Once Again, Trump Unnecessarily Creates an International Incident With a Social Media Posting of an Americentric Map

Another day, another ridiculous social media post from Trump that sets off global panic.

What a leader, eh?

Yesterday, Trump posted an image of a map with the American flag over literally all of North America. That included Greenland, Canada, Mexico, much of Central America, and the Caribbean. Hell, it even included Iceland, which is technically part of both North America and Europe.

Given Trum's past territorial expanding ambitions, as well as his by this point well-established mental instability, this caused an uproar. The American ambassador was called into Reykjavik to meet with government officials of Iceland. Much of the rest of the world - not just the countries impacted directly - were shocked and appalled, as well.

Also, just to prove his level of maturity, Trump posted an image of himself and Canadian Prime Minister Carney playing ie hockey. Carney had been evidently violently checked and was laying on the ground, clearly hurt and woozy, while Trump loomed over him urging him to get up, but referring to him as "Governor."

This man is frankly unhinged and needs to be removed from the levers of power immediately. 

Trump sets off global panic after map suggests large-scale US takeover by Alex Woodward in New York Tuesday 08 September 2026:

Officials in Mexico, Iceland and Denmark fire back after Trump posts trollish threat to annex all of North and Central America  

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-map-north-america-flag-renames-takeover-b3046691.html

Trump sets off global panic after map suggests large-scale US takeover | The Independent

Iceland summons U.S. ambassador over Trump's threat to take over Arctic nation byThe Associated Press · Posted: Sep 08, 2026:

Trump posted a map showing the U.S. flag over all of North America, Greenland and Iceland The Associated Press ·

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-map-iceland-canada-takeover-9.7336034

Iceland summons U.S. ambassador over Trump's threat to take over Arctic nation | CBC News

September 9th: 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

The Battle of Marathon took place between the invading Persian army and the Athenian Army on this day in 490 B.C.E.. The marathon race was derived from the events that occurred surrounding this battle.  In the year 1000 on this day, the Battle of Svolder took place during the Viking Age. The Treaty of Neuberg was agreed to on this day in 1379, which split the Austrian Habsburg lands between the Habsburg Dukes Albert III and Leopold III. On this day in 1493, the Battle of Krbava Field, which proved to be a decisive defeat of the Croats in the Croatian struggle against the Ottoman Empire invasion. The Battle of Flodden Fields was fought on this day in 1513, with the English defeating James IV of Scotland. On this day in 1543, Mary Stuart, then at nine months old, was crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling. Pope Paul IV refused to crown Ferdinand of Austria Emperor on this day in 1556. In 1561 on this day was the Sermon of Poissy. Lomaraal van Egmond & Philip van Hoorne were captured on this day in 1567. In 1591 on this day and going into September 10th, the Battle at Flores Azores was fought, with the Spanish beating the English. In 1675 on this day, New England colonies declared war on Wampanoag natives. On this day in 1776, Congress officially renamed the country as the United States of America (it had formerly been known as the United Colonies). Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law on this day in 1836.  The territories of New Mexico & Utah were established on this day in 1850. On this day in 1862 during the American Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee split his army & sent Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. French Captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly sentenced on this day in 1899 in an infamous court case which would highlight the antisemitism in France at the time. On this day in 1914 during World War I, the German advance during the Battle of Marne stalled, thus saving Paris. The People's Democratic Republic of Korea, better known as North Korea, was established on this day in 1948. Uganda declared independence from Great Britain on this day in 1967. In 1994 on this day, space shuttle STS 64 (Discovery 20) launched into orbit on an 11-day mission.

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

• The Battle of Marathon took place between the invading Persian army and the Athenian Army on this day in 490 B.C.E.. The marathon race was derived from the events that occurred surrounding this battle.   

On this day in 701, St Sergius I ended his reign as Catholic Pope. In the year 1000 on this day, the Battle of Svolder took place during the Viking Age. The Treaty of Neuberg was agreed to on this day in 1379, which split the Austrian Habsburg lands between the Habsburg Dukes Albert III and Leopold III. 

• On this day in 1493, the Battle of Krbava Field, which proved to be a decisive defeat of the Croats in the Croatian struggle against the Ottoman Empire invasion. 

• The Battle of Flodden Fields was fought on this day in 1513, with the English defeating James IV of Scotland. 

On this day in 1543, Mary Stuart, then at nine months old, was crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling. 

Pope Paul IV refused to crown Ferdinand of Austria Emperor on this day in 1556.

In 1561 on this day was the Sermon of Poissy. Lomaraal van Egmond & Philip van Hoorne were captured on this day in 1567. 

• In 1591 on this day and going into September 10th, the Battle at Flores Azores was fought, with the Spanish beating the English. 

In 1675 on this day, New England colonies declared war on Wampanoag natives.

• 1683 - Expelled Polish & Lotharings reach Wienerwald

1739 - Slave revolt in Stono SC led by Jemmy (25 whites killed)

1753 - 1st steam engine arrives in US colonies

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA

• On this day in 1776, Congress officially renamed the country as the United States of America (it had formerly been known as the United Colonies).

1817 - Alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College

1830 - Charles Durant, 1st US aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC to Perth Amboy, NJ

   

Statue of Abraham Lincoln outside of the New York Historical Society

Lincoln Memorial Sculpture by Daniel French i Washington, D.C.

• Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law on this day in 1836.  

1839 - John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph

1841 - Great Lakes steamer "Erie" sinks off Silver Creek NY, kills 300

Queen of Scotland Mary StuartQueen of Scotland Mary Stuart 

• The territories of New Mexico & Utah were established on this day in 1850.

1850 - California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state

1861 - Sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer

A statue in Flemington, New Jersey, honoring veterans of the American Civil War.

• On this day in 1862 during the American Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee split his army & sent Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

1863 - Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN

• 1867 - Luxembourg gains independence

1875 - Lotta's Fountain (Kearny & Market) dedicated

1880 - President Hayes visits SF

1881 - Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid"

1886 - The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is finalized.

1892 - E E Barnard at Lick discovers Amalthea, 5th Jupiter moon

1895 - American Bowling Congress forms (NYC)

1898 - Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders

• French Captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly sentenced on this day in 1899 in an infamous court case which would highlight the antisemitism in France at the time.

1903 - 6 km long Engadin-railroad tunnel of Switzerland inaugurated

1904 - Mounted police 1st used in NYC

1904 - Boston Herald again refers to NY baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913

Aviator Orville WrightAviator Orville Wright 

• 1908 - Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va

1908 - Russia takes part of Poland

1909 - Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title

1911 - 1st European airpost (Hendon to Windsor, England)

1912 - J Verdrines becomes 1st to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph)

1913 - Association for Study of Negro Life & History organizes in Chicago

1914 - -12] Belgian offensive from Antwerp

A war monument in Champlitte, France

• On this day in 1914 during World War I, the German advance during the Battle of Marne stalled, thus saving Paris.

1914 - Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0

1914 - World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.

1915 - Association for study of Negro Life & History forms by Carter G Woodson

1918 - Dutch government of Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms

1919 - Boston's police force forms strike

1922 - St Louis Brown "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0

1922 - Turkish troops conquer Smyrna/murder Greek citizens

1922 - William T Cosgrave replaces Irish premier Collins

1923 - Albin Stenroos runs world record 20 km (1:07:11.2)

1924 - Hanapepe Massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.

1926 - National Broadcasting Co created by Radio Corporation of America

1926 - Train disaster at Wassenaar Neth, 4 die

1926 - The U.S. National Broadcasting Company formed.

1927 - Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium

1928 - Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets then long jump record at 26' ½"

1932 - Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning

1932 - Mine strikes at Belgian Borinage ended

• 1932 - Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy

1932 - Steamboat SS Observation explodes in NYC East River (71 killed)

1933 - 53rd US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Jack Crawford (63 1113 46 60 61)

1934 - Armas Toivonen becomes 1st European marathoner (2:52:29.0)

1934 - G Kaufman & M Hart's "Merrily We Roll Along," premieres in NYC

1936 - Yankees sweep Indians, NY clinches pennant on earliest date in history

1939 - Nazi army reaches Warsaw

1940 - 28 German aircraft shot down above England

1940 - 60th US Mens Tennis: W D McNeill beats Robert L Riggs (46 68 63 63 75)

1942 - 1st bombing on continental US soil, Mount Emily Oregon (WW II)

1942 - Compulsory work for women, children & old males in Batavia

1942 - Japanese planes drop incendiary bombs on Oregon

1943 - 15 German JU-88's sink Italian flag ship Rome

1943 - Lt-Gen Bradley flies from Algiers to to Marrakech/Prestwick

1943 - Red Army occupies Bachmatsj

1943 - US, British & French troops land in Salerno (operation Avalanche)

1944 - Allied forces liberate Luxembourg

• 1944 - Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day)

1944 - Resistance fighter Jaap Musch arrested in Nijverdal Neth

1944 - US 113th cavalry passes Belg-Dutch borders

1944 - Very strong hurricane hits Netherland

1945 - Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies

1945 - Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th & final HR

1945 - Phila A's Dick Fowler no-hits St Louis Brown, 1-0

1945 - 1st "bug" in a computer program discovered by Grace Hopper, a moth was removed with tweasers from a relay & taped into the log

1948 - "Hilarities (of 1949)" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 14 perfs

1948 - Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits NY Giants, 2-0

• The People's Democratic Republic of Korea, better known as North Korea, was established on this day in 1948.

1950 - "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 293 perfs

1950 - "Where's Chartev?" closes at St James Theater NYC after 792 perfs

1950 - 1st use of TV laugh track-Hank McCune

1950 - Mass arrests of communists in France

1951 - 1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV

1951 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open

1953 - KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 - WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954 - Earthquake strikes Orleansville Algeria: 1,400 killed

1954 - Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season

1955 - Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run

Singer & Cultural Icon Elvis PresleySinger & Cultural Icon Elvis Presley 1955 - Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan's Show

1955 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open

1956 - 70th US Womens Tennis: Shirley J Fry beats Althea Gibson (63 64)

1956 - 76th US Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Lewis Hoad (46 62 63 63)

• 1956 - African Party for Liberation of Guinea-Bissau & Cape Verde forms

1956 - Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show for the 1st time

1957 - "Diana" by Paul Anka reaches #1

1957 - Nashville's new Hattie Cotton Elementary School dynamited

General Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

• On this day in 1957, the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by U.S. President Eisenhower.  

1958 - Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game

1958 - Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London

1960 - 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10)

1961 - Maria Beale Fletcher (NC), 19, crowned 34th Miss America 1962

1962 - 76th US Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Darlene Hard (97 64)

1962 - 82nd US Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64)

Baseball Player Roberto ClementeBaseball Player Roberto Clemente 1962 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open

1962 - Soviet economist Liberman plead for autonomous businesses

1962 - WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1963 - Alabama Gov George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools

1964 - German DR government allows short visits to West Germany

1964 - John Osborne's "Inadmissable Evidence," premieres in London

1965 - Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency

1965 - Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)

1965 - Tibet is made an autonomous region of China

1966 - The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1967 - 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V

1967 - Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968

Flag of Uganda

• Uganda declared independence from Great Britain on this day in 1967.

1968 - 1st US Open, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe-wins)

1968 - Arthur Ashe defeats Tom Okker to win US Tennis Open

36th US President Lyndon B. Johnson36th US President Lyndon B. Johnson 1968 - WGIQ TV channel 43 in Louisville, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968 - WVPT TV channel 51 in Staunton, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1969 - Allegheny 853 collides with Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills 82

1969 - Seaplane crashes at Indianapolis, kills 83

1969 - Smallest US Tennis Open single session-131 (men's doubles final only)

1969 - WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970 - Bowie Kuhn suspends Denny McLain for carrying a gun

1970 - Feyenoord wins soccer's World Cup

1971 - 1,000 convicts riot & seize Attica, NY prison

1971 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV)

 Ran into this image of John Lennon while in Syracuse to see a Paul McCartney concert. 

• 1971 - John Lennon releases "Imagine" album

1971 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires

1972 - 86th US Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats K Melville (63 75)

1972 - Terry Anne Meeuwsen (Wisc), 23, crowned 45th Miss America 1973

1973 - 93rd US Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes (64 16 46 62 62)

Musician and Beatle John LennonMusician and Beatle John Lennon 1973 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open

1974 - 88th US Womens Tennis: B J M King beats E Goolagong Cawley (36 63 75)

1975 - Viking 2 Mars probe launch

1977 - 1st TRS-80 computer sold

1977 - Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker & Allan Trammell debut together & will play together for 19 years

1978 - 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-0

1978 - 92nd US Womens Tennis: Chris E L Mills beats Pam Shriver (75 64)

1978 - Balt Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto)

1978 - Iraqi Ayatollah Khomeini calls for uprising in Irani army

1978 - Kylene Barker (Virginia), crowned 51st Miss America 1979

1979 - 31st Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ron Leibman & Ruth Gordon

1979 - 93rd US Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats C E Lloyd Mills (64 63)

1979 - 99th US Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis (75 63 63)

1979 - Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic

1979 - Sid Bernstein offers $½ billion for a Beatle reunion

Tennis Player John McEnroeTennis Player John McEnroe 1981 - Vernon E Jordan resigns as president of National Urban League

1982 - "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin NYC for 69 performances

1982 - Columbia mated with SRBs & external tank in preparation for STS-5

1982 - Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight

1983 - Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas

1983 - Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (Coco2)

1983 - Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player

1984 - 104th US Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl (63 64 61)

1984 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship

Flag of South Africa during the apartheid era

• 1985 - President Reagan orders sanctions against South Africa

1985 - Race riot in Birmingham, England

1986 - Minn Tommy Krammer passes for 6 touchdowns vs Green Bay (42-7)

1986 - NYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying

1987 - Gary Hart admits on "Nightline," to cheating on his wife

1987 - Largest US Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016

NBA Legend Larry BirdNBA Legend Larry Bird 1987 - Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59

1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter

1988 - Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers & Gossage to save 300 games

1988 - Chris Evert defaults at US Open due to a stomach flu

1988 - US swamps NZ at 27th America`s Cup: NZ set to appeal

1989 - 103rd US Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats M Navratilova (36 75 61)

1990 - 110th US Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi (64 63 62)

• 1990 - Liberia president Samuel K Doe is captured by Mr Johnson's forces

1990 - Oakland beats NY 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year

1990 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship

1990 - George Bush & Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki& amp; urge Iraq to leave Kuwait

1991 - Mike Tyson indicted for rape of Desiree Washington

1991 - Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland

1992 - 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home

1992 - 9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman

Radio shock jock Howard SternRadio shock jock Howard Stern 1992 - Robin Yount, is 17th to get 3,000 hits

1993 - Croupier of casino in Bristol ,England, shoots a 4 a record eight times

1993 - PLO recognizes state of Israel

• 1993 - Ukraine premier Leonid Koetsjma, (Kuchma) resigns

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

• In 1994 on this day, space shuttle STS 64 (Discovery 20) launched into orbit on an 11-day mission.

1994 - Tu-22 crashes into Aeroflot Tu-134a at Zhukovsky, 7 killed

1995 - "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902)

1995 - 109th US Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (76 06 63)

1995 - Dean St Station in Brooklyn, is 6th MTA station to close since 1904

1997 - Sinn Fein accepts Mitchell Principles on para-military disarmament

2001 - Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan.

2002 - Pitcher Randy Johnson reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his major league record

2004 - 2004 A bomb explodes outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing 10 people.

2012 - 17 people are killed and at least 40 injured after two car bombs explode in Aleppo, Syria

2012 - 100 people are killed and 350 injured after a wave of attacks across Iraq

2012 - Armenia wins the 40th FIDE Chess Olympiad

Tennis Player Serena WilliamsTennis Player Serena Williams 2012 - Serena Williams wins her fourth women's tennis singles at the US Open

1850 - California became the 31st state to join the union.   1898 - In Omaha, NE, Tommy Fleming of Eau Claire, WI won the first logrolling championship.   1893 - U.S. President Grover Cleveland's wife, Frances Cleveland, gave birth to a daughter, Esther. It was the first time a president's child was born in the White House.   1904 - Mounted police were used for the first time in the City of New York.   1911 - Italy declared war on the Ottoman Turks and annexed Libya, Tripolitania, and Cyrenaica in North Africa.   1919 - The majority of Boston's police force went on strike. The force was made up of 1,500 men.   1919 - Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin's HD-4, a hydrofoil craft, set a world marine speed record.   1926 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).   1942 - Japan dropped incendiaries over NE in an attempt to set fire to the forests in Oregon and Washington. The forest did not ignite.   1943 - During World War II Allied forces landed at Taranto and Salerno.   1946 - Ben Alexander hosted "Heart’s Desire" for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System.   1948 - North Korea became the People's Democratic Republic of Korea.   1950 - Sal Maglie (New York Giants) pitched a fourth consecutive shutout. Only four other pitchers in the National League had ever accomplished this feat.   1957 - The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by U.S. President Eisenhower.   1965 - French President Charles de Gaulle announced that France was withdrawing from NATO to protest the domination of the U.S. in the organization.   1965 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched the eighth perfect game in major league baseball history.   1971 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings retired from the National Hockey League (NHL).   1979 - Tracy Austin, at 16, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open women’s tennis title.   1981 - Nicaragua declared a state of economic emergency and banned strikes.   1983 - The Soviet Union announced that the Korean jetliner the was shot down on September 1, 1983 was not an accident or an error.   1984 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke Jim Brown’s combined yardage record when he reached 15,517 yards.   1986 - Frank Reed was taken hostage in Lebanon by pro-Iranian kidnappers. The director of a private school in Lebanon was released 44 months later.   1986 - Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films on WTBS in Atlanta, GA.   1986 - Gennadiy Zakharov was indicted by a New York jury on espionage charges. Zakharov was a Soviet United Nations employee.   1987 - Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer aired for the last time on CBS.   1993 - Israeli and PLO leaders agreed to recognize each other.   1994 - The U.S. agreed to accept about 20,000 Cuban immigrants a year. This was in return for Cuba's promise to halt the flight of refugees.   

1994 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off on an 11-day mission.   1995 - Amtrak's Broadway Limited service made its final run between New York City, NY and Chicago, IL.   1997 - Sinn Fein, the IRA's political ally, formally renounced violence as it took its place in talks on Northern Ireland's future.   1998 - Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr delivered to the U.S. Congress 36 boxes of material concerning his investigation of U.S. President Clinton.   1998 - Four tourists who had paid $32,500 each were taken in submarine to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The ship is 2 miles below the Atlantic off Newfoundland.   1999 - The Sega Dreamcast game system went on sale. By 1:00pm all Toys R Us locations in the U.S. had sold out.   2008 - The iTunes Music Store reached 100 million applications downloaded.   2009 - The iTunes Music Store reached 1.8 billion applications downloaded.  

1776 The Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation to the United States of America, from the United Colonies. 1850 California became the 31st state. 1893 President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Esther Cleveland, became the first president's child to be born in the White House. 1926 The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America. 1948 The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was created. 1956 Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1976 Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.

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/sep09.htm

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

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

NOT a Joke: Trump Claims Moon For the United States

This is a picture of a magnet that was being sold at Strand's Book Store in New York City a few years ago. No, I did not buy it, but I liked it and took a picture, which I am sharing here now. 

Absolute lunacy.

Literally, in fact.

Wish this was satire.

Unfortunately, it's not. This is an actual 

Did Trump claim the moon as US territory? by Laerke Christensen Published Sept. 8, 2026:

The U.S. is bound by a U.N. treaty that says countries can't "claim" celestial bodies like the moon for themselves. 

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-moon-us-territory/

Did Trump claim the moon as US territory? | Snopes.com

Then there was this. Not sure if this is real or not. 

I could not find anything else on this, so it might not be real. Even then, it feels like the kind of thing which he would post, which says something in and of itself.

Laurie Reynolds 2͏h͏  · Guess what? Us Native Americans were here first up to 20,000 years first. So he can get the hell off our lands

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Back to School For Late Summer/Early Autumn 2026

By now, this day after Labor Day weekend, pretty much every kid in the United States is back to school. I remember as a kid that we usually were back on the Wednesday after Labor Day. So this is that season when kids are back at school, and most grownups are back at work.

Saw this sign a few days ago during my walk. In Hillsborough, the kids went back to school last week, on Wednesday, I believe.

Anyway, be safe now that schools are open again!

Former Trump Supporters & MAGA Now Expressing Buyer's Remorse Do Not Get to Pretend Innocence & Claim That He Tricked Them

This is a picture of a magnet that was being sold at Strand's Book Store in New York City a few years ago. No, I did not buy it, but I liked it and took a picture, which I am sharing here now. 

A lot of former MAGA members and Trump supporters are now beginning to cry foul at the nightmare that his second presidential term - often dubbed "Trump 2.0" - has unleashed. To that end, they often seem to say something like, "I never voted for this!"

Well, actually you did. 

When you voted for a con artist, possibly literally the most documented liar in history, and a man who has time and again proven to be unstable, unpredictable (not in any good sense) and volatile, then yeah, you actually did vote for this. 

Period. 

No "Oh, we couldn't have known" sentiments or other such nonsense. This was the man who had a difficult time criticizing outright Nazis and white supremacists. This is the same man who dismissed tens of millions of people from "shithole nations." The same man who posted a video of a Trump supporter yelling "White Power!" during the 2020 election before taking it down after a few hours. The same man who guided an insurrection in order to keep himself in power. The same man who in 2022 posted on his Truth Social that parts of the Constitution might need to be suspended. The same man who was prominently featured both in pictures and videos with Jeffrey Epstein, and who once praised him in a major magazine published all the way back in 2002 - well before the whole Epstein controversy blew up and became public knowledge - praising Epstein and saying that he loved beautiful women as much as Trump, only he seemed to like them young. And let's not forget Trump himself bragging about being given access to dressing rooms with naked models and women allowing him to grab them by the pussy. 

So no, you don't get to pretend that he turned out to be just another typical lying politician, after all. You can't claim that his lies bother you now, when you voted for him because you claimed that he was a refreshing change from the typical lying politicians. 

You don't get to pretend some kind of innocence when you and people like you put this creep and monster into office in the first place. 

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Climate Update For September 7, 2026: A Sixth Massive Heatwave This Summer Hits France and Spain Hard

 

As far as the climate across the globe is concerned, this summer has easily been the worst which I can ever remember or even heard of, in terms of excessive heat This update comes at a time when it actually has been relatively cool here in New Jersey, as the summer here (which was relatively normal for this particular region, actually) begins to wind down with the approach of autumn.

Unfortunately, that is not the case in Europe, where yet another massive heatwave - I believe this makes it the sixth major heatwave that Europe has been forced to endure since May - is underway. 

Traditionally, Europe - particularly western Europe - had a reputation for having mostly moderate weather. Mild summers and winters, generally speaking. However, that has changed in recent years and decades, Summers in particular have grown noticeably hotter, with some massive heatwaves that have scorched the continent, often bringing serious and concerning droughts along with them. 

While those kinds of heatwaves and hot spells in summer have grown more common for Europe, never before in recorded history has Europe experienced the kind of almost relentlessly oppressive periods of heat which Europe saw since May. It was one heatwave after another, bringing with them the other disasters that tend to go along with such record heatwaves. Things like serious droughts causing massive crop failures, as well as record wildfires. Plus, tens of thousands have died all across Europe as a result of the heat.

While scanning headlines on the subject, I saw the headlines from a Reuters article which revealed that the output of wine ahnd champagne from France is the lowest in three decades. 

An utter disaster, in short. 

Now, we are in September. Usually, this would be a time when the conditions and temperatures begin to relent a bit.

Yet, Europe is now forced to endure still another massive heatwave, with intense and, in some cases, record heat being recorded. The two countries which seem to have been hit the most frequently, if not perhaps also the most intensely, by these record heatwaves were France and Spain. They have been hit hard again with this latest heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40C at times.

According to a recent article by Sarah Keith-Lucas of the BBC (see link below):

On Thursday, El Granado in south-west Spain reached 45.7C (114F), the country's highest temperature recorded this year.

Just awful.

The heatwave should abate in the coming days, although first it spread to other countries in Europe, including Britain. The Mediterranean remains significantly hotter than usual by up to four degrees, according to the same article. 

Temperature exceeds 40C in parts of Europe - is a September heatwave likely for UK? by Sarah Keith-Lucas Lead Weather Presenter for the BBC,  Published 5 September 2026:

https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/cyvzq94g604o

Does Europe's hot weather signal a September heatwave for the UK? - BBC Weather

September 8th: 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 1024, Duke Koenraad II was chosen to be German King. On this day in 1141 (and through to the 9th), the Battle of Samarkand was fought, with Yelutashi defeating Islamic army. Henry II Jasormigott left Bavaria on this day in 1156. The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, was promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, on this day in 1264. John XXI was elected Pope on this day in 1276. The "Anagni Slap" occured on this day in 1303, when French King Philip IV captured Pope Boniface VIII. Stefan Dušan declared himself the King of Serbia on this day in 1331. The Battle on Kulikovo was fought on this day in 1380, when Moscow's great monarch Dimitri beat the Mongols, which marked the beginning of the decline of the Tatars. The Battle of Tumu Fortress was fought on this day in 1449, when the Mongolians captured the Chinese emperor. On this day in 1504, Michelangelo's David was unveiled in Florence. In 1760 on this day following days of siege, the French surrendered the city of Montreal to British General Jeffrey Amherst. On this day in 1899 during the Anglo-Boer War, the British government sent an additional 10,000 troops to Natal, in what is now modern-day South Africa. On this day in 1943 during World War II, the Allied Supreme Commander, American General Dwight Eisenhower, announced the unconditional surrender of Italy. In 1944 on this day during World War II, London was hit by a V2 rocket for the first time. On this day in 1945, Hideki Tojo, the Japanese Prime Minister for most of World War II, attempted to commit suicide rather than facing a war crimes tribunal. His suicide attempt failed. He was later found guilty of war crimes and hanged. Ernest Hemingway's "Old Man & the Sea" was published on this day in 1952. It was the last major work which Hemingway ever published. On this day in 1974 shortly after assuming office, American President Gerald Ford pardoned the man he had only recently replaced, former President Richard Nixon, of all federal crimes. Macedonia voted for independence from Yugoslavia on this day in 1991. On this day in 1994, the last occupying troops from the United States, Britain & France left what used to be West Berlin.

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

• On this day in 1024, Duke Koenraad II was chosen to be German King. On this day in 1141 (and through to the 9th), the Battle of Samarkand was fought, with Yelutashi defeating Islamic army. Henry II Jasormigott left Bavaria on this day in 1156. The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, was promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, on this day in 1264. John XXI was elected Pope on this day in 1276. The "Anagni Slap" occured on this day in 1303, when French King Philip IV captured Pope Boniface VIII. Stefan Dušan declared himself the King of Serbia on this day in 1331. The Battle on Kulikovo was fought on this day in 1380, when Moscow's great monarch Dimitri beat the Mongols, which marked the beginning of the decline of the Tatars. The Battle of Orsha was fought on this day in 1514, with the Polish/Lithuanian army defeating the Russian army In 1522 on this day, Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returned to Spain after completing the first circumnavigation of globe. The expedition had originally begun under Ferdinand Magellan. The Earl of Nassau disbanded the Siege of Peronne on this day in 1536.  English Earl Hertford led a retaliatory mission against Scotland on this day in 1545. On this day in 1553, the city of Lichfield, England, was formed. In 1563 on this day, Maximilian was chosen King of Hungary. 

• The Battle of Tumu Fortress was fought on this day in 1449, when the Mongolians captured the Chinese emperor. 

Michelangelo's Self-Portrait Bust

• On this day in 1504, Michelangelo's David was unveiled in Florence. 

• The Battle of Orsha was fought on this day in 1514, with the Polish/Lithuanian army defeating the Russian army In 1522 on this day, Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returned to Spain after completing the first circumnavigation of globe. The expedition had originally begun under Ferdinand Magellan. The Earl of Nassau disbanded the Siege of Peronne on this day in 1536.  English Earl Hertford led a retaliatory mission against Scotland on this day in 1545. On this day in 1553, the city of Lichfield, England, was formed. In 1563 on this day, Maximilian was chosen King of Hungary. 

• On this day in 1565, the first permanent settlement in what would eventually be the present day United States was formed (St Augustine, Florida).

• 1565 - Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese & Knights of St John

1628 - Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet

Painter MichelangeloPainter Michelangelo 1664 - Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers

1689 - China & Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul)

1713 - Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism"

1727 - A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.

1755 - Battle at Lake George: English army beats France

• 1756 - French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.

• In 1760 on this day following days of siege, the French surrendered the city of Montreal to British General Jeffrey Amherst.

• 1771 - Mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California

• 1796 - Battle of Bassano-French beat Austrians

1831 - William IV is crowned King of Great Britain.

British Botanist Charles Darwin

• 1833 - Charles Darwin departed to Buenos Aires

1847 - US under Gen Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey

1855 - Crimean war - assault of Malakof Tower under Mac-Mahon)

1858 - Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people

1860 - Loss of steamer, "Lady Elgin"

1863 - -10] Federal troops reconquer the Cumperland Gap, Tennessee

A statue in Flemington, New Jersey, honoring veterans of the American Civil War.

1863 - Battle of Sabine Pass TX: 47 Texas volunteers repel Federal forces

1863 - Battle of Telford's Depot TN

1868 - NY Athletic Club forms

1870 - Neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname

1883 - NY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies

1883 - Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont

1888 - In England the first six Football League matches ever are played.

1892 - 1st appearance of "Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion)

The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa.

• On this day in 1899 during the Anglo-Boer War, the British government sent an additional 10,000 troops to Natal, in what is now modern-day South Africa.

1900 - 6,000 killed when a hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas

1905 - Pittsburgh Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base & lose to Reds 8-3

1907 - Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)

1914 - British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland

1914 - World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.

1915 - Association of Negro Life & History founded

Baseball Great Babe RuthBaseball Great Babe Ruth 1919 - Babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25

1920 - US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF)

1921 - 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC)

1921 - Mary Gorman (Wash DC), 16, crowned 1st Miss America [or 9/14]

1923 - Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.

1924 - Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador

1926 - League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany

1930 - 1st appearance of comic strip "Blondie"

1930 - NYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew

1930 - Richard Drew creates Scotch tape

1933 - Spain's 2nd government of Azaña forms

1934 - 54th US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86)

1934 - Bradman scores 132 v Leveson-Gower XI, 90 mins, 24 fours 1 six

1934 - Luxury passenger ship Morro Castle for NJ catches fire, 133 die

1935 - Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2)

1936 - Princess Juliana & German prince Bernard Lippe-Biesterfeld get engaged

1937 - Pan Arab conference about Palestine opens

1937 - Yankees trailing 6-1 in 9th, score 8 to beat Boston 9-6

32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1939 - FDR declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe

1939 - Gen Von Reichenaus pantzer division reaches suburbs of Warsaw

1939 - Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games

1939 - Yanks beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning

1941 - Blockade of Leningrad (St Petersburg) by Germany begins

1941 - Entire Jewish community of Meretsch, Lithuania is exterminated

General Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

• On this day in 1943 during World War II, the Allied Supreme Commander, American General Dwight Eisenhower, announced the unconditional surrender of Italy.

1943 - Lt-Gen Bradley flies to Carthago/Algiers Sicily

1943 - NY Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game

1944 - 1st V-2 rockets land in London & Antwerp

1944 - Russians march into Bulgaria; Bulgaria declares war on Germany

In 1944 on this day during World War II, London was hit by a V2 rocket for the first time.

1945 - US invades Japanese-held Korea

On this day in 1945, Hideki Tojo, the Japanese Prime Minister for most of World War II, attempted to commit suicide rather than facing a war crimes tribunal. His suicide attempt failed. He was later found guilty of war crimes and hanged.

1946 - 60th US Womens Tennis: Pauline Betz beats Patricia Canning (119 63)

1946 - 66th US Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom Brown Jr (97 63 60)

1946 - Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456

1946 - Bulgaria ends monarchy

1946 - Jack Kramer wins US Tennis Open

1946 - SF 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to NY Yankees 21-7

1947 - British government sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis

1948 - British De Havilland 08-fighter flies faster than sound

1951 - Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries (SF)

1951 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sempiternus Rex

1952 - 72nd US Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63)

Busts of American writer Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway's "Old Man & the Sea" was published on this day in 1952. It was the last major work which Hemingway ever published. It told the story of Santiago, who catches a gigantic marlin after a huge struggle. But the carcass of the marlin gets slowly devoured while Santiago tries to bring his boat, and the carcass, to shore, a clear allegory to the brilliant art works of genius artists (or writers, in the case of Hemingway) devoured by outside elements.

1953 - "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 perfs

1953 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona

1954 - With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks

1954 - Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to NYC for WINS radio

• 1954 - SE Asia Treaty Org (SEATO) forms to stop communist spread in SE Asia

1955 - Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers)

1956 - Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks

1957 - 77th US Mens Tennis: M J Anderson beats Ashley J Cooper (108 75 64)

1957 - Jackie Wilson, releases his 1st solo single "Reet Petite"

1957 - Pope Pius XII encyclical On motion pictures, radio, TV

1958 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open

1958 - Oman turns over Gwadur (on Baluchistan coast) to Pakistan

1958 - Paul Anka opens Asian tour in Tokyo

1959 - The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is established.

1960 - German DR limits access to East-Berlin for West Berliners

1962 - Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary)

1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

1962 - Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, 9F locomotive 92220 'Evening Star'

1963 - 77th US Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Margaret Smith Court (75 64)

1963 - 83rd US Mens Tennis: R H Osuna beats Frank Froehling III (75 64 62)

Flag of Algeria

• 1963 - Algerian population accepts constitution

1963 - Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons

1963 - Ines Cuervo de Priete, 34, gives birth to quintuplets, all boys

1963 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Spokane Women's Golf Open

1965 - Hurricane Betsy kills 75 in Louisiana & Florida

1965 - KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game

1966 - "Star Trek" premieres on NBC-TV

1966 - "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV

1966 - The Severn Bridge is officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

1967 - Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10

1967 - Uganda abolishes traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic

1967 - The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways.

1968 - "Funny Girl" with Barbra Striesand premieres

1968 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island

1968 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pacific Ladies Golf Classic

1968 - Saundra Williams wins 1st Miss Black America pageant

1969 - 2nd US Tennis Open smallest session - 3708 (men's singles final-rain)

1969 - 89th US Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Tony Roche (79 61 62 62)

1969 - Suleiman Maghrabi appointed premier of Libya

1969 - US amateur Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Bob Lutz (97 63 61)

1970 - Hijacking (and subsequent destruction) of three airliners to Jordan by Palestinians; the events to follow would later become known as Black September

1971 - John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington DC

1972 - Chic Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year

1972 - Jim Ryan (US) & Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide & fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold

1973 - 87th US Womens Tennis: M S Court beats E Goolagong Cawley (76 57 62)

1973 - Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers

Baseball Player Hank AaronBaseball Player Hank Aaron 1973 - Hank Aaron sets record of most HRs in 1 league (709)

1973 - Rebecca Ann King (Colo), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974

1973 - "Star Trek - Animated Series" premieres on TV

• On this day in 1974 shortly after assuming office, American President Gerald Ford pardoned the man he had only recently replaced, former President Richard Nixon, of all federal crimes.

1975 - Boston begins court ordered busing of public schools

1975 - Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal

1976 - Fons Rademakers' film "Max Havelaar" premieres in Amsterdam

1977 - Interpol sends a resolution concerning video piracy

1977 - Jimmy McCullough quits Wings

1978 - 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2

1978 - Irani army shoots on Khomeini followers in Teheran, 100s killed

1979 - Cheryl Prewitt (Miss), 22, crowned 52nd Miss America 1980

1979 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1980 - Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins indefinitely due to drug arrest

1982 - Dutch social dem party wins elections, fascist enters Dutch parliament

1983 - NASA launches RCA-6

1984 - 98th US Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris E L Mills (46 64 64)

1984 - Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41G mission

1985 - "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers

Tennis Player John McEnroeTennis Player John McEnroe 1985 - 105th US Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats John McEnroe (76 63 64)

1985 - 7 die in a car & train crash in San Jose Calif

1985 - Alayson Gibbons sets 24 hr women swim record of 42.05 mi in 25 m pool

1985 - Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship

1985 - Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits

1986 - Westinghouse sells Muzak

1987 - Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation

1988 - Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation

1988 - Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43m

1988 - NL pres Bart Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's 7th commish

1989 - George Brett gets his 2,500th hit

1989 - Mausoleum of Beatrice of Brabant (1288) discovered in Kortrijk Belgium

1989 - Norwegian Convair 580 crashes at Jutland in sea (55 murder)

1990 - 104th US Womens Tennis: Gabriela Sabatini beats Steffi Graf (62 76)

A picture of Ellis Island taken from the Jersey side. 

• 1990 - Ellis Island Historical Site opens on Ellis Island 

• Macedonia voted for independence from Yugoslavia on this day in 1991.

• On this day in 1994, the last occupying troops from the United States, Britain & France left what used to be West Berlin.

1994 - MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley

1994 - Man shoots another man on IRT #4 train at Grand Central Station

Princess of Rock and Roll Lisa Marie PresleyPrincess of Rock and Roll Lisa Marie Presley 1994 - USAir Boeing 737 crashes at Pitts Airport, killing all 132 on board

1995 - Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title

1996 - "7 Guitars" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC

1996 - 110th US Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (75 64)

1996 - 116th US Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Michael Chang (61 64 76)

1996 - 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz & Kathy Baker wins

1996 - Dottie Pepper wins Safeway LPGA title

1996 - Men's championship at US Tennis Open

1996 - Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship

1996 - Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo

1999 - United States Attorney General Janet Reno names former Senator John Danforth to head an independent investigation of the 1993 fire at the Branch Davidian church near Waco, Texas in response to revelations in the film Waco: The Rules of Engagement contradicting the official government stories.

2002 - Texas Rangers set a major league record by homering in their 26th consecutive game as Texas falls to the Tampa Bay

2004 - The NASA unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

2005 - Two EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.

2012 - 6 people are killed by a Taliban suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan

2012 - 8 people are killed after a tractor is hut by a train in Romania

1565 - A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.   1664 - The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who then renamed it New York.   1866 - The first recorded birth of sextuplets took place in Chicago, IL. The parents were James and Jennie Bushnell.   1892 - An early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance" appeared in "The Youth's Companion."   1893 - In New Zealand, the Electoral Act 1893 was passed by the Legislative Council. It was consented by the governor on September 19 giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.   1935 - U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot and mortally wounded. He died two days later.   1945 - In Washington, DC, a bus equipped with a two-way radio was put into service for the first time.   1945 - Bess Myerson of New York was crowned Miss America. She was the first Jewish contestant to win the title.   1951 - A peace treaty with Japan was signed by 48 other nations in San Francisco, CA.   1952 - The Ernest Hemingway novel "The Old Man and the Sea" was published.   1960 - NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, was dedicated by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The facility had been activated in July earlier that year.   1966 - NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek" entitled "The Man Trap". The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.   1971 - In Washington, DC, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was inaugurated. The opening featured the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass."   1973 - Hank Aaron hit his 709th home run.   1974 - U.S. President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former U.S. President Nixon.   1975 - In Boston, MA, public schools began their court-ordered citywide busing program amid scattered incidents of violence.   1986 - Herschel Walker made his start in the National Football League (NFL) after leaving the New Jersey Generals of the USFL.   1997 - America Online acquired CompuServe.   1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) hit his 62nd home run of the season. He had beaten a record that had stood for 37 years by Roger Maris. McGwire would eventually reach 70 home runs on September 27.   1999 - Russia's Mission Control switched off the Mir space station's central computer and other systems to save energy during a planned six months of unmanned flights.

1900 A hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, killing about 8,000 people. 1935 Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish," was shot and mortally wounded by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr. 1951 The San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed, formally ending World War II hostilities with Japan. 1952 Ernest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea was published. 1966 Star Trek premiered on television. 1974 President Gerald Ford gave former President Nixon a full pardon for all federal crimes he may have committed while he was in office. 1998 Mark McGwire's 62nd home run broke Roger Maris's record of 61 homers set in 1961.

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/sep08.htm

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

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory