miércoles, 28 de septiembre de 2011

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ON THIS DAY

On This Day: September 28

On Sept. 28, 1924, two United States Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
On Sept. 28, 1901, Ed Sullivan, who entertained millions of Americans with his long-running Sunday night variety show, was born. Following his death on Oct. 13, 1974, his obituary appeared in The Times.

On This Date

1066William the Conqueror, the duke of Normandy, invaded England.
1542Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived in present-day San Diego.
1781American forces, backed by a French fleet, began the siege of Yorktown Heights, Va., during the Revolutionary War,
1787Congress voted to send the Constitution to state legislatures for their approval.
1850Flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy.
1924Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, Wash., having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
1939During World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on a plan to partition Poland.
1972Japan and Communist China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
1974First lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland.
1989Deposed Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died in exile in Hawaii at age 72.
1991Jazz musician Miles Davis died at age 65.
2000The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of RU-486, a pill that allows a woman to terminate a pregnancy days or weeks after conception..
2000Ariel Sharon, leader of Israel's hard-line opposition, sparked new Israeli-Palestinian clashes by touring the Temple Mount.
2005The U.S. Treasury unveiled the new $10 bill, which features splashes of red, yellow and orange.
2009Iran tested its longest-range missiles and warned they could reach any place that threatens the country, including Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. military bases in the Mideast.
2010The youngest son of North Korean President Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, was selected for his first leadership post in the ruling Workers Party, putting him on the path to succeed his father.

Current Birthdays

Naomi Watts, Actress
Actress Naomi Watts turns 43 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
Mira Sorvino, Actress
Actress Mira Sorvino turns 44 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
1934Brigitte Bardot, Actress, turns 77
1938Ben E. King, R&B singer, turns 73
1946Jeffrey Jones, Actor ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off"), turns 65
1954Steve Largent, Football Hall of Famer, former congressman, turns 57
1962Grant Fuhr, Hockey Hall of Famer, turns 49
1964Janeane Garofalo, Actress, comedian, turns 47
1967Moon Zappa, TV personality, turns 44
1977Young Jeezy, Rapper, turns 34
1977Se Ri Pak, Golfer, turns 34
1987Hilary Duff, Actress, singer ("Lizzie McGuire"), turns 24

Historic Birthdays

60Pierre-Louis Maupertuis 9/28/1698 - 7/27/1759
French mathematician, biologist and astronomer
66Prosper Merimee 9/28/1803 - 9/23/1870
French dramatist, historian, archaeologist and short story writer
88Georges Clemenceau 9/28/1841 - 11/24/1929
French statesman; premier of the Third Republic (1917-20)
87Avery Brundage 9/28/1887 - 5/8/1975
American president of the International Olympic Committee (1952-72)
74Elmer Rice 9/28/1892 - 5/8/1967
American playwright, director and novelist
89William Paley 9/28/1901 - 10/26/1990
American broadcaster; led CBS for over 50 years
70Al Capp 9/28/1909 - 11/5/1979
American cartoonist; created "Li'l Abner"
77Alice Marble 9/28/1913 - 12/13/1990
American tennis player
76Michael Somes 9/28/1917 - 11/18/1994
English ballet dancer
70Tom Harmon 9/28/1919 - 3/15/1990
American football player; won Heisman Trophy in 1940
72Marcello Mastroianni 9/28/1924 - 12/19/1996
Italian actor

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