Today is September 8 2015

National Date Nut Bread Day: More

National Ants on a Log Day: More
Second Tuesday in September. Peanut butter on a celery stick with raisins on top.

• National Another Look Unlimited Day: More
  Day after Labor Day. The fall equivalent of spring cleaning.
• Pardon Day: More
  A day to seek for, and give forgiveness.. Ford's pardon of Nixon.

• Health
  • World Physical Therapy Day: More
  • National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day: More
• Animal and Pets
  • Iguana Awareness Day: More
    Care of the animal as a pet.
• Other
  • International Literacy Day: More
    UN Observances.

• In 1888, In Spain, the first travel of Isaac Peral's submarine, was the first practical submarine ever made. It used electric batteries and had one torpedo tube.
  From Wikipedia: 'Peral was the first electric battery-powered submarine, built by the Spanish engineer and sailor Isaac Peral for the Spanish Navy. The first fully capable military submarine, she was launched 8 September 1888. She had one torpedo tube (and two torpedoes) and an air regeneration system. Her hull shape, propeller, and cruciform external controls anticipated later designs. Her underwater speed was 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph). With fully charged batteries, she was the fastest submarine yet built, with underwater performance levels (except for range) that matched those of First World War U-boats for a very short period, before her batteries began to drain. For example, the SM U-9, a pre-war German U-boat built in 1908, had an underwater speed of 8.1kn, and an underwater range of 150 km (81 nmi) at 5.8kn, before having to resurface to recharge her batteries. In June 1890, Peral's submarine launched a torpedo while submerged. It was also the first submarine to incorporate a fully reliable underwater navigation system. However, conservatives in the Spanish naval hierarchy terminated the project despite two years of successful tests. Her operational abilities have led some to call her the first U-boat'.
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• In 1892, The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is first recited. From Wikipedia: '... originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942'.
  The original: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all'.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of allegiance to the Flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Colonel George Balch in 1887, later revised by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942. The official name of The Pledge of Allegiance was adopted in 1945. The last change in language came on Flag Day 1954 when the words "under God" were added'.
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• In 1900, A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas, with winds of 145 mph and killing about 8,000 people.
  'It was the deadliest hurricane in US history, and the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history based on the dollar's 2005 value (to compare costs with those of Hurricane Katrina and others)'.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Great Galveston Hurricane was a Category 4 storm, with winds of up to 145 mph (233 km/h) per hour, which made landfall on September 8, 1900, in Galveston, Texas, in the United States, leaving about 8,000 dead. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history.
  
  The hurricane appears to have started as an atmospheric trough from West Africa, causing unsettled weather in the Caribbean, and emerging into the Florida Straits as a tropical storm on September 5. Owing to contradictory forecasts, the people of Galveston felt no alarm until the official hurricane warning of September 7. Next morning a storm surge of 15 ft (4.6 m) washed over the long, flat island-city which was only 8 ft (2.4 m) above sea level, knocking buildings off their foundations and destroying over 3,600 homes.
  
  The disaster ended the Golden Era of Galveston, as the hurricane alarmed potential investors, who turned to Houston instead. The whole island of Galveston was presently raised by 17 ft (5.2 m) and a 10 sq mi (26 km2) seawall erected'.
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  - eBook on Project Gutenberg - The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror by John Coul: More
• In 1930, 3M first markets Scotch tape.
  From Wikipedia: 'Scotch Tape is a brand name used for pressure-sensitive tapes manufactured by 3M as part of the company's Scotch brand. Their magnetic recording tape products were also sold under the Scotch brand.
  
  The precursor to the current tapes was developed in the 1930s in St. Paul, Minnesota by Richard Drew to seal a then-new transparent material known as cellophane. The name was soon applied to the entire line of 3M tapes.
  
  Scotty McTape, a kilt-wearing cartoon boy, was the brand's mascot for two decades, first appearing in 1944. The familiar tartan design, a take on the well-known Wallace tartan, was introduced in 1945'.
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• In 1930, 1st appearance of comic strip 'Blondie'.
  From Wikipedia: 'Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. The success of the strip, which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband, led to the long-running Blondie film series (1938–1950) and the popular Blondie radio program (1939–1950).
  
  Chic Young drew Blondie until his death in 1973, when creative control passed to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip. Young has collaborated with a number of artists on Blondie, including Jim Raymond, Mike Gersher, Stan Drake, Denis Lebrun, and John Marshall. Through these changes, Blondie has remained popular, appearing in more than 2,000 newspapers in 47 countries and has been translated into 35 languages. Since 2006, Blondie has also been available via email through King Features' DailyINK service'.
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• In 1944, The first ballistic missile (V-2 rocket) hits London.
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  From Wikipedia: 'The V-2 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2, "Retribution Weapon 2"), technical name Aggregat 4 (A4), was the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile with a liquid-propellant rocket engine was developed during the Second World War in Germany as a "vengeance weapon," designed to attack Allied cities as retaliation for the Allied bombings against German cities. The V-2 rocket also became the first artificial object to cross the boundary of space with the vertical launch of MW 18014 on 20 June 1944.
  
  Beginning in September 1944, over 3,000 V-2s were launched by the German Wehrmacht against Allied targets during the war, first London and later Antwerp and Liège. According to a 2011 BBC documentary, the attacks resulted in the deaths of an estimated 9,000 civilians and military personnel, while 12,000 forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners died producing the weapons.
  
  As Germany collapsed, teams from the Allied forces—the United States Of America, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union—raced to capture key German manufacturing sites, guided missiles, rockets and jet powered aircraft. Wernher von Braun and over 100 key V-2 personnel surrendered to the Americans. Through a lengthy sequence of events, a significant portion of the original V-2 team ended up working for the US Army at the Redstone Arsenal. The US also captured enough V-2 hardware to build approximately 80 of the missiles. The Soviets gained possession of the V-2 manufacturing facilities after the war and proceeded to re-establish V-2 production and move it to the Soviet Union.
  
  In October 1958 the Redstone team, led by von Braun, was transferred to NASA's nearby Marshall Spaceflight Center (MSFC), to design launch vehicles in the Saturn family'.
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• In 1956, Harry Belafonte's album 'Calypso', goes to #1 (Billboard d200) and stays #1 for 31 weeks.
  From Wikipedia: 'Calypso is the third studio album by recording artist Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1248) in 1956. The album became his second consecutive number-one album on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, where it stayed for 31 consecutive weeks.
  
  The first track "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)" largely contributed to the success of the album and it is still the song for which Harry Belafonte is best known, reaching number five on Billboard's Pop chart.
  
  It is a traditional Jamaican folk song, not a calypso, sung from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. Daylight has come, the shift is over, and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home (this is the meaning of the lyric "Come, Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana / Daylight come and me wan' go home.")
  
  The third track, "Jamaica Farewell", is a calypso folk song about the beauties of the West Indian islands and a love left behind. This was the first album on which it was published. It reached number 14 on Billboard's Pop chart, becoming the second hit from the album'.
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• In 1960, Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.
  From Wikipedia: 'Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano, starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles and Martin Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film centers on the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her employer, and the motel's disturbed owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath.
  
  When originally made, the film was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's previous film North by Northwest, having been filmed on a low budget, with a television crew and in black and white. Psycho initially received mixed reviews, but outstanding box office returns prompted reconsideration which led to overwhelming critical acclaim and four Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Leigh and Best Director for Hitchcock. Psycho is now considered one of Hitchcock's best films and praised as a work of cinematic art by international film critics and film scholars. Ranked among the greatest films of all time, it set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American films, and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher film genre.
  
  After Hitchcock's death in 1980, Universal Studios began producing follow-ups: three sequels, a remake, a television film spin-off, and a TV series. In 1992, the US Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry'.
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• In 1962, Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, 9F locomotive 92220 Evening Star.
  From Wikipedia: The Pines Express was a named passenger train that ran daily between Manchester and Bournemouth in England between 1910 and 1967.
  
  It ran for the first time under the name Pines Express on 26 September 1927; and is believed to have been named after the pine trees growing in the Chines in the Bournemouth area. When the service first ran, unnamed, on 1 October 1910, it was run jointly by the Midland Railway and LNWR; and was introduced in response to a LSWR/GWR service between Birkenhead and Bournemouth.
  
  InterCity (British Rail) revived the Pines Express name for several years as part of the CrossCountry network.
  
  'The last Pines Express to run over the S and DJR was on 8 September 1962, hauled by 9F 92220 Evening Star. The train was then diverted over ex-GWR metals via Oxford, Reading, Basingstoke and Southampton.
  
  In 1964 a Pines Express was the last passenger service worked over the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway before the line closed to all traffic between 1965 and 1967.
  
  From 4 October 1965 it was extended to Poole, but the last train was run on 4 March 1967'.
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• In 1966, The original 'Star Trek' premieres on NBC.
  From Wikipedia: 'Star Trek is an American science-fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (Star Trek: TOS or simply TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.
  
  The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), first officer and science officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and chief medical officer Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose:
  
  Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.
  
  The series was produced from September 1966–December 1967 by Norway Productions and Desilu Productions, and by Paramount Television from January 1968–June 1969. Star Trek aired on NBC from September 8, 1966 to June 3, 1969 and was actually seen first on September 6, 1966 on Canada's CTV network. Star Trek's Nielsen ratings while on NBC were low, and the network cancelled it after three seasons and 79 episodes. Several years later, the series became a bona fide hit in broadcast syndication, remaining so throughout the 1970s, achieving cult classic status and a developing influence on popular culture. Star Trek eventually spawned a franchise, consisting of five additional television series, thirteen feature films, numerous books, games, toys, and is now widely considered one of the most popular and influential television series of all time.
  
  The series contains significant elements of Space Western, as described by Gene Roddenberry and the general audience'.
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• In 1986, Oprah Winfrey Show goes national.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American syndicated tabloid talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986 to May 25, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Produced and hosted by its namesake, Oprah Winfrey, it remains the highest-rated talk show in American television history.
  
  Oprah is one of the longest-running daytime television tabloid talk shows in history. The show received 47 Daytime Emmy Awards before Winfrey chose to stop submitting it for consideration in 2000.
  
  In 2002, TV Guide ranked it at #49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 2013, they ranked it as the 19th greatest TV show of all time'.
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Today's food holidays are:
- 'National Date Nut Bread Day'. Also December 22.
[The Hankster says] I'll take a big slice with ice cream on it and a hot cup of coffee.

- 'National Ants on a Log Day'. Second Tuesday in September.
[The Hankster says] No, I am not advocating eating insets. It's peanut butter on a celery stick with raisins on top.


Tomorrow is 'National Another Look Unlimited Day'. Day after Labor Day. The fall equivalent of spring cleaning.
[The Hankster says] Hey, you had a day of rest, now get out the to-do list and Get 'er Done.

It's 'Pardon Day' tomorrow. A day to seek for, and give forgiveness.
[The Hankster says] Ford pardoned Nixon on this day in 1974.


Awareness / Observance Days on: September 8
o Health
- 'World Physical Therapy Day'.

- 'National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day'.

o Animal and Pets
- 'Iguana Awareness Day'. Care of the animal as a pet.

o Other
- 'International Literacy Day'. UN Observances.


Historical events in the past on: September 8

In 1888, In Spain, the first travel of Isaac Peral's submarine, was the first practical submarine ever made. It used electric batteries and had one torpedo tube.

In 1892, The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is first recited. From Wikipedia: '... originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942'. The original: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all'.

In 1900, A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas, with winds of 145 mph and killing about 8,000 people. 'It was the deadliest hurricane in US history, and the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history based on the dollar's 2005 value (to compare costs with those of Hurricane Katrina and others)'.

In 1930, 3M first markets Scotch tape.

In 1930, 1st appearance of comic strip 'Blondie'.

In 1944, The first ballistic missile (V-2 rocket) hits London.

In 1956, Harry Belafonte's album 'Calypso', goes to #1 (Billboard 200) and stays #1 for 31 weeks.

In 1960, Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.

In 1962, Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, 9F locomotive 92220 Evening Star.

In 1966, The original 'Star Trek' premieres on NBC.

In 1986, Oprah Winfrey Show goes national.

No. 1 song

• Help! - The Beatles: More
  'I Got You Babe' has been displaced by 'Help!', which will hold the no. 1 spot until Sept 18 1965, when 'Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan', takes over.

Top movie

• Morituri More
  Having displaced 'A Very Special Favor', it will be there until the weekend box office of sept 12 1965 when, 'Once a Thief', takes over.

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Monthly holiday / awareness days in September

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month
All American Breakfast Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Baby Safety Month
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Bourbon Heritage Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Childrens' Good Manners Month
Cholesterol Education Month
College Savings Month
Eat Chicken Month
Fall Hat Month
Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month
Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat Pizza Bake Month
Gynecology Cancer Awareness Month
Happy Cat Month
Histiocytosis Awareness Month
Hunger Action Month
Intergeneration Month
International or National Guide Dogs Month
International People Skills Month
International Self-Awareness Month
International Speak Out Month
International Square Dancing Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
ITP Awareness Month
Library Card Sign-up Month
Million Minute Family Challenge
Mold Awareness Month
National Campus Safety Awareness Month
National Chicken Month
National Child Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Coupon Month
National DNA, Geonomics and Stem Cell Education Month
National Fruit and Veggies Month
National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Home Furnishings Month
National Honey Month
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National ITP Awareness Month
National Mushroom Month
National Organic Harvest Month
National Osteopathic Medicine Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Pediculosis (Head Lice) Prevention Month
National Pet Memorial Month
National Piano Month
National Preparedness Month
National Prime Beef Month
National Prosper Where You Are Planted Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month
National Rice Month
National Save A Tiger Month
National Service Dog Month
National Sewing Month
National Shake Month
National Sickle Cell Month
National Skin Care Awareness Month
National Translators Month
National Wilderness Month
One-on-One Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Pleasure Your Mate Month
Save The Koala Month
Sea Cadet Month
Self Improvement Month
September Is Healthy Aging Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Sports and Home Eye Health and Safety Month
Subliminal Communications Month
Superior Relationships Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Update Your Resume Month
Whole Grains Month
Wild Rice Month
Women's Friendship Month
World Alzheimer's Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
World Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

September is:

September origin (from Wikipedia): Originally September (Latin septem, "seven") was the seventh of ten months on the oldest known Roman calendar.
September in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Southern Hemisphere.
After the calendar reform that added January and February to the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day.

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If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
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• Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2015 Postal Holidays More
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Holidays Worldwide

• List of holidays by country More
• Holidays and Observances around the World More