TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1620 - The Pilgrims left on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to settle in the New World.

1819 - Thomas Blanchard patented a machine called the lathe.

1899 - Carnation processed its first can of evaporated milk.

1939 - South Africa declared war on Germany.

1941 - Jews in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear the Star of David with the word Jew inscribed. The order only applied to Jews over the age of 6.

1944 - During the Second World War, the British government relaxed blackout restrictions and suspended compulsory training for the Home Guard.

1948 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands was crowned. 1952 - In Montreal, Canadian television began broadcasting.

1975 - Martina Navratilova requested political asylum while in New York for the US Open Tennis Tournament. 1990 - Iraq warned that anyone trying to flee the country without permission would be put in prison for life.

1991 - The State Council of the Soviet Union recognised the independence of the Baltic states.

1991 - The name St. Petersburg was restored to Russia’s second largest city. The city was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. The name has been changed to Petrograd (1914) and to Leningrad (1924).

1992 - A 35-year old man died 10 weeks after receiving a transplanted baboon liver. 1993 - Renault of France and Volvo of Sweden announced they were merging. Volvo eventually cancelled the deal the following December. 1997 - The first Saturday edition of the Australian Financial Review is produced.

2000 - The U.N. Millennium Summit began in New York. It was the largest gathering of world leaders in history with more than 150 present.