CFL Update for the Weekend of September 26 - 27th

    

Edmonton 37, Hamilton 35 - In a tightly fought shootout, the Edmonton Elks finally came out the winners. Still, it took until the final play of the game to do it on what was a wild, back and forth contest. Both teams can come away from this one feeling good about how they played, although the loss proved quite costly for the Tigercats. With the win, Edmonton improves to 11-4 on the season, as they get ever closer to clinching the West Division. Meanwhile, Hamilton falls to 4-11 on the year, and their relatively slim playoff hopes are flickering more than ever.

Calgary 45, Ottawa 31 - Unlike the game in Calgary that these two teams played a week earlier, this one did not come down to the wire. In fact, the Stampeders won more decisively, eliminating the suspense well before the final seconds. The end result, of course, was a win for the Stampeders, who remain very much in the hunt for a playoff spot. But it was yet another loss for Ottawa, as their winless start this season has entered truly historical levels. The Ottawa Redblacks were hoping to come back home and avenge that heartbreaker last weekend and, in the process, finally end this horrific winless start. Instead, they lose yet another game and fall to 0-14 on the year now.  That matches the 1994 Shreveport Pirates for the worst start in the history of the modern CFL. Even worse, it extends Ottawa's losing streak now to 19 straight, dating back to their last win back on Sept 3, 2025 against the BC Lions. Yes, that was well over a year ago now, as it will very shortly be October. It is not yet the longest losing streak in CFL history, as their predecessors, the Ottawa Rough Riders, hold that record, having lost 25 straight from 1928 to 1932. Calgary, meanwhile, improves to 7-8 on the year, helping them to remain relatively competitive in the West Division, despite the losing record. 

Below is the article from which I obtained those statistics regarding Ottawa's historically bad start to this CFL season:

Ottawa Redblacks tie Shreveport Pirates for worst start to season in CFL historyby 3Down StaffSeptember 26, 2026

https://3downnation.com/2026/09/26/ottawa-redblacks-tie-shreveport-pirates-for-worst-start-to-season-in-cfl-history/

Ottawa Redblacks tie Shreveport Pirates for worst start to season in CFL history - 3DownNation

Toronto 30, Winnipeg 28 - This was a game between two teams desperately fighting to try and qualify for the postseason. In truth, Toronto's chances for reaching the playoffs seem very favorable, to the point where it would indeed be shocking if they did not reach the postseason. They helped those chances by holding on for the win in a very tough contest against the Blue Bombers here. With the win, Toronto now improves to 9-6 on the year, although they remain 2 1/2 games behind the Alouettes in the East Division. As for Blue Bombers, they fall to 7-7 on the year, as they remain in fourth place overall in the Wes Division. 

British Columbia 31, Saskatchewan 24 - The BC Lions are the CFL's hottest team currently. It did not start out quite that way for them this season, as they sank to close to the bottom of the league with a dismal 1-5 start. However, they have now won seven of their last eight games and improved to 8-6, now tying their opponents, the Roughriders, for second place overall in the West Division. A solid win for the Lions, while Saskatchewan, once a seeming elite team earlier this season, have to be careful to try and stop the bleeding before the playoffs - which once seemed like a sure thing - suddenly become something they are in serious danger of missing out on.

2026 NFL Season Week 3 Preview

    

Below is my preview of the upcoming games for NFL 2026 week 3:

Tennessee at NY Giants- Tennessee lost both of their first two games. But they were markedly improved last week, after a dismal and discouraging showing at home against the Jets in Week 1. Now, they take on that other New York team. But the G-Men have some serious questions on offense regarding the health of quarterback Jaxson Dart. Without him, they are seriously compromised on offense, and that gives these Titans a real chance. It could go either way. For now, I will go with the home team.. My pick: NY Giants

NY Jets at Detroit - This is the second of three straight NFC North games that the Jets will be playing in this stretch of the season. Gang Green has been more impressive than I expected them to be to this point in the season. However, going to the Motor City to take on the Lions is a tough challenge. One which, frankly, I just do not see the Jets managing to win.. My pick: Detroit

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh - The Bengals are 2-0 and looking very impressive to this point. The Steelers looked decent with a win in week one, but were seriously humbled last weekend. Aaron Rodgers was roughed up, and the Steelers took a pounding against New England. Granted, they are at home in the Steel City this time around. But with a healthy Joe Burrow, my money is on the Bengals staying hot.. My pick: Cincy

Jacksonville at New England - Two teams figuring to be prominent playoff powers meet up in Foxboro. I liked how both teams played last season. So far this season, the Pats look stronger and better to me. Plus, with home field advantage, it seems like the Pats should be able to win a second in a row in this one. My pick: New England

Seattle at Washington - One season after reaching the NFC Championship Game, the Commanders had a disastrous season. I figured that they would bounce back this season, but they have gotten off to a rough start. Now, taking on the defending Super Bowl champs, it feels like they still are not fully ready. So expect the 'Hawks to come out swinging and to take this one. My pick: Seattle 

Carolina at Cleveland - A tough game to make a pick for. If it was in Carolina, it would be easier. But the Browns really seemed to food off of the terrible reviews of their season opener, coming up with the goods last week. Now, with home field advantage for the first time this season, I expect the Browns to play well and to notch an important win. My pick: Cleveland

Kansas City at Miami - The Chiefs looked like a well-oiled machine on opening weekend, then struggled but survived a scare against the Colts last weekend. Now, they go out on the road. However, it is in Miami against a struggling Dolphins team. It feels like a gift, and a good chance for the Chiefs to get off to a 3-0 start this year. My pick: Kansas City  

LA Chargers at Buffalo - The Chargers are not necessarily as bad as their 0-2 start. Plus, they are likely a desperate team. That alone might give them a better than average chance in this one, even though Buffalo is a tough place for road teams to go to. Still, the Bills clearly feel like the better overall team heading into this game, which is why they are my pick to come out on top. My pick: Buffalo

Houston at Indianapolis - Both of these teams have gotten off to disastrous 0-2 starts. Neither team looks good, which makes this game a difficult one to predict. After all, if one team does something disastrous at a crucial moment and loses as a result of it, will anyone be shocked? Likely not, because it will continue the trends for both teams so far this season. Eventually, both of these teams will notch a win. However, my pick for this week in a tough game that could go either way is for the Texans to win, based mostly off the strength of their defense. My pick: Houston

Arizona at San Francisco - The Forty Niners look like one of the best teams to this point in the season. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are 1-1, and it is almost shocking that they have won one. Despite having home field advantage, they were never seriously in the game against the Seahawks last weekend. In this game, on the road, it just feels like a no brainer that Arizona will likely be overwhelmed. My pick: San Francisco

Minnesota at Tampa Bay - Like with some other 0-2 teams, the Bucs feel particularly dangerous because they likely are feeling desperate. Two losses to open the season, and they could feasibly have won either, or both, of those games under slightly different circumstances. They have home field advantage in this one. However, the Vikings are 2-0 and looking good, and there is a reason for it. My pick: Minnesota   

Las Vegas at New Orleans - Both of these teams look better than most expected them to at this point. The Saints were tough against Detroit in week one, then outright won at Baltimore last weekend. Impressive. As for the Raiders, they suffered through a disastrous season last year, but have notched two wins under their belts to this point in the season. Expect a tough game, but the Saints should find a way to win. My pick: New Orleans

Baltimore at Dallas - The Ravens missed an opportunity to stay unbeaten last weekend. The 'Boys put their failure in week one behind them by beating Washington convincingly last weekend. Both teams are 1-1, but it feels like the Ravens are the better overall team. Expect them to correct some of the concerns from last weekend's performance and to earn a big win on the road in Dallas. My pick: Baltimore    

Sunday Night Football: LA Rams at Denver - A huge showdown which could possibly be a Super Bowl preview. Two of the elites in the league face off at Mile High. I believe that the Rams are, if ever so slightly, the better of these two teams. But on the road and in that altitude, the Broncos are just very tough to beat, so I expect them to come up with the win. My pick: Denver

Monday Night Football: Philadelphia at Chicago - This is a game where, had it happened before the key injury to Caleb Williams, I would have gone one way. Without him, however, I have to go the other way. Not that the Bears are a bad team. But they sure looked bad on offense last week, scoring a total of one field goal total just one week after scoring 59 points. Philly catches a break in that regard, and it should be enough to carry them to victory in this one. My pick: Philadelphia

September 27th: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history 

On this day in the year 70, the walls of the upper city of Jerusalem were battered down by Romans. In  489 on this day, Odoacer attacked Theodoric at the Battle of Verona, although he was defeated again.  William the Conqueror's troops set sail for England on this day in 1066. On this day in 1290, there was a massive earthquake in the Gulf of Chili China, reportedly killing 100,000. In 1312 on this day, Duke John II of Brabant ended the Charter of Kortenberg. The Battle of Płowce between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order was fought on this day in 1331. In 1509 on this day, a storm ravaged the Flemish/Dutch/Friese coast, with thousands killed. In 1605 on this day, the armies of Sweden were utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm. On this day in 1694, a massive hurricane hit Carlisle Bay in Barbados, with 27 British ships sunk & an estimated 3,000 killed. English General William Howe occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War of Independence on this day in 1777. On this day in 1779, John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over the peace terms to end the American Revolutionary War of Independence. The U.S. Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification on this day in 1787. French troops conquered Crèvecoeur on this day in 1794. On this day in 1821, Agustin de Iturbide's Army of the Three Guarantees marched into Mexico City after Spanish forces had retreated, effectively ending the Mexican War of Independence following 11 years of fighting. British botanist Charles Darwin returned to Valparaiso, Chile, on this day in 1834. On this day in 1905, the physics journal Annalen der Physik published Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", which introduced the world to Einstein's now famous Theory of Relativity and the equation E=mc² which came to symbolize it. On this day in 1939 during the earliest stages of World War II in Europe, the city of Warsaw, Poland, surrendered to the invading Germans after 19 days of resistance. On this day in 1940 during World War II, Nazi-Germany, Italy and Japan signed a 10 year formal alliance, after which they collectively came to be known as the Axis powers. Dr Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in 1950. On this day in 1964, the official Warren Commission Report was released. It concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone. On this day in 1968, the entry of the United Kingdom into the European Common Market was barred by France.  In 1973 on this day, Soyuz 12 carried two cosmonauts into Earth orbit for two days. On this day in 1983 during the days of apartheid white minority rule in South Africa, the leader of the worker's union, Curnick Ndlovu, was freed after 19 years. In 1996 on this day in Afghanistan, the Taliban captured the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah. In 2002 on this day, Timor-Leste (East Timor) joined the United Nations.

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

• On this day in the year 70, the walls of the upper city of Jerusalem were battered down by Romans. 

• In  489 on this day, Odoacer attacked Theodoric at the Battle of Verona, although he was defeated again.  

• William the Conqueror's troops set sail for England on this day in 1066. 

• On this day in 1290, there was a massive earthquake in the Gulf of Chili China, reportedly killing 100,000. 

• In 1312 on this day, Duke John II of Brabant ended the Charter of Kortenberg. 

• The Battle of Płowce between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order was fought on this day in 1331. 

• In 1509 on this day, a storm ravaged the Flemish/Dutch/Friese coast, with thousands killed.

1540 - Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola

1590 - Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.

• In 1605 on this day, the armies of Sweden were utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm. 

• On this day in 1694, a massive hurricane hit Carlisle Bay in Barbados, with 27 British ships sunk & an estimated 3,000 killed. 

• British General William Howe occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War of Independence on this day in 1777.

Picture of a bust of John Adams

• On this day in 1779, John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over the peace terms to end the American Revolutionary War of Independence.   

An image of the iconic "We the People" wording of the Constitution.

• The U.S. Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification on this day in 1787.

• French troops conquered Crèvecoeur on this day in 1794.

Flag of Mexico

• On this day in 1821, Agustin de Iturbide's Army of the Three Guarantees marched into Mexico City after Spanish forces had retreated, effectively ending the Mexican War of Independence following 11 years of fighting. 

• 1822 - Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta stone.

1825 - Railroad transportation is born with 1st track (Stockton-Darlington)

1830 - Dutch army leaves Brussels, after 100s killed

• 1833 - Charles Darwin rides horse to Santa Fe

British Botanist Charles Darwin

• British botanist Charles Darwin returned to Valparaiso, Chile, on this day in 1834.

1852 - George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY

1854 - Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board

1855 - George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in NYC

1863 - Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas

1864 - Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson) American Civil War, Missouri: 1700 killed/injured

1864 - Centralia Massacre (Missouri): 24 unarmed Union soldiers captured and executed by "Bloody Bill" Anderson/Frank

1864 - Jesse James' gang surprise attack train: 150 killed

1877 - John Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti

1881 - Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12

1892 - Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company

1894 - Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY

1900 - Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC

1903 - Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.

1905 - 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues

1905 - Boston's Bill Dinneen no-hits Chicago White Sox, 2-0

Bust of Albert Einstein in Princeton, New Jersey, where he lived his final years.

• On this day in 1905, the physics journal Annalen der Physik published Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", which introduced the world to Einstein's now famous Theory of Relativity and the equation E=mc² which came to symbolize it.

1908 - The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

1909 - 29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61)

1910 - 1st test flight of a twin-engined airplane (France)

1912 - W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912

1914 - Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit

1916 - 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians

Flag of Ethiopia

The Lion of Judah Emblem of the Ethiopian Empire

• 1916 - Emperor Lidj Jasu of Ethiopia flees

• 1916 - Iyasu is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zauditu.

1917 - Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC

1917 - EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek Neth

1919 - British troops withdraw from Archangelsk

1919 - Democratic National Committee voted to allow female members

1919 - Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike-outs

1919 - Babe Ruth's 29th HR is 1st of year in Wash (1st in every park in league in one season)

1921 - Yanks beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds

1922 - King Constantine I of Greece abdicates

1923 - Italian troops leave occupied Korfu

1923 - NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 HRs

1924 - Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1

• 1928 - US recognizes Nationalist Chinese government

• 1928 - The Republic of China is recognised by the United States.

1936 - Franco troops conquer Toledo

1936 - Netherlands leave Gold Standard/devaluate guilder

1937 - 1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY)

1937 - Balinese Tiger declared extinct.

1938 - British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland

1938 - Jewish lawyers forbidden to practice in Germany

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1938 - League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China

• On this day in 1939 during the earliest stages of World War II in Europe, the city of Warsaw, Poland, surrendered to the invading Germans after 19 days of resistance.

1940 - 55 German aircrafts shot down above England

1940 - Black leaders protest discrimination in US armed forces

• 1940 - The Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis was set up. The military and economic pact was for 10 years between Germany, Italy and Japan. 

An Italian stamp (Italy Scott 0417) honoring the Rome-Berlin Axis, portraying German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and "Il Duce", Benito Mussolini of Italy.

• On this day in 1940 during World War II, Nazi-Germany, Italy and Japan signed a 10 year formal alliance, after which they collectively came to be known as the Axis powers.

1941 - 1st WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched

• 1942 - Heavy German assault in Stalingrad

• 1942 - Reinhard Heydrich, "butcher of Prague," appointed SS-general

1943 - Anti-fascism opposition begins in Naples

1943 - Dutch opposition newspaper "The Slogan" publishes KZ-Lower letter

1944 - Helmond & Oss Neth liberated

1946 - King George II of Greece returns from exile

• Dr Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in 1950.

1950 - Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1950 - Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis in 15 in Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY.

1951 - Persian troops occupies oil refinery at Abadan

• 1953 - Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan

1954 - 1st African American Supreme Court page is CV Bush

1954 - School integration begins in Wash DC & Baltimore Md public schools

1954 - Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premieres

• 1959 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his US visit

• 1960 - Europe's 1st "moving pavement," (travelator), opens at Bank station

1961 - Sandy Koufax sets NL strikeout season record at 269

1961 - Sierre Leone becomes 100th member of UN

1962 - Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen

1962 - US sells Israel, Hawk anti-aircraft missiles

1963 - At 10:59 AM census clock, records US population at 190,000,000

• 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald visits Cubans consulate in Mexico

Ex-soldier, drifter Lee Harvey OswaldEx-soldier, drifter Lee Harvey Oswald e

• On this day in 1964, the official Warren Commission Report was released. It concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone. 

Flag of the European Union (EU)

• On this day in 1968, the entry of the United Kingdom into the European Common Market was barred by France.  

1970 - Ken Boswell sets 2nd baseman record of 85 games without an error

1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

1972 - 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition)

1973 - Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in 11 innings, for record 383 of season

The flag of the USSR (Soviet Union)

• In 1973 on this day, Soyuz 12 carried two cosmonauts into Earth orbit for two days.

1973 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

1974 - -10/26] Rome: 4th bishop synod

1974 - Austr National Gallery buys W de Kooning's "Woman V" for $850,000

1975 - Government De Uyl recalls Dutch ambassador from Spain

1978 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1978 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

1979 - Congress' final approval to create Dept of Education

Singer Elton JohnSinger Elton John 

• 1979 - Elton John, sick with flu, collapse on Hollywood Universal Ampitheater

1979 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

1980 - WHOT (Brooklyn New York pirate radio station) begins on 1620 AM & 92.5 FM

1980 - Marvin Hagler defeats Alan Minter to claim boxing's world Middleweight championship in London. They have to be escorted away by police after a riot forms.

1981 - "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden NY after 588 perf

1982 - Cards clinching NL East title

1982 - Filming begins on "Never Say Never Again"

1982 - Jan Wolkers awarded but refuses Constantine Huygens-prize

1982 - John Palmer becomes news anchor of Today Show

Flag of South Africa during the apartheid era

• On this day in 1983 during the days of apartheid white minority rule in South Africa, the leader of the worker's union, Curnick Ndlovu, was freed after 19 years.

1983 - Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 & drive in 70 runs

1985 - 8 killed as roof collapses in Brussel's supermarket

1985 - Hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits Atlantic coast

1986 - Senate joins House of Reps voting for sweeping tax reforms

1987 - 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats US, 15-13 at Muirfield Village GC (Ohio)

1987 - Jan Stephens wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic

1987 - NFL players' strike

1987 - Phil Niekro final appearance & is pounded for 5 runs in 3 innings

1988 - Grand jury evidence shows Tawana Brawley fabricated rape story

• 1988 - Senate votes for major federal tax code changes

1988 - The National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi is founded.

• 1990 - Dee Dee Ramone arrested on marijuana possession

• 1990 - Deposed emir of Kuwait address UN General Assembly

1990 - Gunman holds 33 people (killing 1) hostage in Berkeley Calif

1990 - Senate Judiciary committee approves Souter's Supreme Court

1990 - Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits White House

1990 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1991 - "Princesses" premieres on CBS TV

US President George H. W. BushUS President George H. W. Bush 1991 - President Bush decides to end full-time B-52 bombers alert

1991 - 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (NY Islanders vs Boston Bruins)

1992 - ASPCA stops Santeria ceremony in Bronx halts sacrifice of 42 animals

1992 - LA Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place

• 1992 - Military transport plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria killing 163

1992 - Nancy Scranton wins Los Coyotes LPGA Golf Classic

1992 - Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title

1992 - Seattle's Randy Johnson ties AL record for lefties with 18 strike outs

1993 - Actor Daniel Day Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges

1993 - The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.

1996 - Balt Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck

• In 1996 on this day in Afghanistan, the Taliban captured the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah.

1996 - The Julie N. tanker skip crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil.

1998 - Core States Betsy King Golf Classic

1998 - Google is launched.

Flag of the United Nations

• In 2002 on this day, Timor-Leste (East Timor) joined the United Nations.

2003 - Actress Halle Berry announces her separation from second husband, R&B singer Eric Benet

2003 - Smart 1 satellite is launched.

2008 - CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk while flying on Shenzhou 7.

2012 - UN publicly releases documents from China and Japan detailing their contesting claims for the Senkoku Islands

2012 - The Mars Curiosity rover discovers what evidence of a fast-moving streambed-in Mars

• 2012 - The 2004 Japanese discovery of the 133th element has been confirmed

1825 - George Stephenson operated the first locomotive that hauled a passenger train.   1894 - The Aqueduct Race Track opened in New York City, NY.   1928 - The U.S. announced that it would recognize the Nationalist Chinese Government.   1938 - The League of Nations branded the Japanese as aggressors in China.     1954 - The "Tonight!" show made its debut on NBC-TV with Steve Allen as host.   1962 - The U.S. sold Hawk anti-aircraft missiles to Israel.    1970 - "The Original Amateur Hour" aired for the last time on CBS. It had been on television for 22 years.   1973 - U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew said he would not resign after he pled "no contest" to a charge of tax evasion. He did resign on October 10th.   1979 - The Department of Education became the 13th Cabinet in U.S. history after the final approval from Congress.   1982 - Italian and French soldiers entered the Sabra and Chatilla refugee camps in Beirut. The move was made by the members of a multinational force due to hundreds of Palestinians being massacred by Christian militiamen.   1983 - Larry Bird signed a seven-year contract with the Boston Celtics worth $15 million. The contract made him the highest paid Celtic in history.   1986 - The U.S. Senate approved federal tax code changes that were the most sweeping since World War II.   1989 - Columbia Pictures Entertainment agreed to buyout Sony Corporation for $3.4 billion.   1989 - Two men went over the 176-foot-high Niagara Falls in a barrel. Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi were the first to ever survive the Horshoe Falls.   1990 - The deposed emir of Kuwait addressed the U.N. General Assembly and denounced the "rape, destruction and terror" that Iraq had inflicted upon his country.   1991 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush eliminated all land-based tactical nuclear arms and removed all short-range nuclear arms from ships and submarines around the world. Bush then called on the Soviet Union to do the same.   1994 - More than 350 Republican congressional candidates signed the Contract with America. It was a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the House.   1995 - The U.S. government unveiled the redesigned $100 bill. The bill featured a larger, off-center portrait of Benjamin Franklin.   1998 - In Germany, Social Democrat Gerhard Schroeder was elected chancellor. The election ended 16 years of conservative rule.   1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) set a major league baseball record when he hit his 70th home run of the season.   2004 - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon announced that North Korea had turned plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons. He also said that the weapons were to serve as a deterrent against increasing U.S. nuclear threats and to prevent nuclear war in northeast Asia. The U.S. State Department noted that the U.S. has repeatedly said that the U.S. has no plans to attack North Korea.




1540 Pope Paul III approved the charter for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded by St. Ignatius Loyola. 1939 Warsaw, Poland, was surrendered to the Nazis after weeks of resistance. 1959 Typhoon Vera battered the Japanese island of Honshu, killing almost 5,000 people. 1998 Mark McGwire hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs in the last game of the regular season.




The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:

http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/sep27.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

⚜ ⚜ ⚜ Québec City May Soon Get an Expansion Team.....But in the CFL, Not the NHL ⚜ ⚜ ⚜

 

As some of you who follow this blog, or who know me personally, are aware, I have largely lost interest in the NHL. Didn't bother covering last season, nor have plans to cover this new season about to begin. Until a Canadian team actually hoists the Stanley Cup, and perhaps also until Québec City actually gets a franchise again, and that sense that Americentric and specifically anti-Canadian policies and sentiments stop seemingly dominating whatever this incarnation of the NHL has become, I simply have lost interest in NHL hockey.

However, Québec City apparently may indeed soon get an expansion team. However, this will not be in the NHL, or even the sport of hockey. In fact, Québec City apparently is the leading contender for what seems like the expansion of the Canadian Football League. 

I, for one, would applaud this movie. The CFL is a bit more grounded in reality and less hoopla and over the top entertainment that the National Football League (and to a lesser degree, the NHL) have given themselves to. In short, the CFL does not take itself nearly as seriously. Yet, it is an enjoyable sports league that feels a lot more down to scale and accessible than those other professional major North American sports leagues tend to be. 

Frankly, it is refreshing.

So why not more teams and more cities? It feels to me like some of those cities without any professional sports franchises on a major scale would likely welcome having a professional team in their market. Québec City always felt to me like the leading city for expansion. It would provide the CFL with another interprovincial rivalry, which I think would be good. Ontario and Alberta have such rivalries, but why not Québec? Also, why not Halifax and/or Moncton and/or Charlottetown and/or St. John's? Perhaps Victoria, to give the CFL another local interprovincial rivalry, a new rival for the BC Lions?

Okay, I am getting ahead of myself. But I would welcome an expansion of the CFL. For a long time, it seemed like it was close to bankruptcy, to folding. But the CFL has rich traditions that predate the NFL. I am glad that it is being preserved and, hopefully, it can even be strengthened. Expansion feels like a way to do that, and to declare this in a very bold manner.

So by all means, let's see a CFL expansion team in the CFL.

Quebec’s CFL push could ignite a fiery new rivalry with Montreal September 25, 2026:

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7359592

Quebec’s CFL push could ignite a fiery new rivalry with Montreal | CBC.ca

Weekend Humor: Cartoon Illustrating Trump 2.0 Has Been an Absolute Failure

Remember when Trump claimed that once he would become president, the country would just keep winning and winning until it was sick of it? In fact, he claimed that we would get so tired of winning that we would beg him to stop, but he would refuse. And so we would just keep winning and winning and winning.

Well, I think he merely misspelled or mispronounced whining. Because that much he has given us, every bit as relentlessly as he promised. And yeah, despite most of us being very tired of it and really wanting him to stop all of the whining, there is simply no end in sight.

Hell, I thought that the first Trump presidency was bad. But this second term has been so much worse. There are no longer any guard rails, and Trump seems to feel like he owns the country and can do whatever he wishes.

The results?

It has been an absolute failure.

If there was one thing that Trump and his loyal fans relentlessly claimed, it was that Trump is great with the economy. 

Yeah, not so much, eh? Who knew that waging economic warfare against the entire rest of the world, and all at once, would actually hurt the economy, eh? Who knew that making a point of bending over backwards to insult all of our friends and allies would hurt the nation's reputation around the world and, yes, have a negative economic impact? Who knew that demolishing parts of Washington to his specific liking would also not sit well with people? And who knew that staggering levels of blatant corruption, to the point where Trump & company do not even bother trying to hide it, would not sit well with the American people?

The thing is that it has only gotten worse over time. This past week is a case in point, is it not? Think about just this past week alone, and all of the things which dominated the headlines. Headlines which, frankly, would have been unimaginable under any American president prior to Trump. He banned three news organizations, and later himself admitted this to being a "ban on the free press." Those are his words, not mine.

Thankfully, the courts struck it down. Those three news organizations have been reinstated. But how alarming is it that a sitting president like this pretty much outright feels entitled enough to attack the Constitution out loud and without trying to disguise what he is doing?

Nor was that it. Trump addressed the United Nations. And in that speech, he praised himself for being a historical peacemaker while also mulling over possibly annihilating Iran. Cuba walked out of the UN General Assembly mid-speech when he took to attacking the Cuban regime. Trump's speech was met largely with silence. 

Not entirely unrelated, there was a massive walkout during Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations on Thursday. Netanyahu had blasted New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for sympathizing with Palestinians and being critical of Israel, then suggested that Israel was not committing genocide, but had prevented genocide. Given the disproportionate response by Israel to the October 7th attacks, largely destroying Gaza and killing tens of thousands of Palestinians since, it feels like he is merely giving weak justifications of his actions and trying to sweep claims of genocide under the rug. The Israeli delegation was shown applauding the speech. So was the American delegation.

As I understand it, those were the only applause for Netanyahu's speech. It seems that most people the world over are tired of Israel's hypocrisy and constant victimization of itself while, in fact, committing outright war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine. Except for Israel itself. And, of course, Americans, as represented by their fearless leader, Donald Trump.

All of that would have been quite enough. But this is the Trump era, so it's never enough. There are no limits in the Trump era. So he launched "Trump TV." So we now are that much closer to outright dictatorships, complete with government-run television. Think about it: we have a sitting president of the United States - someone who is supposed to represent the American people, who admitted to imposing a "ban on the free press" just days before the release of his state run television, clearly meant to influence the people to support him. Nothing like this has ever happened in the United States before. Frankly, despite everyone claiming that Trump and MAGA are crumbling, I feel that they are doing so much damage and setting so many anti-democratic, freedom hating precedents that future wannabe dictators may try their hand with the same approach. After all, now there is a precedent, even if Trump ultimately fails, as he has been failing spectacularly and very publicly. 

How in the hell are people still supporting this?

Granted, the polls keep showing Trump has historically low approval ratings. The latest news has his approval ratings in the low 30's. As I understand it, it is around 32 % right now. But let's keep in mind that what that effectively means is that almost one-third of Americans still approve of Trump's job so far in this second term, even after all of the nonsense and failures. Gas prices have never been higher, inflation continues out of control, and now Trump claims that he "loves" inflation. He never stopped the war in Ukraine, and boldly claiming and pretending that he ended eight or ten or a thousand wars does not change that fact. Plus, Trump broke his promise not to start another endless war in the Middle East, with his illegal war with Iran. Plus, the Epstein Files still have not been released and seem pretty damning for this administration. Yet, almost a third of Americans still actively approve of all of this. Let me repeat: one-third of Americans still fully approve of pretty much all of this. 

That right there is why the world is looking at the United States differently, and why things will never simply return to normal now, even once Trump is gone. Like it or not, we are not going back to pre-Trump days. No, we can never go home again, in that regard, no matter how much we might want to get back to that place.

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September 26th: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history 

46 BCE - Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

• 46 BCE - Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.

715 - Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.

1212 - Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.

1371 - Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey

1396 - Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders

1404 - Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established

1580 - Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind

• 1629 - Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark

1655 - Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware

1680 - Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal

1687 - Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon damaged in war between Turks & Venetians

• 1687 - The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.

1733 - France, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant

Statue of Denis Diderot in Paris

• 1771 - Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris

• 1772 - New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA

1777 - Philadelphia was occupied by British troops during the American Revolutionary War.  

• 1783 - Fayette County, Pennsylvania created

1786 - England & France sign trade agreement

1789 - 4th US Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood of Mass takes office

A picture I took of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington during a visit with my son  back in 2013. 

• 1789 - Jefferson appointed 1st US Sec of State; John Jay becomes 1st US Chief Justice; 1777 - Philadelphia was occupied by British troops during the American Revolutionary War.   1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State. John Jay was appointed the first chief justice of the U.S. Samuel Osgood was appointed the first Postmaster-General. Edmund Jennings Randolph was appointed the first Attorney General.   

Ist US Chief Justice John JayIst US Chief Justice John Jay 1789 - Edmund J Randolph becomes 1st US Attorney General

1792 - Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.

1810 - A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.

1815 - Russia, Prussia & Austria sign Holy Alliance

1824 - Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives

1831 - Robert Montgomery Bird's "Gladiator," premieres in NYC

1835 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor," premieres in Naples

1861 - 2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club

1872 - The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.

1874 - 1st Grand International Rifle match held

1876 - 1st Belgian parachute jump (Glorieux)

1884 - Suriname army shoots on British-Indian contract workers, 7 killed

1887 - Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone

1890 - US stops minting $1 & $3 gold coin & 3 cent piece

1892 - 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (NJ)

Composer John Philip SousaComposer John Philip Sousa 1892 - Diamond Match Co patented book matches

1895 - Italian general Oreste Baratieri lands in Massawa, Eritrea

1898 - Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in NYC

The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa.

• 1901 - Boer General Botha fails to capture Fort Itala in Natal

1901 - Great Britain annexes Gold Coast (Ghana)

1904 - Charles Kleins "Music Master," premieres in NYC

• 1904 - Earl Grey is named British Governor-General of Canada

1904 - GB Shaw's "How He Lied to Her Husband," premieres in NYC

1906 - Pitts Lefty Leifield no-hits Phillies, 8-0 in 6 inning game

• 1907 - NZ declares independence from UK

• 1907 - New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.

1908 - Ed Ruelbach shuts-out Dodgers in a doubleheader

1914 - Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce

1914 - Germans arrest A Max, mayor of Brussels

1916 - Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions

1917 - British assault on Menin-street, France

1918 - Battle of the Argonne, final major battle of WW I

1918 - World War I: Battle of Meuse.

1919 - US President Wilson hit by a heart attack

1921 - Yankee Ruth hits HRs 57 & 58 to beat Indians 8-7

1923 - Stresemann government ends resistance against occupiers in Ruhrgebied

1925 - 8th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Olympia Fields CC Matteson Ill

1925 - Italian sub "Sebastiano Veniero" lost off Sicily with 54 dead

1926 - JB Fagan's "And So to Bed," premieres in London

1926 - Shortest double header, Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes & lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yanks had already clinched pennant

1927 - St James Theater (Erlanger) opens at 246 W 44th St NYC

1929 - John Schrober becomes chancellor of Austria

1933 - Sidney Kingsley's "Men in White," premieres in NYC

1934 - British liner Queen Mary is launched

Dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf HitlerDictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler 

• 1938 - Hitler issues ultimatum to Czech government, demanding Sudentenland

1939 - German seaplane shoots KLM-aircraft (1 killed)

1940 - Airplane manufacturer in Woolston bombed, 30 killed

1940 - Japanese troops attack French Indo-China

• 1941 - Nazi's slaughter about 34,000 Jews of Kiev

1944 - British & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem)

• 1944 - Soviet forces occupy Estonia

1945 - All old Dutch banknotes declared invalid

Bust of Hergé, the creator of Tintin.

Pictures from the Hergé Tintin exhibit in Québec City in 2017

• 1946 - 1st edition of Tintin (Kuifje), publishes until June 1993

1950 - Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England

1950 - Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year

1950 - UN troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul

• 1951 - Prof Youngblood demonstrates artificial heart in Paris

1953 - Billy Hunter is last St Louis Browns player to homer in a game

1953 - KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, CA (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

• 1953 - Polish government fires/imprisons Cardinal Wyszynski

1953 - US & Spain sign defense treaty (4 US bases in Spain)

1954 - Japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die

• 1954 - Typhoon hits Japan - 5 ferryboats sink killing about 1,600

1954 - WANE TV channel 15 in Fort Wayne, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 - WCAX TV channel 3 in Burlington, VT (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 - A's defeats Yanks 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Phila

1954 - Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd & Mickey Mantle plays shortstop

1955 - NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929

1957 - "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 734 perfs

1957 - Bernstein & Sondheim's musical "West Side Story," premieres in NYC

1957 - Dag Hammarskjoeld re-elected secretary-general of UN

1957 - Musical "West Side Story," opens on Broadway

1957 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

1958 - Columbia (US) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup

1958 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1959 - Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes winningest NL lefty

1959 - SF Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St Louis Cards, 4-0

1959 - Typhoon Vera, hits Japanese island of Honshu, causing the deaths of 4,580 people with 658 missing

1960 - 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)

1960 - Longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)

1961 - "From the Second City" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 87 performances

1961 - Roger Maris hits HR #60 off Jack Fisher, tying Babe Ruth's record

1962 - LA Dodger Maury Wills becomes 1st to steal 100 bases (en route to 104)

1962 - TV comedy series "Beverly Hillbillies" premieres on CBS

1962 - Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)

1963 - 1st edition of NYC Review of Books

1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald travels on Continental Trailways bus to Mexico

1964 - Braves (25) & Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in 9 inn

1965 - 11th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie

1965 - Minnesota gains its 1st AL pennant by defeating Washington, 2-1

1965 - Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of the British Empire

1966 - "Staten Island," 1st icebreaker to enter SF bay

1967 - Dmitri Shostakovitch's 2nd Violin concert, premieres in Moscow

Ex-soldier, drifter Lee Harvey OswaldEx-soldier, drifter Lee Harvey Oswald 1968 - 1st broadcast of "Hawaii Five-O" on CBS-TV

1968 - Marcelo Caetano elected premier of Portugal

1968 - St Louis Cards' Bob Gibson's 13th shutout, ends with 1.12 ERA

1968 - Theatre censorship ends in Britain

• 1969 - Beatles release "Abbey Road" album

1969 - Bolivia military coup under general Ovando Candia

1969 - USSR performs underground nuclear test

1970 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open

1970 - The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²).

1971 - Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season

1971 - Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open

1971 - WGBY TV channel 57 in Springfield, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972 - American Museum of Immigration dedicated

1972 - Norway rejects membership in European Common Market

• 1973 - Concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m

1973 - Turkey's state of siege ends (after 2½ years)

1973 - Wilt Chamberlain signs with ABA San Diego Conquistadors

1973 - Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1975 - Phillies & NY Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 AM

1976 - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC

1976 - Denver's Rick Upchurch returns 2 punts for TDs against Cleveland

1976 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Carlton Golf

1976 - Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title

1977 - Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27

1977 - Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY

1978 - RR clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service

1978 - NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms

1979 - 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million

1979 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1980 - Bomb attack on Octoberfest in Munich, 12 killed

• 1980 - Cuban government closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"

1980 - Soyuz 38 returns to Earth

1981 - Houston Astro Nolan Ryan 5th no-hitter beats LA Dodgers, 5-0

1981 - USSR performs underground nuclear test

1982 - "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 5 perfs

1982 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic

1983 - Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks NY Giant record 56 yard field goal

1983 - Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner)

1983 - Cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10

1983 - Lebanon premier Chafiq Wazzan offers to resigns

1983 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic

1983 - St Louis Card Bob Forsch 2nd no-hitter beats Montreal Expos, 3-0

1983 - Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war.

1984 - 5,251 turn out to see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium

1984 - Berlin appeals court clears Paul McCartney in a paternity suit

• 1984 - Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997

1984 - Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University

1984 - Phila's Juan Samuel sets record for steals by a rookie with his 72nd

US President & Actor Ronald ReaganUS President & Actor Ronald Reagan 

Flag of South Africa during the apartheid era

• 1984 - President Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa

1985 - Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Libya

1986 - Antonin Scalia, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

• 1986 - RUN-DMC is 1st rap group to hit top 10 (Raisin' Hell)

1986 - William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court

1986 - Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season)

1987 - Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games

1988 - Canada`s Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test

1988 - NYC's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark

• 1988 - Polish communist party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM

1988 - US space shuttle STS-26 launched

• 1989 - Last Vietnamese soldiers leave Cambodia

1989 - MPAA creates NC-17 rating for movies with adult themes

1989 - Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze calls for total destruction of Soviet & US chemical weapons

1990 - Motion Picture Association of America creates new NC-17 rating

1991 - 2 year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins

Tennis Player Martina NavratilovaTennis Player Martina Navratilova 1992 - Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova, 7-5, 6-3

1992 - Nigerian Hercules C-130 crashes at Lagos, 163 die

1992 - Roseanne Barr Arnold gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1992 - Tsuruhiko Kiuchi discovers comet Swift-Tuttle

1992 - 1st time a positional player pitches for NY Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates

1993 - 30th Ryder Cup: US beats Europe, 15-13 at The Belfry, England

1993 - Cubs bat out of order against Pirates in 2nd inning

1993 - Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4

1993 - Kris Monaghan wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic

1993 - Seattle's Randy Johnson joins 300-strikeout club

1994 - Estonia government of Laar flees

1994 - Switzerland bans racist propaganda

1995 - "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr

1995 - Earliest 1st-class cricket in Aust season (Qld v Western Prov)

1995 - Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1

Publisher and Lawyer John F. Kennedy Jr.Publisher and Lawyer John F. Kennedy Jr. 1996 - SF Giant Bobby Bonds is 2nd player to hit 40 HRs & steal 40 bases

Picture of the space shuttle at Expo Park in Los Angeles, California

• 1996 - Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), lands

1997 - Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr hits his 56th HR of 1997

1997 - An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.

2000 - Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turned violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.

2000 - M/S Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Agean sea killing 80 passengers.

2002 - The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000.

2007 - Shinzo Abe formally ends his term as Prime Minister of Japan.

2008 - Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.

2009 - Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.

2012 - Syrian army massacres 40 civilians in Thiabieh, Damascus

2012 - Greek trade unions call a general strike to protest austerity measures

2012 - Japanese automakers suspend operations in China

1777 - Philadelphia was occupied by British troops during the American Revolutionary War.   1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State. John Jay was appointed the first chief justice of the U.S. Samuel Osgood was appointed the first Postmaster-General. Edmund Jennings Randolph was appointed the first Attorney General.   1892 - "The King of Marches" was introduced to the general public.   1908 - Ed Eulbach of the Chicago Cubs became the first baseball player to pitch both games of a doubleheader and win both with shutouts.   1908 - In "The Saturday Evening Post" an ad for the Edison Phonograph appeared.   1914 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission was established.   1918 - During World War I, the Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began. It was the final Allied offensive on the western front.   1950 - U.N. troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans during the Korean Conflict.   1955 - The New York Stock Exchange suffered its worst decline since 1929 when the word was released concerning U.S. President Eisenhower's heart attack.   1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.   1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS-TV.   1964 - "Gilligan's Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.   1969 - "The Brady Bunch" series premiered on ABC-TV.   1980 - The Cuban government abruptly closed Mariel Harbor to end the freedom flotilla of Cuban refugees that began the previous April.   1981 - The Boeing 767 made its maiden flight in Everett, WA.   1984 - Britain and China initialed a draft agreement on the future of Hong Kong when the Chinese take over ruling the British Colony.   1985 - Shamu was born at Sea World in Orlando, FL. Shamu was the first killer whale to survive being born in captivity.   1986 - The episode of "Dallas" that had Bobby Ewing returning from the dead was aired.   1986 - William H. Rehnquist became chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court following the retirement of Warren Burger.   1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it had created a new rating. The new NC17 rating was to keep moviegoers under the age of 17 from seeing certain films.   1991 - Four men and four women began their two-year stay inside the "Biosphere II." The project was intended to develop technology for future space colonies.   1991 - The U.S. Congress heard a plea from Kimberly Bergalis concerning mandatory AIDS testing for health care workers.   1993 - The eight people who had stayed in "Biosphere II" emerged from their sealed off environment.   1995 - The warring factions of Bosnia agreed on guidelines for elections and a future government.   1996 - Shannon Lucid returned to Earth after being in space for 188 days. she set a time record for a U.S. astronaut in space and in the world for time spent by a woman in space.   2000 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. The act states that an infant would be considered to have been born alive if he or she is completely extracted or expelled from the mother and breathes and has a beating heart and definite movement of the voluntary muscles.   2000 - Slobodan Milosevic conceded that Vojislav Kostunica had won Yugoslavia's presidential election and declared a runoff. The declared runoff prompted mass protests.   2001 - In Kabul, Afghanistan, the abandoned U.S. Embassy was stormed by protesters. It was the largest anti-Amercian protest since the terror attacks on New York City and Washington, DC, on September 11.   2001 - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres announced plans to formalize a cease-fire and end a year of fighting in the region.

1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State. 1820 Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri. 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was established. 1950 United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans. 1960 Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first televised presidential debate. 1986 William H. Rehnquist was sworn as the 16th chief justice of the Supreme Court.   

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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory