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September 6
1888 - Diplomat and financier Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was born in Boston.
1901 - President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York; he would die from his injuries on September 14th.
1909 - American explorer Robert Peary sent a telegram from Indian Harbor, Labrador, announcing that he had reached the North Pole five months earlier.
1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
1941 - Nazi Germany required all Jews over the age of six to wear a yellow Star of David on their clothes.
1943 - 79 people were killed when a New York-bound Pennsylvania Railroad train derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
1970 - Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners, which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated.
1985 - All 31 people aboard a Midwest Express Airlines DC-9 were killed when the Atlanta-bound jetliner crashed just after takeoff from Milwaukee.
1997 - More than 2 billion people worldwide watched Princess Diana's funeral on television.
2002 - Meeting outside Washington, D.C. for only the second time since 1800, Congress convened in New York to pay homage to the victims and heroes of September 11.
2004 - Former President Bill Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery.
2005 - The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.)
2006 - President George W. Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects had been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials.
2007 - Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71.
2010 - President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program that would have exceeded $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault accusing Republicans of causing Americans’ hard economic times. (The proposal ended up being blocked by Senate Republicans.)
2015 - Guatemala held its general election; with no presidential candidate winning more than 50 percent of the vote, there was a runoff the following month that was won by former TV comedian Jimmy Morales.
2019 - Zimbabwe’s president announced that Robert Mugabe, the country’s former leader who was forced to resign after a 37-year rule, had died at the age of 95; he had taken power after white minority rule ended in 1980.
2019 - U.S. health officials again urged people to stop vaping until officials figured out why some were coming down with serious breathing illnesses.
Birthdays
26 - Maddie Phillips (actress)
31 - Zoe Alexander (singer)
32 - Max George (singer)
35 - Lauren Lapkus (actress)
37 - Deborah Joy Winans (actress/singer)
37 - Howard Charles (actor)
37 - Braun Strowman (professional wrestler)
42 - Foxy Brown (rapper)
42 - Natalia Cigliuti (actress)
43 - Noreaga (rapper)
44 - Naomie Harris (actress)
46 - Justin Whalin (actor)
46 - Nina Persson (singer)
48 - Anika Noni Rose (actress)
48 - Justina Machado (actress)
48 - Idris Elba (actor)
48 - Dylan Bruno (actor)
50 - Daniele Gaither (actress)
51 - CeCe Peniston (singer)
53 - Macy Gray (singer)
56 - Rosie Perez (actress)
57 - Betsy Russell (actress)
57 - Mark Chestnutt (country singer)
58 - Elizabeth Vargas (news correspondent)
58 - Kevin Miller (musician)
59 - Steven Eckholdt (actor)
62 - Michael Winslow (actor/comedian)
62 - Jeff Foxworthy (actor/comedian)
66 - James Martin Kelly (actor)
73 - Jane Curtin (actress/comedian)
76 - Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
81 - David Allan Coe (country singer)
85 - JoAnne Worley (comedian)
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Today in Sports History - September 6
1905 - Frank Smith (Chicago White Sox) pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers. The game set a record for the most lopsided margin of victory for a no-hitter in AL history (15-0).
1924 - Urban Shocker (St. Louis Brown) pitched two complete games against the Chicago White Sox. He won both games 6-2.
1943 - The youngest player to appear in an American League baseball game was pitcher Carl Scheib of the Philadelphia Athletics. Scheib was 16 years, eight months and five days old.
1972 - The Summer Olympics resumed in Munich, West Germany, a day after the deadly hostage crisis that claimed the lives of eleven Israelis and five Arab abductors.
1976 - Steve Yeager (Los Angeles) was seriously injured when part of a broken bat struck him in the throat. He was waiting in the on-deck circle when the incident occurred.
1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers) tied a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.
1982 - The Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's #8.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles broke Lou Gehrig's "Iron Man" record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game.
1996 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run in a game against the Detroit Tigers. He also became just the third player in major league history to have at least 3,000 hits along with the 500 home runs.
1997 - Martina Hingis wins her first U.S. Open title, defeating Venus Williams.
2000 - Scott Sheldon (Texas Rangers) became the third player in major league baseball history to play all nine positions in one game.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season, joining Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Maris and Babe Ruth. (He would go on to hit a record 73 homers.)
1888 - Diplomat and financier Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was born in Boston.
1901 - President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York; he would die from his injuries on September 14th.
1909 - American explorer Robert Peary sent a telegram from Indian Harbor, Labrador, announcing that he had reached the North Pole five months earlier.
1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
1941 - Nazi Germany required all Jews over the age of six to wear a yellow Star of David on their clothes.
1943 - 79 people were killed when a New York-bound Pennsylvania Railroad train derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
1970 - Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners, which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated.
1985 - All 31 people aboard a Midwest Express Airlines DC-9 were killed when the Atlanta-bound jetliner crashed just after takeoff from Milwaukee.
1997 - More than 2 billion people worldwide watched Princess Diana's funeral on television.
2002 - Meeting outside Washington, D.C. for only the second time since 1800, Congress convened in New York to pay homage to the victims and heroes of September 11.
2004 - Former President Bill Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery.
2005 - The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.)
2006 - President George W. Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects had been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials.
2007 - Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71.
2010 - President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program that would have exceeded $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault accusing Republicans of causing Americans’ hard economic times. (The proposal ended up being blocked by Senate Republicans.)
2015 - Guatemala held its general election; with no presidential candidate winning more than 50 percent of the vote, there was a runoff the following month that was won by former TV comedian Jimmy Morales.
2019 - Zimbabwe’s president announced that Robert Mugabe, the country’s former leader who was forced to resign after a 37-year rule, had died at the age of 95; he had taken power after white minority rule ended in 1980.
2019 - U.S. health officials again urged people to stop vaping until officials figured out why some were coming down with serious breathing illnesses.
Birthdays
26 - Maddie Phillips (actress)
31 - Zoe Alexander (singer)
32 - Max George (singer)
35 - Lauren Lapkus (actress)
37 - Deborah Joy Winans (actress/singer)
37 - Howard Charles (actor)
37 - Braun Strowman (professional wrestler)
42 - Foxy Brown (rapper)
42 - Natalia Cigliuti (actress)
43 - Noreaga (rapper)
44 - Naomie Harris (actress)
46 - Justin Whalin (actor)
46 - Nina Persson (singer)
48 - Anika Noni Rose (actress)
48 - Justina Machado (actress)
48 - Idris Elba (actor)
48 - Dylan Bruno (actor)
50 - Daniele Gaither (actress)
51 - CeCe Peniston (singer)
53 - Macy Gray (singer)
56 - Rosie Perez (actress)
57 - Betsy Russell (actress)
57 - Mark Chestnutt (country singer)
58 - Elizabeth Vargas (news correspondent)
58 - Kevin Miller (musician)
59 - Steven Eckholdt (actor)
62 - Michael Winslow (actor/comedian)
62 - Jeff Foxworthy (actor/comedian)
66 - James Martin Kelly (actor)
73 - Jane Curtin (actress/comedian)
76 - Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
81 - David Allan Coe (country singer)
85 - JoAnne Worley (comedian)
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Today in Sports History - September 6
1905 - Frank Smith (Chicago White Sox) pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers. The game set a record for the most lopsided margin of victory for a no-hitter in AL history (15-0).
1924 - Urban Shocker (St. Louis Brown) pitched two complete games against the Chicago White Sox. He won both games 6-2.
1943 - The youngest player to appear in an American League baseball game was pitcher Carl Scheib of the Philadelphia Athletics. Scheib was 16 years, eight months and five days old.
1972 - The Summer Olympics resumed in Munich, West Germany, a day after the deadly hostage crisis that claimed the lives of eleven Israelis and five Arab abductors.
1976 - Steve Yeager (Los Angeles) was seriously injured when part of a broken bat struck him in the throat. He was waiting in the on-deck circle when the incident occurred.
1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers) tied a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.
1982 - The Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's #8.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles broke Lou Gehrig's "Iron Man" record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game.
1996 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run in a game against the Detroit Tigers. He also became just the third player in major league history to have at least 3,000 hits along with the 500 home runs.
1997 - Martina Hingis wins her first U.S. Open title, defeating Venus Williams.
2000 - Scott Sheldon (Texas Rangers) became the third player in major league baseball history to play all nine positions in one game.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season, joining Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Maris and Babe Ruth. (He would go on to hit a record 73 homers.)