Calendar

Sep
25
Mon
First American Newspaper Published – Anniversary
Sep 25 all-day

On 25 September 1690 the first edition (and only edition) of Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic was published at Boston, Massachusetts. Read more…

Image: Public Domain via Wikipedia.org

First Woman Supreme Court Justice – Anniversary
Sep 25 all-day

Sept 25, 1981. Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman associate justice on the US Supreme Court on this date. She had been nominated by President Ronald Reagan in July 1981, and she retired from the court in 2006.

Image: Public Domain, U.S. Library of Congress

Sep
26
Tue
First Televised Presidential Debate – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Photo of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon taken prior to their first debate at WBBM-TV in Chicago in 1960.

Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated on live television on 26 September 1960 broadcast from Chicago, Illinois. Read more…

Image: Associated Press photo in the Public Domain via Wikipedia.org

Jack LaLanne’s Birthday – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Sept 26, 1914. The son of French immigrants, born at San Francisco, CA, was to become Americas fitness guru through his eponymous TV show and wacky stunts. The Jack LaLanne Show went national in 1959, and by the end of its run in the 1980s had 3,000 episodes. LaLanne, who kept a 30-inch waist, popularized the benefits of healthy living with amazing stunts, such as swimming handcuffed from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf while also towing a 1,000-pound boat (at age 60). LaLanne died Jan 23, 2011, at Morro Bay, CA, at age 96.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

West Side Story Premiere – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Sept 26, 1957. Composer Leonard Bernsteins updated Romeo and Juliet musical premiered on Broadway and ran until 1960. Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics, Arthur Laurents wrote the book and Jerome Robbins created the choreography. Read more at http://www.westsidestory.com/.

Image: Mihail Bojin via Flickr , CC 2.0

Sep
30
Sat
Meredith Enrolls at Ole Miss – Anniversary
Sep 30 all-day

Rioting broke out when James Meredith became the first African American to enroll in the all-white University of Mississippi. President Kennedy sent US troops to the area to force compliance with the law. Three people died in the fighting and 50 were injured. On June 6, 1966, Meredith was shot while participating in a civil rights march at Mississippi. On June 25, Meredith, barely recovered, rejoined the marchers near Jackson, MS.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Sep
25
Tue
First American Newspaper Published – Anniversary
Sep 25 all-day

On 25 September 1690 the first edition (and only edition) of Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic was published at Boston, Massachusetts. Read more…

Image: Public Domain via Wikipedia.org

First Woman Supreme Court Justice – Anniversary
Sep 25 all-day

Sept 25, 1981. Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman associate justice on the US Supreme Court on this date. She had been nominated by President Ronald Reagan in July 1981, and she retired from the court in 2006.

Image: Public Domain, U.S. Library of Congress

Sep
26
Wed
First Televised Presidential Debate – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Photo of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon taken prior to their first debate at WBBM-TV in Chicago in 1960.

Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated on live television on 26 September 1960 broadcast from Chicago, Illinois. Read more…

Image: Associated Press photo in the Public Domain via Wikipedia.org

Jack LaLanne’s Birthday – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Sept 26, 1914. The son of French immigrants, born at San Francisco, CA, was to become Americas fitness guru through his eponymous TV show and wacky stunts. The Jack LaLanne Show went national in 1959, and by the end of its run in the 1980s had 3,000 episodes. LaLanne, who kept a 30-inch waist, popularized the benefits of healthy living with amazing stunts, such as swimming handcuffed from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf while also towing a 1,000-pound boat (at age 60). LaLanne died Jan 23, 2011, at Morro Bay, CA, at age 96.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

West Side Story Premiere – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Sept 26, 1957. Composer Leonard Bernsteins updated Romeo and Juliet musical premiered on Broadway and ran until 1960. Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics, Arthur Laurents wrote the book and Jerome Robbins created the choreography. Read more at http://www.westsidestory.com/.

Image: Mihail Bojin via Flickr , CC 2.0

Sep
30
Sun
Meredith Enrolls at Ole Miss – Anniversary
Sep 30 all-day

Rioting broke out when James Meredith became the first African American to enroll in the all-white University of Mississippi. President Kennedy sent US troops to the area to force compliance with the law. Three people died in the fighting and 50 were injured. On June 6, 1966, Meredith was shot while participating in a civil rights march at Mississippi. On June 25, Meredith, barely recovered, rejoined the marchers near Jackson, MS.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Sep
25
Wed
First American Newspaper Published – Anniversary
Sep 25 all-day

On 25 September 1690 the first edition (and only edition) of Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic was published at Boston, Massachusetts. Read more…

Image: Public Domain via Wikipedia.org

First Woman Supreme Court Justice – Anniversary
Sep 25 all-day

Sept 25, 1981. Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman associate justice on the US Supreme Court on this date. She had been nominated by President Ronald Reagan in July 1981, and she retired from the court in 2006.

Image: Public Domain, U.S. Library of Congress

Sep
26
Thu
First Televised Presidential Debate – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Photo of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon taken prior to their first debate at WBBM-TV in Chicago in 1960.

Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated on live television on 26 September 1960 broadcast from Chicago, Illinois. Read more…

Image: Associated Press photo in the Public Domain via Wikipedia.org

Jack LaLanne’s Birthday – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Sept 26, 1914. The son of French immigrants, born at San Francisco, CA, was to become Americas fitness guru through his eponymous TV show and wacky stunts. The Jack LaLanne Show went national in 1959, and by the end of its run in the 1980s had 3,000 episodes. LaLanne, who kept a 30-inch waist, popularized the benefits of healthy living with amazing stunts, such as swimming handcuffed from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf while also towing a 1,000-pound boat (at age 60). LaLanne died Jan 23, 2011, at Morro Bay, CA, at age 96.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

West Side Story Premiere – Anniversary
Sep 26 all-day

Sept 26, 1957. Composer Leonard Bernsteins updated Romeo and Juliet musical premiered on Broadway and ran until 1960. Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics, Arthur Laurents wrote the book and Jerome Robbins created the choreography. Read more at http://www.westsidestory.com/.

Image: Mihail Bojin via Flickr , CC 2.0

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