Last episode of “The Bullwinkle Show” aired, 1973
Typhoon Ike hit the Philippines, 1984
General Sherman and troops entered Atlanta, Georgia, 1864
Sgt. Alvin York, WWI hero, died, 1964
Rudolf Friml’s “Rose-Marie” opened on Broadway, 1924
“The Iceman Cometh” premiered, 1946
Great Fire of London began (13,000 homes destroyed, four days), 1666
US Treasury Department established, 1789
Theodore Roosevelt said “Speak Softly and carry a big stick”, 1901
Japan signed unconditional surrender, 1945
“Carefree,” starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, released, 1938
War risk insurance bureau established, 1914
Gregorian Calendar adopted by Britain and her colonies (9/3 became 9/14), 1752
Phidippides ran from Marathon to Sparta, -490
Passaic, New Jersey fire, set by 2 boys ($400 million damage, 500 homeless), 1985
Henry “Scoop” Jackson, Senator, died, 1983
Governor Wallace had police surround Tuskegee High School to stop integration, 1963
Democratic Republic of Vietnam proclaimed, 1945
First night baseball game played (Jordan Marsh vs. R.H. White - Hull, Massachusetts), 1880
Series of earthquakes hit Iran (12000 killed), 1968