This Week in History

September 7

Brigid Bergin was born.

Josephine Plant was born.

Brett Ferrentino was born.

1822 – Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.

1979 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut on cable TV.

SEPTEMBER 8

Billy Gardner was born.

Christian Le Gars was born.

1900 – A hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, killing about 8,000 people.

1966 – Star Trek premiered on television.

1974 – President Gerald Ford gave former President Nixon a full pardon for all federal crimes he may have committed while he was in office.

SEPTEMBER 9

Mark Boyle was born.

Joanne O’Shaughnessy was born.

1776 – The Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation to the United States of America, from the United Colonies.

1956 – Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show.

SEPTEMBER 10

Michelle Cashen was born.

Pamela Neafsey was born.

Greg Bender was born.

1939 – Canada declared war on Germany, entering WWII.

2002 – Switzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations.

SEPTEMBER 11

John Jughead Farrell was born.

Michael Flanagan was born.

2001 – Never forget.  Two hijacked commercial jets were crashed by terrorists into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the collapse of both towers. A short while later, another plane was crashed into the Pentagon, and fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pa.

SEPTEMBER 12

Denis Potter was born.

1953 – Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.

1960 – Hurricane Donna slammed Rockaway and the ocean met the bay.

SEPTEMBER  13

Cammie Donohue was born.

Rita Tortorelli was born.

Marci Hoffman was born.

1943 – Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.