Today in history

Today is Tuesday, September 5, the 248th day of 2017 and the 78th day of summer.

On this date in the SCV: In 1941, The Signal reported that an undetermined number of chilled shot were extracted from the person Ruby Boncquet, age 26, following an accident in upper Mint Canyon, but because the shot had ricochetted against a car door before striking her, the wounds were superficial. Miss Boncquet had accompanied Jack W. Gillies on a dove hunting expedition, and was leaning against the partially opened door the the Gillies car while Gillies emptied his Winchester 12 gauge pump gun. The gun accidentally discharged, and the charge struck against the car door and then bounced off against the woman. She was rushed to the Community Hospital by Gillies, where Dr. Innis remove the pellets from her body and legs, none of them having made deep wounds.

Today’s Highlights in History:

In 1774, the First Continental Congress

convened in Philadelphia.

In 1836, Sam Houston was elected the

first president of the Republic of Texas.

In 1882, the first U.S. Labor Day celebration was held in New York City.

In 1975, President Gerald Ford survived an attempt on his life when Secret Service agents tackled would-be assassin Lynette Fromme.

In 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan.

Today’s fact:

In 1957, Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road,” a defining novel of the postwar generation, was published by Viking Press.

Today’s sports:

In 1960, boxer Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) won the gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the Olympic Games in Rome.

Today’s number:

12 – colonies represented at the First Continental Congress in 1774. Georgia declined to send delegates.

Today’s moon:

Between first quarter moon (Aug. 29) and full moon (Sept. 6).