Today is Saturday, September twenty first, the 265th day of the 12 months 2024. There are 101 days left within the 12 months.
Today in history:
On September 21, 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to be the primary female Supreme Court justice.
Also on this date:
In 1792, the French National Convention issued a proclamation announcing the abolition of the French monarchy.
In 1915, Cecil Chubb purchased Stonehenge for £6,600; because the last private owner of the location, Chubb donated it to the British people three years later.
In 1922, President Warren Harding signed the Lodge-Fish Resolution, a congressional resolution supporting the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.
“The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien was first published in 1937 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. in London.
In 1938, a hurricane devastated parts of New York and New England, causing extensive damage and claiming about 700 lives.
In 1939, Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu was assassinated by members of the fascist Iron Guard.
In 1955, boxer Rocky Marciano ended his undefeated skilled profession at Yankee Stadium in New York by knocking out Archie Moore within the ninth round of their title fight.
In 1970, Monday Night Football debuted on ABC and the Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets 31-21.
In 1989, Hurricane Hugo hit South Carolina, killing 56 people within the Caribbean and 29 people within the United States.
In 2013, 67 people were killed and a whole lot injured in an attack by armed militants on the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya.
In 2022, almost seven months after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's Vladimir Putin ordered the mobilization of reservists for the primary time since World War II.
Today's birthdays:
- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 81.
- The musician Don Felder is 77.
- The writer Stephen King is 77.
- Artis Gilmore, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, is 75.
- Actor and comedian Bill Murray is 74.
- Racing driver Arie Luyendyk is 71.
- Filmmaker Ethan Coen is 67.
- Sidney Moncrief, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, is 67.
- Actor and comedian Dave Coulier is 65.
- Actor David James Elliott is 64.
- Actress Nancy Travis is 63.
- Actor Rob Morrow is 62.
- Actor Angus Macfadyen is 61.
- Actress Cheryl Hines is 59.
- Country singer Faith Hill is 57.
- Actress and talk show host Ricki Lake is 56.
- Actor Billy Porter is 55.
- Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (rih-BEHR'-oh) is 53.
- Actor Luke Wilson is 53.
- The musician Liam Gallagher (Oasis) is 52.
- Television personality Nicole Richie is 43.
- Actress Maggie Grace is 41.
- Actor Joseph Mazzello is 41.
- Rapper Wale (WAH'-lay) is 40.
- Singer Jason Derulo is 35.
- Cyclist Tadej Pogačar is 26.
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