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Almanac - Friday 9/21/18

Happy Birthday and THANK YOU to Chuck Jones (1912-2002) !

Today is Friday, September 21, 2018, the 264th day of the year with 101 days remaining.

  • Sunrise: 6:57am   
  • Sunset: 7:08pm

...giving us 12 hours and 11minutes of daylight.  83% of the waxing moon will be visible, rising at 5:44pm.
Tides at the Golden Gate  

  • High: 10:58am/10:06pm
  • Low: 3:57am/4:12pm

Special international celebrations today…

  • Independence Day - Belize, Malta
  • Referendum Day or Independence Day - Armenia
  • St. Michael's Day - Papua New Guinea
  • World Gratitude Day
  • World's Alzheimer's Day
  • Peace One Day

It’s also…

  • National Concussion Awareness Day
  • National Doodle Day
  • National POW/MIA Recognition Day
  • National Surgical Technologists Day
  • National Tradesmen Day
  • Miniature Golf Day

On this day in…

1792 - The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.

1784 - "The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser" was published for the first time in Philadelphia. It was the first daily paper inAmerica.

1893 - Frank Duryea took what is believed to be the first gasoline- powered automobile for a test drive. The "horseless carriage" was designed by Frank and Charles Duryea.

1897 - The New York Sun ran the "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial. It was in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon.

1931 - Britain went off the gold standard.

1931 - Japanese forces began occupying China's northeast territory of Manchuria.

1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" was first published.

1941 - "The Second Mrs. Burton" premiered to the entire CBS Radio Network.

1948 - Milton Berle debuted as the host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC-TV. The show later became "The Milton Berle Show." Berle was the regular host until 1967.

1948 - "Life With Luigi" debuted on CBS Radio.

1949 - Communist leaders proclaimed The People's Republic of China.

1957 - "Perry Mason", the television series, made its debut on CBS-TV. The show was on for 9 years.

1961 - Antonio Abertondo swam the English Channel (in both directions) in 24 hours and 25 minutes.

1964 - Malta gained independence from Britain.

1966 - The Soviet probe Zond 5 returned to Earth. The spacecraft completed the first unmanned round-trip flight to the moon.

1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.

1973 - Henry Kissinger was confirmed by theU.S. Senate to become 56th Secretary of State. He was the first naturalized citizen to hold the office of Secretary of State.

1981 - TheU.S. Senate confirmed Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first female justice on theU.S. Supreme Court.

1981 - Belize gained full independence from Great Britain.

1982 - National Football League (NFL) players began a 57-day strike. It was their first regular-season walkout.

1982 - Amin Gemayel was elected president of Lebanon. He was the brother of Bashir Gemayel who was the president-elect when he was assassinated.

1984 - General Motors and the United Auto Workers union reached an agreement that would end the previous six days of spot strikes.

1985 - North and South Korea opened their borders for their family reunion program.

1993 - Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin announced that he was ousting the Communist-dominated Congress. The action was effectively seizing all state power.

1996 - The board of all-male Virginia Military Institute voted to admit women.

1996 - John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette in a secret ceremony on Cumberland Island,GA.

Today’s birthday celebrants include (or included)...

  • H.G. Wells 1866
  • Gustav Holst 1874
  • Chuck Jones 1912
  • Rand Brooks 1918
  • Larry Hagman 1931 - Actor ("I Dream of Jeanie," "Dallas")
  • Leonard Cohen 1934 - Poet, songwriter
  • Henry Gibson 1935
  • James Woolsey 1941
  • Dickey Lee (Patches) 1941
  • Sam McDowell 1942
  • Jerry Bruckheimer 1943 - Producer ("CSI")
  • Fannie Flagg 1944 - Comedian, author
  • Richard Childress 1945
  • Stephen King 1947 - Author
  • Reggie Rucker 1947
  • Don Felder (The Eagles) 1947
  • Marsha Norman 1948
  • Bill Murray 1950 - Actor
  • Kenny Starr 1953
  • Arie Luyendyk 1953 - Auto racer
  • Philthy Animal (Motorhead) 1954
  • Mark Reed Levin 1957 - Lawyer, author, radio show host
  • Ethan Coen 1958 - Writer, producer
  • David Alan "Dave" Coulier 1959 - Comedian, actor, impressionist, television host ("Full House")
  • David James Elliot 1960 - Actor (TV: "JAG")
  • Nancy Travis 1961 - Actress
  • Catherine Oxenberg 1961
  • Rob Morrow 1962 - Actor ("Numb3rs," "Northern Exposure")
  • Cheryl Hines 1965 - Actress ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")
  • Faith Hill 1967 - Country singer
  • Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies) 1967
  • Ricki Lake 1968 - Actress, talk show host
  • Trugoy the Dove (De La Soul) 1968
  • Alfonso Ribeiro 1971 - Actor, dancer, game show host ("The Fresh Princeof Bel-Air")
  • Luke Wilson 1971 - Actor

 

David Latulippe is host of On the Arts, KALW's weekly radio magazine of the performing arts, as well as for Explorations in Music, and the Berkeley Symphony broadcasts. He has also hosted and produced the radio series From the Conservatory, Music from Mills, and Music at Menlo, and is principal guest host for Revolutions Per Minute.