<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Cheese Toast Day'. . Thick bread spread with butter and cheese
and toasted. Made famous by Del Johnson in 1958 when he opened his first
Sizzler restaurant.
[The Hankster says] Yes, a layer of cheese makes a good sticky platform for all the other things you can put on it. However, I have yet to clean the cheese out of my toaster.
* 'National Linguine Day'. . Little Tongues' are a long flat narrow pasta'
- From Wikipedia (Linguine):
'Linguine is a form of pasta – like fettuccine and trenette, but elliptical
in section rather than flat. It is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in width,
which is wider than spaghetti but not as wide as fettuccine. The name
linguine means little tongues in Italian, where it is a plural of the
feminine linguina. Linguine are also called trenette or bavette. A thinner
version of linguine is called linguettine.
Linguine originated in Genoa and the Liguria region of Italy. Linguine alle
vongole (linguine with clams) and Trenette al pesto are popular uses of
this pasta.
While spaghetti traditionally accompanies meat and tomato dishes, linguine
are often served with seafood or pesto. Linguine is typically available in
both white flour and whole-wheat versions'.
[The Hankster says] Pasta by any other name would taste the same. Apologies to W. Shakespeare.
* 'National Double Cheeseburger Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Cheeseburger):
'A cheeseburger is a hamburger topped with cheese. Traditionally, the slice
of cheese is placed on top of the meat patty, but the burger can include
many variations in structure, ingredients, and composition. The cheese is
normally added to the cooking hamburger patty shortly before the patty is
entirely cooked, which allows the cheese to melt. As with other hamburgers,
a cheeseburger may include toppings, such as lettuce, tomato, onion,
pickles, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, or bacon.
In fast food restaurants, the cheese used is normally processed cheese, but
other cheeses may be used instead, such as cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, blue
cheese and pepper jack.
Adding cheese to hamburgers became popular in the late-1920s to mid-1930s,
and there are several competing claims as to who created the first
cheeseburger. Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have introduced the
cheeseburger in 1926 at the age of 16 when he was working as a fry cook at
his father's Pasadena, California sandwich shop, The Rite Spot, and
experimentally dropped a slab of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.
An early example of the cheeseburger appearing on a menu is a 1928 menu for
the Los Angeles restaurant O'Dell's which listed a cheeseburger smothered
with chili for 25 cents.
Other restaurants say they invented the cheeseburger. For example, Kaelin's
Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, said it invented the cheeseburger in
1934. One year later, a trademark for the name cheeseburger was awarded to
Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver, Colorado. According
to Steak 'n Shake archives, the restaurant's founder, Gus Belt, applied for
a trademark on the word in the 1930s'. .
[The Hankster says] Put that cheese on toast on Texas Toast and slap a burger on it and you come very close to it.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Thank You Day'.
[The Hankster says] Two simple words can say a lot.
* 'National IT Professionals Day'.
.Third Tuesday in September. Since 2005 by Solarwinds, which makes IT
management software.
* 'Felt Hat Day'.
More of a nod to the past.
[The Hankster says] Men's' suit hats were still in style when I was a kid. I can remember getting my first.
* 'Make A Hat Day'.
Popular with young school children.
[The Hankster says] I was good at turning a sheet of newspaper into a pirate hat.
* 'International Dot Day'.
Celebrates the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. It is a children's
motivational book. A youngster starts with a dot on a page and builds from
there.
- From Wikipedia (The Dot):
'The Dot (ISBN 978-0-7636-1961-9) is a picture book written and illustrated
by Peter H. Reynolds about a girl named Vashti who thinks she can't draw.
It is published by Candlewick Press.
Vashti is a girl who says she cannot draw. When she tells her teacher, she
says to make a mark and see where it takes you. Vashti draws a dot on her
paper, and her teacher then says now sign it. The next week she is
surprised to see her dot framed on display in the teacher's office. Seeing
her dot, she says I can make a better dot than that. She then starts
drawing elaborate, colorful dots and realizes she is indeed an artist.
Later in life she sees a boy who can't draw a straight line, and this
results in a whole new adventure.
The Dot has been adapted into a film produced by Weston Woods Studios and
FableVision. It was awarded the 2005 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in
Children's Video.
A million educators and students celebrate around the world on September 15
(ish) - International Dot Day, a global celebration of creativity in the
classroom based on Peter H. Reynolds' award-winning book'.
[The Hankster says] I wasn't any good at drawing dots/ Mine always looked like periods.
* 'Neonatal Nurses Day'.
Since 2000 by the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN).
- From Wikipedia (Neonatal nursing):
'Neonatal nursing is the provision of nursing care for newborn infants up
to 28 days after birth. They care for newborn infants with a range of
problems, varying between prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac
malformations and surgical problems. The term neonatal comes from neo, new,
and natal, pertaining to birth or origin Neonatal nurses are a vital part
of the neonatal care team.
Healthcare institutions have varying entry-level requirements for neonatal
nurses. Neonatal nurses are Registered Nurses (RNs), and therefore must
have an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) degree. Some countries or institutions may also require a
midwifery qualification. Some institutions may accept newly graduated RNs
who have passed the NCLEX exam others may require additional experience
working in adult-health or medical/surgical nursing.
Some countries offer postgraduate degrees in neonatal nursing, such as the
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and various doctorates. A nurse
practitioner may be required to hold a postgraduate degree. The National
Association of Neonatal Nurses recommends two years' experience working in
a NICU before taking graduate classes.
As with any registered nurse, local licensing or certifying bodies as well
as employers may set requirements for continuing education'.
* 'Google.com Day!'.
Founded on September 4th 1997. It got it's Internet domain name on
September 15.
* '8-Track Tape Day'.
Celebrates the inclusion of the 8-Track tape in Ford cars on September 15
1965.
- From Wikipedia (8-track tape):
'8-track tape (formally Stereo 8: commonly known as the eight-track
cartridge, eight-track tape, or simply eight-track) is a magnetic tape
sound recording technology that was popular in the United States from the
mid-1960s to the late 1970s when the Compact Cassette format took over. The
format is regarded as an obsolete technology, and was relatively unknown
outside the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and
Japan.
Stereo 8 was created in 1964 by a consortium led by Bill Lear of Lear Jet
Corporation, along with Ampex, Ford Motor Company, General Motors,
Motorola, and RCA Victor Records (RCA). It was a further development of the
similar Stereo-Pak four-track cartridge introduced by Earl Madman Muntz,
which was adapted by Muntz from the Fidelipac cartridge developed by George
Eash. A later quadraphonic version of the format was announced by RCA in
April 1970 and first known as Quad-8, then later changed to just Q8'.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'World Lymphoma Awareness Day'. Since 2004 by Lymphoma Coalition cancer
of the lymphatic system.
- From Wikipedia (World Lymphoma Awarenes):
'World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is held on September 15 every year and
is a day dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common
form of cancer. It is a global initiative hosted by the Lymphoma Coalition
(LC), a non-profit network organisation of 63 lymphoma patient groups from
44 countries around the world. WLAD was initiated in 2004 to raise public
awareness of both Hodgkin and non- Hodgkin lymphoma in terms of symptom
recognition, early diagnosis and treatment.
Lymphoma is increasing in incidence and is a potentially life-threatening
disease. One million people worldwide live with lymphoma and nearly 1,000
people are diagnosed with the disease every day, but there continues to be
very little awareness of the signs and symptoms of lymphoma.
New international survey results show that: When asked if they know their
nodes, only half (49 percent) of people said they know what nodes do
Although most respondents have heard of lymphoma, 52 percent of people know
very little or nothing about it Two-thirds (67 percent) of respondents did
not know lymphoma is a type of cancer and that it has one of the fastest
growing incidence rates worldwide 90 percent of people do not think enough
is being done to fund lymphoma research
Increasing awareness of lymphoma will allow people around the world to
better recognize its signs and symptoms, leading to earlier diagnosis and
more timely treatment. Greater awareness will also empower patients and
their families to demand specialist treatment and care from qualified
lymphoma physicians as well as gain access to the most up-to-date
information, support and treatment'.
o Animal and Pet:
* 'Hummingbird Celebration:'. September 15-18. Highlights the migration of
the Ruby-throated hummingbird. Takes place in the Texas Gulf Coast towns of
Rockport and Fulton.
- From Wikipedia (Rockport, Texas):
'The area around and in Rockport is noted as a prime birdwatching center,
located on a major North American migratory bird route, the Central Flyway.
Whooping cranes winter in the large Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
located nearby. Local organizations such as the Aransas Bird and Nature
Club have helped preserve unique birdwatching reserves such as the Connie
Hagar sanctuary and Aransas Woods that are easily accessible. Located along
the migration route of several species of hummingbirds, the city hosts an
annual Hummer and Birding Expo which includes tours of local residences
where hundreds of ruby-throated hummingbirds can be viewed at feeders'.
o Other:
* 'Battle of Britain Day'. In Great Britain. The Nazi bombing of Britain
was from July 10 to October 31. On September 15 (the longest day of the
bombing) the RAF shot down it's greatest number of planes in a decisive
battle.
- From Wikipedia (Battle of Britain Day):
'The Battle of Britain Day is the name given to the large-scale aerial
battle that took place on 15 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain
(German: Luftschlacht um England or Luftschlacht um Großbritannien).
In June 1940, Nazi Germany had conquered most of Western Europe and
Scandinavia. At that time, the only major power standing in the way of a
German-dominated Europe was the British Empire and the Commonwealth. After
having several peace offers rejected by the British, Adolf Hitler ordered
the Luftwaffe to destroy the Royal Air Force (RAF) in order to gain air
superiority or air supremacy as a prelude to launching Operation Sea Lion,
an amphibious assault by the Wehrmacht (German armed forces) onto the
British mainland.
In July 1940, the Luftwaffe started by closing the English Channel to
merchant shipping. In August, Operation Adlerangriff (Eagle Attack) was
launched against RAF airfields in southern England. By the first week of
September, the Luftwaffe had not gained the results desired by Hitler.
Frustrated, the Germans turned towards the strategic bombing of cities, an
offensive which was aimed at British military and civil industries, but
also civilian morale. The attacks began on 7 September 1940, but were to
reach their daylight climax on 15 September.
On Sunday, 15 September 1940, the Luftwaffe launched its largest and most
concentrated attack against London in the hope of drawing out the RAF into
a battle of annihilation. Around 1,500 aircraft took part in the air
battles which lasted until dusk. The action was the climax of the Battle of
Britain.
RAF Fighter Command defeated the German raids. The Luftwaffe formations
were dispersed by a large cloud base and failed to inflict severe damage on
the city of London. In the aftermath of the raid, Hitler postponed
Operation Sea Lion. Having been defeated in daylight, the Luftwaffe turned
its attention to The Blitz night campaign which lasted until May 1941.
The 15th of September, also known as Battle of Britain Day, is now an
annual commemoration of the battle in the United Kingdom. In Canada, the
commemoration takes place on the third Sunday of September'.
* 'Cry of Dolores in Mexico'. Cry of Dolores (Grito de Dolores)
commemorates the the start (1810) of the the Mexican War of Independence
from Spain.
- From Wikipedia (Cry of Dolores):
'The Cry of Dolores (Spanish: Grito de Dolores) was uttered from the small
town of Dolores, near Guanajuato in Mexico, on September 16, 1810. This
event is considered the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. The
grito was the pronunciamiento of the Mexican War of Independence by Miguel
Hidalgo y Costilla, a Roman Catholic priest. Since October 1825, the
anniversary of the event is celebrated as Mexican Independence Day.
Hidalgo and several criollos were involved in a planned revolt against the
Spanish colonial government, when several plotters were killed. Fearing his
arrest, Hidalgo commanded his brother Mauricio, as well as Ignacio Allende
and Mariano Abasolo to go with a number of other armed men to make the
sheriff release the pro-independence inmates there on the early morning of
September 16. They managed to set 80 free. Around 6:00 a.m., on September
16, 1810, Hidalgo ordered the church bells to be rung and gathered his
congregation. Flanked by Allende and Juan Aldama, he addressed the people
in front of his church, urging them to revolt.
The Siege of Guanajuato, the first major engagement of the insurgency,
occurred 4 days later. Mexico's independence would not be effectively
declared from Spain in the Declaration of Independence of the Mexican
Empire until September 28, 1821, after a decade of war. Former royal
officer Augustín de Iturbide in alliance with insurgents including Vicente
Guerrero achieved Mexican independence, but Hidalgo is credited as being
the father of his country.
* 'International Day of Democracy'. A UN International Day since 2007.
- From Wikipedia (national Day of Democracy):
'In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15
September as the International Day of Democracy—with the purpose of
promoting and upholding the principles of democracy—and invited all member
states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner
that contributes to raising public awareness.
In September 1997 the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) adopted a Universal
Declaration on Democracy. That Declaration affirms the principles of
democracy, the elements and exercise of democratic government, and the
international scope of democracy.
The international conferences on new and restored democracies (ICNRD
process) began in 1988 under the initiative of President Corazon C. Aquino
of the Philippines after the so-called peaceful People Power Revolution
overthrew the 20-year dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Initially an
inter-governmental forum, the ICNRD process developed into a tripartite
structure with participation of governments, parliaments and civil society.
The sixth conference (ICNRD-6) that took place in Doha, Qatar in 2006
reinforced the tri-partite nature of the process and concluded with a
Declaration and Plan of Action which reaffirmed the fundamental principles
and values of democracy.
Following up on the outcome of ICNRD-6, an Advisory Board set up by the
chair of the process – Qatar – decided to promote an International Day of
Democracy. Qatar took the lead in drafting the text of a United Nations
General Assembly resolution and convened consultations with UN member
states. At the suggestion of the IPU, 15 September (date of the Universal
Declaration on Democracy) was chosen as the day when the international
community would celebrate each year the International Day of Democracy. The
resolution entitled Support by the United Nations system of efforts of
Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies, was
adopted by consensus on 8 November 2007'.
* 'Free Money Day'. Since 2011 by Post Growth Institute. It is a social
experiment based on the idea of sharing. Example: Give someone two dollars
and ask that they give one to someone else, or buy a cup of coffee for the
next person in line'
- From Wikipedia (Free Money Day):
'Free Money Day is an annual, global event held since 2011 as a social
experiment and to promote sharing and alternative economic ideas.
The day is held annually on September 15, the anniversary of the Lehman
Brothers' 2008 filing for bankruptcy. Participants offer their own money to
passing strangers at public places, two coins or notes at a time.
Recipients are asked to pass on one of the notes or coins to someone else.
68 events were held in 2011. On one past Free Money Day, according to the
official website, 138 Free Money Day events were held in 24 countries. In
2012, it was planned to give $3,500 in cash to strangers globally. The
money is given without obligation it is hoped that the event and the
transactions will stimulate conversations about the role of money in
society, increase awareness about debt and make people think about their
relationship with money People invented their own methods to give away
money. Coffee shop and video rental owners did not charge people for their
services and asked them to give the amount to a stranger. In one case a
person left a £ 10 note on a toilet seat and tweeted that it would be the
happiest bathroom visit someone will ever have
The event is initiated / organized by the Post Growth Institute and the
global coordinator is Donnie Maclurcan, a co-founder of the Post Growth
Institute. In describing the motivation for the event, Maclurcan is quoted
as saying We are looking to alternative economic futures where we don't
need to keep growing economically… One of Post Growth's missions is to
promote a steady-state economy or one that remains at a stable size rather
than growing more'.
* 'Greenpeace Day'. Started in Vancouver in 1971 and is a holiday in
Vancouver on the 15th.
- From Wikipedia (Greenpeace):
'Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices
in over 40 countries and with an international coordinating body in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founded by Canadian environmental activists in
1971, Greenpeace states its goal is to ensure the ability of the Earth to
nurture life in all its diversity and focuses its campaigning on worldwide
issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial
whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct
action, lobbying, and research to achieve its goals. The global
organization does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or
political parties, relying on 2.9 million individual supporters and
foundation grants. Greenpeace has a general consultative status with the
United Nations Economic and Social Council and is a founding member of the
INGO Accountability Charter an international non-governmental organization
that intends to foster accountability and transparency of non-governmental
organizations.
Greenpeace is known for its direct actions and has been described as the
most visible environmental organization in the world. Greenpeace has raised
environmental issues to public knowledge, and influenced both the private
and the public sector. Greenpeace has also been a source of controversy its
motives and methods (some of the latter being illegal) have received
criticism, including an open letter from more than 100 Nobel laureates
urging Greenpeace to end its campaign against genetically modified
organisms (GMOs). The organization's direct actions have sparked legal
actions against Greenpeace activists, such as fines and suspended sentences
for destroying a test plot of genetically modified wheat and damaging the
Nazca Lines, a UN World Heritage site in Peru'.
<> Historical events on September 15
* 'In 1789, The US Department of State was established. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The United States Department of State (DOS), often
referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive
department responsible for the international relations of the United
States, equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries. The
Department was created in 1789 and was the first executive department
established.
The Department is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building located at
2201 C Street, NW, a few blocks away from the White House in the Foggy
Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Department operates the
diplomatic missions of the United States abroad and is responsible for
implementing the foreign policy of the United States and U.S. diplomacy
efforts. The Department is also the depositary for more than 200
multilateral treaties.
The Department is led by the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the
President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The
current Secretary of State is John Kerry. The Secretary of State is the
second Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential
line of succession, after the Vice President of the United States.
The U.S. Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia in September 1787 and
ratified by the 13 states the following year, gave the President the
responsibility for the conduct of the nation's foreign relations. It soon
became clear, however, that an executive department was necessary to
support the President in the conduct of the affairs of the new federal
government.
The House of Representatives and Senate approved legislation to establish a
Department of Foreign Affairs on July 21, 1789, and President Washington
signed it into law on July 27, making the Department of Foreign Affairs the
first federal agency to be created under the new Constitution. This
legislation remains the basic law of the Department of State. In September
1789, additional legislation changed the name of the agency to the
Department of State and assigned to it a variety of domestic duties'.
* 'In 1831, The locomotive John Bull operates for the first time in New
Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad. It became the oldest operable
steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operated it
under its own power outside Washington, D.C on September 15 1981. .
- From Wikipedia: 'John Bull is a British-built railroad steam locomotive
that operated in the United States. It was operated for the first time on
September 15, 1831, and it became the oldest operable steam locomotive in
the world when the Smithsonian Institution operated it in 1981. Built by
Robert Stephenson and Company, the John Bull was initially purchased by and
operated for the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first railroad in New
Jersey, which gave John Bull the number 1 and its first name, Stevens
(Robert L. Stevens was president of the Camden and Amboy Railroad at the
time.). The C amd A used the locomotive heavily from 1833 until 1866, when
it was removed from active service and placed in storage.
After the C and A's assets were acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
in 1871, the PRR refurbished and operated the locomotive a few times for
public displays: it was fired up for the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and
again for the National Railway Appliance Exhibition in 1883. In 1884 the
locomotive was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution as the museum's
first major industrial exhibit.
In 1939 the employees at the PRR's Altoona, Pennsylvania, workshops built
an operable replica of the locomotive for further exhibition duties, as the
Smithsonian desired to keep the original locomotive in a more controlled
environment. After being on static display for the next 42 years, the
Smithsonian commemorated the locomotive's 150th birthday in 1981 by firing
it up, making it the world's oldest surviving operable steam locomotive.
Today, the original John Bull is on static display once more in the
Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The
replica John Bull is preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania'.
* 'In 1916,Tanks are used for the first time in WW I in battle, at the
Battle of the Somme. .
- From Wikipedia: 'From late 1914 a small number of middle-ranking British
Army officers tried to persuade the War Office and the Government to
consider the creation of armoured vehicles. Amongst their suggestions was
the use of caterpillar tractors, but although the Army used many such
vehicles for towing heavy guns, it could not be persuaded that they could
be adapted as armoured vehicles. The consequence was that early tank
development in Great Britain was carried out by the Royal Navy.
As the result of an approach by Royal Naval Air Service officers who had
been operating armoured cars on the Western Front, the First Lord of the
Admiralty, Winston Churchill formed the Landships Committee, on 20 February
1915. The Director of Naval Construction for the Royal Navy, Eustace
Tennyson d'Eyncourt, was appointed to head the Committee in view of his
experience with the engineering methods it was felt might be required the
two other members were naval officers, and a number of industrialists were
engaged as consultants. So many played a part in its long and complicated
development that it is not possible to name any individual as the sole
inventor of the tank. However leading roles were played by Major Walter
Gordon Wilson who designed the gearbox and developed practical tracks and
by William Tritton whose agricultural machinery company, William Foster and
Co., built the prototypes. The committee's first design, Little Willie, ran
for the first time in September 1915 and served to develop the form of the
track but an improved design, better able to cross trenches, swiftly
followed and in January 1916 the prototype, nicknamed Mother, was adopted
as the design for future tanks. Production models of Male tanks (armed with
naval cannon and machine guns) and Females (carrying only machine-guns)
would go on to fight in history's first tank action at the Somme in
September 1916. Great Britain produced about 2,600 tanks of various types
during the war.
The first tank to engage in battle was designated D1, a British Mark I
Male, during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the wider Somme
offensive) on 15 September 1916'.
* 'In 1930, Hoagy Carmichael recorded 'Georgia on My Mind'. Ray Charles
recorded it in 1960. The song has been the official state song of Georgia
since 1922. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Georgia on My Mind is a song by Hoagy Carmichael and
Stuart Gorrell, now often associated with the version by Ray Charles, a
native of Georgia, who recorded it for his 1960 album The Genius Hits the
Road. It became the official state song of Georgia in 1979.
The song was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell
(lyrics). Although it is frequently asserted that the lyrics were written
not about the state of Georgia, but rather for Carmichael's sister, Georgia
Carmichael, Hoagy Carmichael himself contradicted this view with his
recounting of the origin of the song in his second autobiography Sometimes
I Wonder. Carmichael wrote that the song was composed when bandleader
Frankie Trumbauer suggested that he write about the state of Georgia.
According to Carmichael, Trumbauer also suggested the opening lyrics should
be Georgia, Georgia ..., with the remaining lyrics coming from Gorrell.
Carmichael made no mention at all of his sister in his telling of the
song's genesis.
The song was first recorded on September 15, 1930, in New York by Hoagy
Carmichael and His Orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke on muted cornet and Hoagy
Carmichael on vocals. It featured Eddie Lang on guitar. The recording was
part of Beiderbecke's last recording session. The recording was released as
Victor 23013 with One Night in Havana In 2014, the recording was inducted
in the Grammy Hall of Fame'.
* 'In 1949, The Lone Ranger, premieres on ABC-TV (1949 to 1957). The radio
series ran from Jan. 30 or 31 1944 to September 3 1954. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Lone Ranger is an American western drama television
series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with
Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk
Aboriginal people in Canada, played The Lone Ranger's Native American
companion Tonto.
John Hart replaced Moore in the title role from 1952 to 1954 due to a
contract dispute. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as
the narrator. Fred Foy was both narrator and announcer of the radio series
from 1948 until its ending and then became announcer of the television
version, for which narration of the story was dropped. The Lone Ranger was
the highest-rated television program on ABC in the early 1950s and its
first true hit The series finished #7 in the Nielsen ratings for the
1950-1951 season, #18 for 1951-1952 and #29 for 1952-1953'.
* 'In 1957, 'Bachelor Father' with John Forsythe premieres on TV. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Bachelor Father is an American sitcom starring John
Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran and Sammee Tong. The series first premiered on
CBS in September 1957 before moving to NBC for the third season in 1959.
The series' fifth and final season aired on ABC for the rest of the show's
run. A total of 157 episodes were aired. The series was based on A New Girl
in His Life, which aired on General Electric Theater on May 26, 1957.
Bachelor Father is the only primetime series ever to run in consecutive
years on the three major television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC)'.
* 'In 1965, The TV show 'Lost in Space' premieres. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Lost in Space is an American science fiction television
series following the adventures of a family of pioneering space colonists
who struggle to survive in a strange and often hostile universe after their
ship was sabotaged and thrown off course. It was created and produced by
Irwin Allen, filmed by 20th Century Fox Television, and broadcast on CBS.
The show ran for three seasons, with 83 episodes airing between 1965 and
1968. The first television season was filmed in black and white, with the
second and third seasons filmed in color.
Though the original television series concept centered on the Robinson
family, many later story lines focused primarily on Dr. Zachary Smith,
played by Jonathan Harris. Smith and the Robot were both absent from the
original unaired pilot as the addition of their characters was decided once
the series had been commissioned for production. Originally written as an
utterly evil but careless saboteur Smith gradually becomes the troublesome,
self-centered, incompetent foil who provides the comic relief for the show
and causes most of the episodic conflict and misadventures. In the unaired
pilot, what causes the group to become lost in space is a chance encounter
with a meteor storm, but in the first aired episode, it is Smith's
unplanned presence on the ship that sets the ship off course into the
meteor field, and his sabotage which causes the Robot to send the ship into
a hyperdrive. Smith is thus the key to the story'.
* 'In 1965, 'Green Acres' premiered on CBS TV. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert
and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm.
Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was
first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965, to April 27, 1971.
Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled
in 1971 as part of the rural purge by CBS. The sitcom has been in
syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997 the two-part
episode A Star Named Arnold is Born was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100
Greatest Episodes of All Time'.
* 'In 1968, First spacecraft to fly around moon and return to Earth, the
Soviet Zond 5 is launched. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Zond 5, a member of the Soviet Zond program and an
unmanned version of Soyuz 7K-L1 manned Moon-flyby spacecraft, became the
second spacecraft to travel to and circle the moon, and the first to return
safely to Earth. Zond 5 carried the first Earth creatures to reach and
circle the moon, including two tortoises, mealworms, wine flies, plants,
and other lifeforms.
Zond 5 was launched by a Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok D upper stage
to conduct scientific studies during its lunar flyby'.
* 'In 1977, TV drama 'CHiPs' debuts on NBC. .
- From Wikipedia: 'CHiPs is an American television drama series that
originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. CHiPs
followed the lives of two motorcycle police officers of the California
Highway Patrol (CHP). The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons,
plus one reunion TV movie from October 27, 1998.
CHiPs was a lightweight action crime drama, which included elements of
light comedy in every episode. Over-the-top freeway pileups, which occurred
in almost every episode were a signature of the show. There was little if
any actual violence on CHiPs and the show can be classified as a light
drama. The episodes filled a standard hour-long time slot, which at the
time required 48 minutes of actual programming. For filming, traffic on Los
Angeles freeways was non-existent and most chase scenes were done on back
roads, usually dirt roads.
The show was created by Rick Rosner, and starred Erik Estrada as macho,
rambunctious Officer Francis (Frank) Llewellyn Ponch Poncherello and Larry
Wilcox as his straitlaced partner, Officer Jonathan Jon Baker. With Ponch
the more trouble-prone of the pair, and Jon generally the more level-headed
one trying to keep him out of trouble with the duo's gruff yet fatherly
commanding officer Sergeant Joseph Getraer (Robert Pine), the two were
Highway Patrolmen of the Central Los Angeles office of the California
Highway Patrol (CHP, hence the name CHiPs).
As real-life CHP motor officers rarely ride in pairs, in early episodes
this was explained away by placing the trouble-prone Ponch on probationary
status, with Jon assigned as his field training officer. Eventually, by the
end of the first season, this subplot faded away (Ponch completed his
probation) as audiences were used to seeing the two working as a team'.
* 'In 1986, The first broadcast of 'L.A. Law' on NBC-TV. .
- From Wikipedia: 'L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series
that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19,
1994.
Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of
Bochco's trademark features including an ensemble cast, large number of
parallel storylines, social drama, and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the
social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of
the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital
punishment, abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment,
AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social
tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less
well-paid junior staff.
In addition to its main cast, L.A. Law was also well known for featuring
then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles, who
later went on to greater success in film and television including: Don
Cheadle, Jeffrey Tambor, Kathy Bates, David Schwimmer, Jay O. Sanders,
James Avery, Gates McFadden, Bryan Cranston, C.C.H. Pounder, Kevin Spacey,
Richard Schiff, Carrie-Anne Moss, William H. Macy, Stephen Root, Christian
Slater, and Lucy Liu. Several episodes of the show also included
celebrities such as Vanna White, Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren
appearing as themselves in cameo roles.
The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards
throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series'.
* 'In 1997, Larry Page and Sergey Brin register Google.com. The original
name was to be BackRub. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The domain name for Google was registered on September
15, 1997, and the company was incorporated on September 4, 1998. It was
based in the garage of a friend (Susan Wojcicki) in Menlo Park, California.
Craig Silverstein, a fellow PhD student at Stanford, was hired as the first
employee'.
* 'In 2008, Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest
bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol
LEH) was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in
2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States
(behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), doing business
in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading
(especially U.S. Treasury securities), research, investment management,
private equity, and private banking. Lehman was operational for 158 years
from its founding in 1850 until 2008.
On September 15, 2008, the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
following the massive exodus of most of its clients, drastic losses in its
stock, and devaluation of assets by credit rating agencies, largely sparked
by Lehman's involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis and subsequent
allegations of negligence and malfeasance. Lehman's bankruptcy filing is
the largest in US history, and is thought to have played a major role in
the unfolding of the late-2000s global financial crisis. The following day,
Barclays announced its agreement to purchase, subject to regulatory
approval, Lehman's North American investment-banking and trading divisions
along with its New York headquarters building. On September 20, 2008, a
revised version of that agreement was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
James M. Peck. The next week, Nomura Holdings announced that it would
acquire Lehman Brothers' franchise in the Asia-Pacific region, including
Japan, Hong Kong and Australia, as well as Lehman Brothers' investment
banking and equities businesses in Europe and the Middle East. The deal
became effective on October 13, 2008'.
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