Door."
    1975 - Top Hits
“Get Down Tonight” - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” - James Taylor
“At Seventeen” - Janis Ian
“Rhinestone Cowboy” - Glen Campbell
    1975 - It was the final broadcast of "Monday Night Baseball" on NBC-TV when Montreal's Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5. In 1976, ABC-TV picked up the games.
    1977 - Bobby C. Wilks became the first African American in the Coast Guard to reach the rank of captain. He was also the first African American Coast Guard aviator (Coast Guard aviator No. 735). He later became the first African American to command a Coast Guard air station. He accumulated over 6,000 flight hours in 18 different types of aircraft. He was also the project officer for the Sikorsky HH-3 helicopter when they were first delivered in the 1960s.
    1977 - Blondie singer Debbie Harry signed a recording deal with Chrysalis Records who bought the group's private stock label for $500,000. Blondie is often not thought of as a band, but rather just Debbie Harry, the former Playboy Bunny.
    1979 - The United States unmanned spacecraft Pioneer II, launched in 1973, transmitted data to earth after coming within 12,560 miles of Saturn's clouds.
    1979 - LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask. There were no TV residuals in the early days, so Moore took to entertaining birthday parties as the Long Ranger and making appearances wearing the Long Ranger mask. The Wrather Corp., which owned "The Lone Ranger" television series and the rights to the character, obtained a court order to stop Moore from appearing in public dressed as "The Lone Ranger," specifically prohibiting him from wearing the ranger's signature mask. The Wrather Corp. intended to produce a new "Lone Ranger" film and didn't want fans to be confused. Instead, fans were incensed about the treatment of Moore, and circulated petitions to allow him to wear the mask again. Moore continued to make appearances, however, wearing wrap-around sunglasses instead. When the film, "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1981), starring Klinton Spilsbury, was released, it was a huge critical and commercial failure. The Wrather Corp. gave in to public pressure in 1984 and allowed Moore to wear the mask again. When Moore died in 1999, the company arranged for the saddle Moore used as "The Lone Ranger" to be displayed at his memorial service.
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    1979 - A home in Centerville, TN was hit by lightning and totally destroyed. It marked the third time that the house had been hit by lightning since being built in 1970.
    1983 - Top Hits
“Every Breath You Take” - The Police
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” - Eurythmics
“Maniac” - Michael Sembello
“You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation” - Ronnie McDowell
    1984 - Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It" peaks at #1 on the pop chart.
    1985 - A joint United States-French expedition located the wreck of the Titanic roughly 560 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. The "unsinkable" ocean-liner sunk in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. Twelve years after the wreck's location, the movie “Titanic” went on to break box office records.
    1985 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)," John Parr. The week this song from the film "St. Elmo's Fire" hits No. 1 marks the first time that songs from motion pictures hold the top three positions on the Billboard Hot 100. Huey Lewis' "The Power of Love" from the film "Back to the Future" is No. 2 and Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" from "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" is in the third slot.
    1986 - At his annual telethon on Labor Day weekend, Jerry Lewis raised a record $34 million for Muscular Dystrophy. The telethon was held beginning in 1966 and would raise $2.45 billion for MDA from its inception through 2009. Lewis died on August 20, 2017.
    1987 - Cool Canadian air invaded the Midwest. Six cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Indianapolis with a reading of 44 degrees. Hot weather continued in the northwestern U.S. Five cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Hanover, WA, where the mercury soared to 106 degrees.
    1989 - The air bag requirement by the federal government took effect: all newly manufactured cars were required to have air bags installed on the driver's side.
    1989 - Chris Evert defeated Patricia Tarabini, 6-2, 5-4, in an early round of the US Open tennis tournament. The victory made Evert, playing in her final US Open, the first 100-match winner in the 108 years of US national tennis championship competition.
    1991 - Top Hits
“(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” - Bryan Adams
“Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)” - Roxette
“Wind of Change” - Scorpions
“You Know Me Better Than That” - George Strait
    1995 - Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong is honored on a U.S. postage stamp. The sale is kicked off with a jazz festival in New Orleans featuring Wynton Marsalis, Al Hirt, Doc Cheatham and other jazz stars.
    1995 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, designed by I. M. Pei, opened in Cleveland. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established on April 20, 1983, by Atlantic Records founder and chairman Ahmet Ertegun. In 1986, Cleveland was chosen as the Hall of Fame's permanent home. Since opening, the "Rock Hall has hosted more than 10 million visitors and had a cumulative economic impact estimated at more than $1.8 billion. Cleveland lobbied for the location since WJW disc jockey Alan Freed both coined the term "rock and roll" and heavily promoted the new genre, and that Cleveland was the location of Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball, the first major rock and roll concert.
    1997 - In France, the prosecutor's office said the driver of the car in which Princess Diana was killed, was over the legal alcohol limit.
    1998 - Vietnam released 5,000 prisoners, including political dissidents, on National Day.
    1998 - The film “Titanic” was released on video, amidst much media attention. Millions of tapes were distributed, and many stores across the nation were opened at midnight for the anticipated crowds wanting to purchase the tape.
    1998 - David Bowie opens his on-line internet service provider business, Bowienet. The service offers basic internet services and exclusive Bowie news and releases.
    2001 - Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa hits the longest home run in Turner Field history as his 53rd of the season travels 471 feet to straight away center. The historic homer comes in the first inning off four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux. Questions linger today, was it a cork center bat or just the PEDs?
    2005 - The first busloads of Hurricane Katrina refugees, formerly housed at the SuperDome in New Orleans, begin to arrive early this morning at Houston's Astrodome. The former home of the Astros will afford the displaced an opportunity to escape the unhealthy horrendous conditions of their former shelter by supplying air conditioning, cots, food and showers for eventual 25,000 people who expected from Louisiana.
    2005 - Fats Domino, 77 years old, was rescued from the flooding in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. He had earlier told his agent that he planned to remain in his home despite the order to evacuate.
    2005 - Veteran performer Olivia Newton-John released a studio album specifically for sale as part of a Hallmark program in support of breast cancer awareness month. "Stronger Than Before" is to be available Sept. 1-Oct. 31 exclusively through Hallmark Gold Crown stores. The CD retails for $9.95 with two dollars from each sale benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
    2007 - In one of the biggest upsets in college football history, 109,218 fans see Appalachian State's Corey Lynch block a Jason Gingell 37-yard field goal attempt with 6 seconds remaining to inspire an epic 34-32 win vs. Michigan at Ann Arbor.
    2011 - A state of emergency was declared by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal after Tropical Storm Lee in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Damage total was estimated to be around $1.6 billion.
    2012 - U.S. National Park officials notified 3,100 recent visitors of an outbreak of Hantavirus sourced to tent cabins in Yosemite National Park.
    2014 - Apple's new iPhone included a near-field communication chip, making mobile payments easier. It was released for sale later this month. The mobile payment market for goods and services exceeded $300B globally by 2013.
     2019 - Houston Astros starter Justin Verlander strikes out 14 as he throws his third career no-hitter in a 2-0 decision against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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