Today is Monday, September thirtieth, the 274th day of 2024. There are 92 days left within the 12 months.
Today in history:
The Berlin Airlift ended on September 30, 1949, after greater than 2.3 million tons of cargo had been delivered to the blockaded residents of West Berlin over the previous 15 months.
Also on this date:
In 1777, the Continental Congress – forced to flee within the face of advancing British troops – moved to York, Pennsylvania.
In 1938, after co-signing the Munich Agreement that enabled the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced to the general public: “I believe this is peace for our time.”
In 1939, NBC broadcast the primary televised football game, a school matchup between Fordham and Waynesburg; Fordham won 34-7.
In 1947, the World Series was televised for the primary time when the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1; The Yankees would win the series 4 games to a few.
In 1954, the primary nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the US Navy.
In 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.
In 1962, James Meredith, a black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the University of Mississippi campus, where he enrolled in classes the subsequent day; Meredith's presence sparked riots wherein two people died.
In 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente hit his 3,000th and final hit, a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets at Three Rivers Stadium.
In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territories, marking a pointy escalation of his seven-month invasion.
Today's birthdays:
- Actress Angie Dickinson is 93.
- Singer Cissy Houston is 91.
- Singer Johnny Mathis is 89.
- Actor Len Cariou is 85.
- Singer Marilyn McCoo is 81.
- Actor Barry Williams is 70.
- Singer Patrice Rushen is 70.
- Actor Fran Drescher is 67.
- Country musician Marty Stuart is 66.
- Actor Crystal Bernard is 63.
- Actor Eric Stoltz is 63.
- Rapper-producer Marley Marl is 62.
- Country musician Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery Gentry) is 61.
- Rock singer Trey Anastasio (Phish) is 60.
- Actress Monica Bellucci is 60.
- Actor Tony Hale is 54.
- Actress Jenna Elfman is 53.
- Actress Marion Cotillard is 49.
- Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates is 49.
- Tennis Hall of Famer Martina Hingis is 44.
- Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu is 43 years old.
- Actress Lacey Chabert is 42.
- Actor Kieran Culkin is 42.
- Singer and rapper T-Pain is 40.
- Racing driver Max Verstappen is 27.
- Actress and dancer Maddie Ziegler is 22.
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