Highlights in history
• In 1787, the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• In 1862, more than 3,600 men were killed in the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland.
• In 1937, the likeness of President Abraham Lincoln’s head was dedicated at Mount Rushmore.
• In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault.
• In 1947, James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense.
• In 1971, citing health reasons, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, 85, retired. (Black, who was succeeded by Lewis F. Powell Jr., died eight days after making his announcement.)
• In 1978, after meeting at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.
• In 1997, comedian Red Skelton died of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 84.
• In 2001, six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street.
• In 2011, a demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York.
Ohio history
• In 1873, the Ohio Agricultural and
Mechanical College, the original name of Ohio State University, officially opened. Between 30 and 40 students attended classes.
• In 1920, the American Professional Football Association -- which two years later was renamed the National Football League -- was formed in Canton. The Columbus Panhandles were among the original franchises, as were Ohio teams from Akron, Canton, Cleveland and Dayton.
Birthdays
• Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-iowa) is 87
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter is 81
• Basketball Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson is 75
• Actor Cassandra Peterson (“Elvira,
Mistress of the Dark”) is 69
• Comedian Rita Rudner is 67
• Singer Bebe Winans is 58
• Rapper Doug Fresh is 54
• Rapper Vinnie (Naughty By Nature) is 50
• Actor/comedian Bobby Lee is 49
• NASCAR Jimmie Johnson is 45
• Pop singer Maile Misajon (Eden’s Crush) is 44
• Actor Danielle Brooks is 31 • Actor/singer Denyse Tontz is 26 • Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is 23
Source: Associated Press
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