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September 12
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Pope Incites Protests: Pope Benedict XVI in a public speech quotes the words of a 15th century Byzantine emperor who characterized the teachings of Islam's founder, the Prophet Mohammad, as "evil and inhuman." The quote stated, "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."
1988
USA Today: The Television Show debuts.
1983
A Wells Fargo depot is robbed of $7.1 million dollars by a militant Puerto Rican independence group.
1970
Palestinian terrorists blow up a hijacked TWA jet in Jordan, after releasing the passengers and crew.
1970
First unmanned spacecraft to land on the moon and return: Soviet Luna 16 is launched.
1970
Dr. Timothy Leary, former educator and LSD advocate, escapes from a California prison and flees to Algeria.
1964
First legal horse racing sweepstakes in the U.S., the New Hampshire sweepstakes at Rockingham Park.
1959
First manmade object to strike the Moon: The Soviet Lunik 2 is launched striking the Moon two days later.
1959
Bonanza debuts on NBC. It was the first western series televised in color.
1922
The word "obey" is removed from the marriage vows of the U.S. Protestant Episcopal Church.
1910
First U.S. policewoman is hired, Alice Stebbins Wells of Los Angeles.
1873
First practical typewriter is built, it typed only capital letters. It was patented in 1868.
1866
First long-running Broadway musical: The Black Crook opens. It also marked the start of girlie shows in the U.S.
1954
Peter Scolari, American actor. TV: Bosom Buddies (cross-dresser Henry/Hildegarde) and Newhart (Michael Harris).
1944
Barry White, singer, wrote The Harlem Shuffle, and recorded the #1 hit Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby.
1943
Maria Muldaur (Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato), American singer. Music: Midnight at the Oasis (1972).
1940
Linda Gray, American actress, Sue Ellen of TV's Dallas.
1938 d. 1993
Tatiana Troyanos, American mezzo-soprano singer, known for her roles as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro.
1925
Dickie Moore (John Richard Moore Jr.), American actor, one of The Little Rascals. He gave Shirley Temple her first screen kiss, in Miss Annie Rooney (1942).
1914 d. 1999
Desmond Llewellyn, Welsh actor. Film: Q in the James Bond movies.
1913 d. 1980
Jesse Owens (James Cleveland Owens), American track star. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. At the 1935 Big Ten meet, he set three world records and tied a fourth - all within a span of 45 minutes. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1976).
1880 d. 1956
H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis Mencken), American newspaperman, critic for the Baltimore Sun.
1829 d. 1900
Charles Dudley Warner, American newspaperman, made the famous quote "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it."
1818 d. 1903
Richard Jordan Gatling, American physician, invented the rapid-fire machine gun (1862).
1812 d. 1886
Richard March Hoe, American inventor. He created the rotary press (1846), which enabled high-speed printing.
1575 d. 1611
Henry Hudson, English explorer. He was the first white man to go up the Hudson River (1609).
2003 b. 1932
Johnny Cash (John Ray Cash), American Grammy-winning country music singer, "The Man in Black."
1993 b. 1917
Raymond Burr (William Stacey Burr), Canadian-born American Emmy-winning actor. Film: Godzilla (1954, the American reporter). TV: Ironside (title role) and Perry Mason (title role).
1993 b. 1933
Harold Innocent (Harold Sydney Harrison), English actor. Film: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, the corrupt bishop).
1992 b. 1932 |
1972 b. 1898
William Boyd, American actor. He played Hopalong Cassidy in the movies and television.
1683 b. 1643
Alfonso VI, King of Portugal (1656-67). He was deposed by his brother and driven into exile.
1362 b. ????
Innocent VI, French-born religious leader, 199th Pope (1352-62).
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