Today is Sunday, September eighth, the 252nd day of the yr 2024. There are 114 days left within the yr.
Today in history:
On September 8, 1974, one month after taking office, President Gerald R. Ford granted former President Richard Nixon a “full, free and absolute pardon” for all crimes committed during Nixon’s presidency.
Also on this date:
In 1504, Michelangelo's massive marble statue of David was presented to the general public in Florence, Italy.
In 1664, the Dutch ceded New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York.
In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was hit by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people; it was still the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
In 1935, Senator Huey P. Long (Democrat of Louisiana) was shot within the Louisiana State Capitol.
In 1941, the 900-day siege of Leningrad by German forces began during World War II.
In 1951, 49 nations signed a peace treaty with Japan in San Francisco.
In 1964, public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, reopened after being closed for five years in an try and prevent court-ordered desegregation.
In 1986, the primary of 25 seasons of the “Oprah Winfrey Show” began airing on national television.
In 2016, California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a complete of $185 million, alleging that bank employees opened tens of millions of unauthorized accounts for his or her customers so as to meet aggressive sales targets.
In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II, who spent greater than seven a long time on the British throne, died on the age of 96; her 73-year-old son became King Charles III.
Today's birthdays:
- Former Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., is 86.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is 83.
- Former Defense Secretary James Mattis is 74.
- Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges is 70.
- The writer Terry Tempest Williams is 69.
- Maurice Cheeks, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, is 68.
- Actress Heather Thomas is 67.
- Singer Aimee Mann is 64.
- Actor Thomas Kretschmann is 62.
- Alternative country singer Neko (NEE'-koh) Case is 54.
- Television personality Brooke Burke is 53.
- Actor Martin Freeman is 53.
- Actor David Arquette is 53.
- Television and radio presenter Kennedy is 52.
- Actor Larenz Tate is 49.
- Singer-songwriter Pink is 45.
- Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas is 43.
- Rapper Wiz Khalifa is 37.
- MLB pitcher Gerrit Cole is 34.
- Actor Gaten Matarazzo (TV: “Stranger Things”) is 22.
image credit : www.mercurynews.com