jueves, 15 de septiembre de 2011

En este día....


ON THIS DAY

On This Day: September 15

On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the civil rights era.
On Sept. 15, 1857, William Howard Taft, the only person to serve as both United States president and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born. Following his death on March 8, 1930, his obituary appeared in The Times.

On This Date

1776British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
1821Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador became independent from Spain.
1857William Howard Taft, the 27th president who later served as chief justice, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1917Russia was proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky, the head of a provisional government.
1935The Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship and made the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
1940The Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe as the tide turned in the Battle of Britain during World War II.
1950During the Korean War, United Nations forces landed at Inchon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.
2000The Summer Olympics opened in Sydney, Australia.
2001President George W. Bush identified Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and told Americans to prepare for a long, difficult war against terrorism.
2004National Hockey League owners agreed to lock out the players. (The 2004-05 season was eventually canceled.)
2005President George W. Bush, addressing the nation from storm-ravaged New Orleans, acknowledged the government failed to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program.
2008Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection – the largest in U.S. history.

Current Birthdays

Tommy Lee Jones, Actor
Actor Tommy Lee Jones turns 65 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
Oliver Stone, Director
Director Oliver Stone turns 65 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
1927Norm Crosby, Comedian, turns 84
1938Gaylord Perry, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 73
1951Pete Carroll, Football coach, turns 60
1959Mark Kirk, U.S. senator, R-Ill., turns 52
1961Dan Marino, Football Hall of Famer, turns 50
1968Danny Nucci, Actor, turns 43
1971Josh Charles, Actor ("The Good Wife"), turns 40
1979Amy Davidson, Actress, turns 32
1986Heidi Montag, TV personality ("The Hills"), turns 25
1984Prince Harry, Youngest son of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, turns 27

Historic Birthdays

61James Fenimore Cooper 9/15/1789 - 9/14/1851
American novelist
85Bruno Walter 9/15/1876 - 2/17/1962
German conductor
81Frank Gannett 9/15/1876 - 12/3/1957
American newspaper publisher
65Ettore Bugatti 9/15/1881 - 8/21/1947
Italian builder of racing and luxury automobiles
56Robert Benchley 9/15/1889 - 11/21/1945
American drama critic, actor and humorist
85Dame Agatha Christie 9/15/1890 - 1/12/1976
English detective novelist and playwright
84Jean Renoir 9/15/1894 - 2/12/1979
French-born American film director
89Roy Acuff 9/15/1903 - 11/23/1992
American country music singer and songwriter
74Irving Jaffee 9/15/1906 - 3/20/1981
American Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater (1932)
73Margaret Lockwood 9/15/1916 - 7/15/1990
English actress
75John Newton Mitchell 9/15/1913 - 11/9/1988
American attorney general under Nixon (1969-72)
47Cannonball Adderley 9/15/1928 - 8/8/1975
American jazz saxophonist and bandleader

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