This Day in History.

AUG. 24th

1927 U.S.A. Airplane Aviators: Lloyd Bertaud ( Pilot ) and James Taylor ( Navigator ) have confirmed they plan to take off for Rome Tomorrow in their Fokker monoplane " Old Glory ", three airplanes and their aviators were due to make this historic flight but only Old Glory is ready.

1932 U.S.A. Amelia Earhart: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a transcontinental flight when she landed at the Newark Airport in New Jersey after a 19 hour flight from Los Angeles, CA.

1948 Germany Berlin Airlift: As the number of aircraft needed to supply much needed supplies to Berlin since the Russian blockade increases, the risks of accidents is also increased and Two American C47 transport planes and their crew paid for the increased risk when they crashed at 4.00 AM while returning from a drop in Berlin.

1954 Brazil Getulio Dornelles Vargas: The president of Brazil Getulio Dornelles Vargas committed suicide today after he was forced to step down from his presidency because of a military revolt.

1954 U.S.A. Communist Party Outlawed: President Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act theoretically outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.

1968 France Nuclear Power: France became the world's fifth nuclear power when it exploded its first hydrogen bomb.

1973 U.S.A. Eastern Equine Encephalitis: The deadly disease that affects horses Eastern Equine Encephalitis affecting the horses brain has struck down 50 horses in Mass and surrounding states, the disease is spread by the Mosquito and helicopters are being used to spray many thousands of acres with Malathion to kill the Mosquitos.

1981 U.S.A. Mark David Chapman: Mark David Chapman is sentenced in New York to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of John Lennon on December 8, 1980, when he shot John Lennon four times in front of his wife Yoko Ono.

1985 India Union Carbide Bhopal: A toxic leak at the Union Carbide factory on December 3rd has been blamed on a chain of human errors and mechanical safeguards failing. The leak allowed a cloud of Toxic Methylene Chloride and 22 other toxic substances to escape, and over 3000 people were affected in the town who have sued Union Carbide.

1992 U.S.A. Hurricane Andrew: Hurricane Andrew with winds in excess of 150 MPH ravages Southern California destroying 85,000 homes and leaving 1/4 million homeless.

1993 U.S.A. Michael Jackson: Police are investigating allegations of child abuse made against singer Michael Jackson by the father of one boy befriended by Mr Jackson.

1996 Mexico Hurricane Dolly: Hurricane Dolly slammed into Mexico for the second time in the shanty town of Tampica causing flooding , luckily the winds had decreased to 80MPH so only 1 woman was killed and most of the shanties survived with only minor damage.

2006 Space Pluto: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined the term "planet" for the first time and declared that Pluto was no longer the Solar System's ninth planet, demoting it to the status of a "dwarf planet."

2007 Nigeria $100 laptop field tests a success: Field tests of a revolutionary laptop costing $100.00 has proved a success in Nigeria and Brazil opening up the opportunity to help third world countries children catch up with the rest of the world.

2008 China Summer Olympics Ends: The 2008 Summer Olympics came to a close in Beijing, China. There were no major incidents or catastrophes during the games.

2008 Iraq Suicide Bombing: A suicide bombing in a part of Baghdad, Iraq killed twenty-five people on this day and injured another thirty. The attack was believed to be carried out by Al-Queda against Sunni Awakening groups.

AUG. 25th

1916 U.S.A. National Park Service: The National Park Service is established by congress with the "National Park Service Organic Act" to protect areas designated as national parks and the National Register of Historic Places.

1923 U.S.A. New Record Set: US Postal Service Aviators have set a new record to span the continent at 27hrs 14 minutes breaking the previous record set by Army Aviators last May.

1934 U.S.A. The America Cup: America has reigned supreme in The America Cup 14 times since 1851 but this may well be the series when England takes the Cup back from it's home in the New York Yacht Club. Sir Thomas Lipton spent over $5,000,000 dollars trying to win it back for England but failed each time but now there is a new British Challenger T.O.M. Sopwith in his steel yacht Endeavour which has been undefeated since it started it's campaign, and the well informed believe he may well achieve what Sir Thomas Lipton could not.

1944 World War II Paris Liberated: Paris is liberated after more than four years of Nazi occupation by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and General Charles de Gaulle who had been the leader of the free French forces enters Paris the next day.

1945 Great Britain Evacuees Back Home: After nearly 4 years away from home children are being reunited with parents, some who were evacuated to as far away as America, these children and parents will have a lot of catching up to do as well as adjusting back to a very different life.

1950 U.S.A. Railroads Under Army Control: President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order putting America’s railroads under the control of the U.S. Army, two days later in anticipation of a strike by railway workers Unions, The strike continued for 21 months at which time Unions agreed to the administrations terms and went back to work.

1956 Egypt Suez canal: President Nasser has come up with an alternative plan for the Suez canal offering guaranteed unimpeded shipping through the Suez canal in response to the demand for internationalization of the canal by 18 countries, the use of force is no longer on the agenda as all countries are now seeking a diplomatic solution to this problem.

1967 U.S.A. American Nazi party: George Lincoln Rockwell, the leader of the American Nazi party has been shot and killed by a sniper at a shopping centre in Arlington, Virginia.

1967 Wales Beatles Study Transcendental Meditation: The Beatles Go to Bangor in Wales to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi prior to the time spent on a training course in Rishikesh, India in 1968 where much of their White Album was written.

1975 U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen album "Born to Run" Released: The third Bruce Springsteen album "Born to Run" by is released, the album turns Springsteen into a worldwide superstar and is considered to be in the top all time 20 albums by most music critics.

1989 Space Voyager 2 Reaches Neptune: The unmanned Voyager 2 spacecraft has reached the Planet Neptune which is over two billion miles from Earth and sent back the first close-up pictures of Neptune and its satellite planets

1991 Sweden First Release Of Linux: Linus Torvalds releases his first version of the Linux operating system kernel (0.01 of Linux) "called 'Freax' in the makefile to the world and announces it through a Usenet posting on a newsgroup which could be found on the ftp server at the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT).

1992 Great Britain Diana Phone Call Recorded: The Sun Newspaper has published a recorded telephone conversation with an unknown woman who may or may not be Diana the Princess of Wales talking to an unknown man about her unhappy marriage, They have now made the tape available on a 95 cents per minute telephone service and thousands are paying up to $22.00 to listen to the full recording.

1997 Germany Egon Krenz Sentenced: The former East German leader, Egon Krenz, is found guilty of instigating a shoot-to-kill policy by border guards against people trying to flee East Germany and is sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison.

2003 India Bombay Car Bombing: Two powerful bombs planted in taxis, are exploded in busy Bombay area's, One outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in the major tourist area of Gateway of India, and the other at a busy jewellery market, both were during the busy lunchtime period killing at least 44 people and injuring nearly 150.

2004 U.S.A. Number of Americans with no health insurance increases: The US Census Bureau has released new figures which indicate 15.6% of the population of the United States do not have health insurance (45 million).

2005 U.S.A. Katrina Makes First Landfall: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida Mid Morning as a Category 1 hurricane sustained wind speeds of 125 mph, Storm Surge is about 5ft. The Hurricane leaves over 1 million without power and 12 dead.

2005 Swaziland Tassels Removed: The king of Swaziland King Mswati III has ended the end of a sex ban when girls wore woollen tassels symbolizing chastity. The ban was in answer to the countries statistics with 40% of Swazi citizens being HIV positive.

2006 Colombia First Legal Abortion: The first legal abortion in Colombia happened on this day. After months of legal battle the courts decided that abortion could be legal in the country in cases where the mother’s health is in danger, the pregnancy is a result of rape, or the fetus is severely deformed.

2007 U.S.A. Iphone unlocked: A teen in New Jersey has managed to unlock the Iphone which will allow buyers to use the Iphone on other networks other than the official AT&T network.

2008 Italy Beauty Pageant for Nuns: An Italian priest announced plans for a beauty pageant for nuns. He asked nuns to send their pictures to him so that he may post them on the internet for web users to vote on. He hopes his project will end stereotypes of nuns being old and unattractive. His plans were cancelled only one day after the announcement because of criticism from his superiors.

2009 South Korea Launches Rocket Into Space: South Korea successfully launched its first rocket into space. The rocket was carrying a satellite that was not put into the intended orbit.

2009 U.S.A. Senator Edward Kennedy Passed Away: United States Senator Edward Kennedy died on this day of brain cancer at the age of 77. Edward was the brother of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy and served as a Massachusetts senator for forty-seven years.

AUG. 26th

1920 U.S.A. 19th Amendment: The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution.

1928 U.S.A. Nicotine Concerns: Since so much material has been written about the dangers about Nicotine in Tobacco, a number of manufacturers are trying to reduce the amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes and Cigars by Re sweating the tobacco using pre-heated steam, and are putting them on the shelves proclaiming they are denicotized, but they do still contain some Nicotine as the processes are not perfect.

1932 U.S.A. Temporary Halt On Foreclosures: With America in the depths of the worst depression ever seen millions of people could not keep up with mortgage payments due to the mass unemployment.

1934 Germany Expels Foreign Correspondents: Hitler's Nazi propaganda machine is now expelling foreign correspondents who place a slur or criticize Adolf Hitler and the latest is a US correspondent Dorothy Thompson.

1945 U.S.A. Manhattan project: It has been revealed that over 25,000 mice were used in the Manhattan project to determine if radiation would have any ill effects on the workers in Atomic Bomb Plants.

1956 Cyprus Archbishop Makarios: Britain has accused exiled Archbishop Makarios of inciting and orchestrating the bombing and terrorist acts by Greek Cypriots on Cyprus.

1957 U.S.A. Edsel Automobiles: The Ford Motor Companies first Edsel automobile rolls of the production line ready for the publicity machine to kick in one month later. The original models sold in 1958 included the Citation and Corsair, and the Pacer and Ranger.

1978 Vatican City Voting For New Pope: Cardinals have begun the Papal Enclave to choose the 236rd Pope, the 111 prelates are inside the Sistine Chapel and could well be many days before they choose the successor to Pope Paul VI.

1989 Columbia United States Send Assistance For Battling Drug Lords: The United States is sending helicopters, Machine Guns, Mortars, four wheel drive personal carriers and the ammunition they are also sending medical equipment to help the Columbian Government battle the Drug Lords.

1994 UK LVAD Heart: A man has been given the world's first battery operated Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), the device is used to help the work of the Heart's left ventricle by performing the pumping action needed, in a pioneering operation in Britain.

2001 Australia MV Tampa: The MV Tampa a Norwegian Cargo Vessel receives a distress call from Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) Australia, to rescue 439 Afghans from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters beginning an International incident involving Australia, Norway, Indonesia, New Zealand and the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru.

2002 South Africa Earth Summit: 60,000 delegates and politicians from 174 countries around the world have gathered for the latest Earth Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa (the last one was 10 years ago in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

2002 U.S.A. Possible Attack By US On Iraq: The mood in Washington is bullish over a possible attack by US forces on Iraq without gaining approval from both houses as lawyers have declared that US President George W. Bush does not need approval due to his status as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

2004 U.S.A. Number of Poor Increase to 35 million in U.S.: The US Census Bureau has released new figures which put the number of poor in the US at 35.9 million an increase of more than 1 million. (The definition of poor is a family of four with an annual income of less than $18,810 and less than $9,393 for a single person).

2005 France Hostel Fire In Paris: A fire in a charitable organisations hostel to house African immigrant hostel in Paris has killed Fourteen children and three adults.

2006 China Catholic Bishop Released After 10 years: An underground Roman Catholic Bishop in China was released from prison after ten years. The Bishop was arrested for being loyal to the Vatican above all and jailed with other underground Roman Catholics, this is because China only recognizes the authority of its state-run churches.

2007 Greece Multiple Forest Fires: The country of Greece declared a state of emergency as multiple forest fires, over 200, continued to assault various parts of the country.

AUG. 29th

1923 U.S.A. Gangs Of New York: In New York City a laundryman who was being bullied and blackmailed by the leader of the Dropper Gang Jak Kaplan took the law into his own hands when he shot and killed the notorious gangster chief.

1928 Haiti Hurricane: A severe hurricane in Haiti has left many thousands starving as nearly all local crops were destroyed during the hurricane.

1945 U.S.A. Restrictions On Gas Lifted: Predictions for traffic this coming Labor Day Weekend are predicted to be extremely high due to the restrictions on Gasoline sales having been lifted.

1949 Yugoslavia Russian Troops Mass On The Border: Radio Moscow has announced today that it has met with 7 communist countries including 4 that border with Yugoslavia over the Tito Question, meanwhile 400 communist tanks and 400,000 Russian troops have massed on the border with Yugoslavia in Hungary.

1949 Soviet Union First Atomic Bomb: The Soviet Union test their first atomic bomb, it was near copy of the United States Fat Man bomb with a yield of 21 kilotons, making the Soviet Union the world's second nuclear power.

1965 U.S.A. Gemini V: Gemini V returns to Earth bringing the two American astronauts Charles Conrad, and Gordon Cooper, back to Earth after having spent over a week orbiting the earth three days more than any previous missions to space.

1966 U.S.A Beatles Candlestick Park: The Beatles play their final tour date, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

1974 UK Windsor Free Festival: Windsor Free Festival ends when police clash with fans on the final day of the concert, arresting over 200 with charges ranging from breach of the peace to drugs offences. The 1974 festival was the last of the free festivals at Windsor Great Park held in 1972, 1973 and 1974.

1983 U.S.A. Aids: The increase in the number of Aids cases in the United States could be as high as 20,000 if the spread of the disease continues at it's current rate.

1992 Bosnia Crimes Against Humanity: While Bosnia sinks into the worst cases of crimes against humanity since the second world war, the rest of the world each looks to the other to provide the leadership needed to protect the innocents.

1998 U.S.A. Airline Strike Northwest Airlines: A strike by pilots of Northwest Airlines has left 70,000 passengers stranded around the United States and the pilots have said they are prepared for long term action in support of their 15% pay rise.

2002 U.S.A. Eminem scoops 4 awards at US MTV Video Music Awards: The rapper Eminem scoops 4 awards including "Video of the Year: Without Meat" at the US MTV Video Music Awards.

2003 Iraq Bomb Attack in Najaf: A car bomb has been detonated close to a mosque in the holy city of Najaf killing 80 and injuring a further 100, amongst those killed was Ayatollah Hakim a leading Shia Muslim politician.

2004 Greece Olympics End for Four More Years: The 2004 Summer Olympics end with a spectacular closing ceremony watched by millions around the world as the Olympic Torch is extinguished and passed to China for the 2008 Beijing Games

2005 U.S.A. Hurricane Katrina: Hurricane Katrina a Category 5 Storm with sustained winds of 145 MPH and gusts reaching 175 MPH is the most destructive hurricane ever to hit the United States.

2006 Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad challenged United States president George W. Bush to an uncensored televised debate. The White House declined his invitation dismissing it as a distraction from the concerns over Iran’s nuclear program.

2006 U.S.A. Warren Steed Jeffs Arrested: Warren Steed Jeffs is arrested in Nevada by a local patrol officer, Warren Jeffs was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List due to his involvement for alleged arrangement of extralegal marriages between his adult male followers and underage girls.

2007 United Kingdom Nelson Mandela Statue: A statue of the former South African president Nelson Mandela was unveiled in Parliament Square in London, England. Mandela and his wife were present for the unveiling and spoke to the crowds that gathered to witness the unveiling.

2008 Iran Iran - Nigeria Deal: Iran and Nigeria formed a deal in which Iran would share nuclear technology with Nigeria in order to help the country produce more electricity.

2009 United States Michael Jackson’s death ruled a homicide: After an autopsy the Los Angles Coroner’s office ruled that the manner of pop star Michael Jackson’s death was homicide. The official cause of death was declared to be acute intoxication caused by the drug Propofol.

SEPT. 8th

1915 Germany Zeppelin Used For Bombing: German success using the Zeppelin to terrorize the skies over Britain includes an attack on Aldergate in central London, killing 22 people and causing £500,000 worth of damage.

1935 U.S.A. State Senator Huey P. Long: In retaliation for slandering his father, Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr. fatally shot the State Senator Huey P. Long in the state capital building in Louisiana.

1941 Russia Siege of Leningrad: Germany begins the 900-day Siege of Leningrad by German forces during World War II, the siege led to the death of at least one million Russians from starvation and disease.

1942 U.S.A. Labor Day Weekend Holidays: American workers gave up their Labor day weekend holidays to keep the munitions factories working to help in the war effort. Nearly all the traditional Labor Day Parades have also been cancelled in respect for the thousands of loved ones fighting to protect their country.

1943 Italy Surrenders: Following the deposing of Mussolini from power in July General Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.

1944 UK V2 Rocket: Germany launches the first V2 rocket on London, over the next six months Germany launched 1,400 at Britain ending in March 1945. At the end of world war II both the US and the Soviet Union tried to gain as many V2's and more importantly the scientists who had worked on them, there is a V2 on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington alongside a Saturn rocket.

1950 U.S.A. Wage & Price Controls: Congress passed the Defense Production Act, which called for various economic measures, including wage and price controls.

1950 Scotland Mine Collapse Knockshinnoch Castle colliery: A field above the Knockshinnoch Castle colliery collapses leaving a crater 300 ft X 200 ft X 50 ft deep trapping 120 miners underground, rescue work is a success for most of the miners trapped underground for 24 hours, but 13 of the miners are believed to have perished in the accident.

1955 U.S.A. New Synthetic Material Polyurethane: American firms are tooling up to manufacture the new synthetic material called polyurethane which is thought will be used in our everyday lives at an ever increasing pace, some of the many things that will made from this new material include toys, sponges, car seats, refrigerator insulation and building materials to name just a few.

1967 United Nations Israel - Jordan War Of Words: Israel and Jordan are in a battle of words over who fired the first shots with each accusing the other of firing the first Artillery Shells and Mortars in a breakdown of the cease fire agreed in the United Nations.

1974 U.S.A. Ford Pardons Nixon For Crimes: President Gerald Ford grants an unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office.

1978 U.S.A. Camp David Meeting: The Camp David meeting between President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and the Israel prime minister Mrs Begin continues in secrecy with no comments to the press except they are now in face to face talks, meanwhile Syria is talking to other hard line Arab countries telling them to enter defense pacts with the Soviet Union to ensure protection against the combined Israel / US forces.

1985 South Africa Mining Strike and Racial Violence: Mine Owners in Johannesburg have fired 1,500 black workers for participating in a failed strike causing further increases in racial violence causing the deaths in the last week of 32 during the daily unrest and riots, and causing the rand to continue slipping in value during the last 12 months political unrest in the country due to it's apartheid policies.

1986 UK Nissan Car Factory: Nissan opens a factory in Sunderland, England as the first Japanese automobile factory in Europe.

1986 Chili Rebels Attempt Assassination on Pinochet: The dictator president of Chile General Augusto Pinochet is ambushed by rebel fighters firing on the presidential convoy with machine guns, rifles, bazookas and hand grenades.

1993 U.S.A. Gang Wars With Guns: As guns continue to become easier to obtain gangs in our inner cities no longer settle disputes with fisticuffs, the normal way since the increase in the number of guns on the streets is to shoot first before the other guy.

2000 UK Truck Drivers On Go Slow: 100 Truck drivers hold a "go-slow" protest on the A1 bringing traffic to a slow crawl, meanwhile other truckers and hauliers are blocking oil installations and refineries in protest at the cost of fuel, bringing the supply of petrol at the pumps in petrol stations to a halt, also hospitals are now running out of fuel.

2001 U.S.A. Williams Sisters Showdown US Open: Venus and Serena Williams meet in the final of the US Open becoming the first sisters to meet in a grand slam event since 1884.

2003 U.S.A. Copyright Lawsuits Issued To Internet Users: The Recording Industry Association of America (or RIAA) filed 261 copyright lawsuits against Internet users for trading songs online as part of the RIAA's crackdown on peer-to-peer network users.

2004 Japan Typhoon Songda: Typhoon Songda has been lashing the islands of Japan for 4 days and although downgraded to a tropical storm is still causing widespread damage. The death toll so far is estimated at more than 20 and the damage caused has run into billions of dollars including crops.

2006 Peru Ancient Inca Ruins of Machu Picchu: One week after permission was given to hold helicopter flights over Machu Picchu, the ancient Incan ruins in Peru, the Peruvian government declared the area a no fly zone.

2009 Mexico Attorney General Resigns: The Mexican attorney general resigned on this day. Eduardo Medina Mora did not give a reason for his resignation, but the attorney general was thought to have one of the most dangerous jobs in the country since the government began a fight against drug gangs in 2006.

SEPT. 9th

1920 U.S.A. Bank Robbers: Posses are scouring the hills in Centralia Oklahoma after 4 masked bandits held up a bank and escaped with $4,000 in cash and liberty bonds.

1930 UK Drunkenness: Drunkenness in England is at it's lowest level since 1918 with more drinking places. Also the number of convictions for drunkenness caused through mentholated spirits has also decreased.

1945 China Japan Surrenders To China: The second Sino-Japanese war, between China and Japan formally ended when 1,000,000 Japanese troops surrendered to China.

1945 U.S.A. Computer Bug: First bug discovered in Computer Software Program when operators at the Harvard Faculty at the Computation Laboratory traced an error in the Mark II Computer to a moth trapped in a relay, coining the term bug.

1948 Philippines Volcano Eruption: An evacuation is underway on the small Island of Camuguin with a population of 52,000 due to the eruption of the Volcano which is now raining down Acidic Ash on all parts of the Island causing breathing problems and burning skin.

1950 U.S.A. Truman Fireside Chat: Following President Truman signing the defense production Act yesterday today on fireside talks on the nations radio and TV stations he will explain why he has cut consumer spending by limiting installment buying, real estate credit and put sweeping controls in place to curb wages and prices.

1954 Algeria Earthquake: A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Orleansville, Algeria killing 1,600 people.

1956 U.S.A. Elvis Presley Scandalizes Nation: Elvis Presley appears on Ed Sullivan's show Toast of the Town and scandalized audiences with his suggestive hip gyrations.

1960 U.S.A. Hurricane Donna: Hurricane Donna is approaching Miami and Fort Lauderdale in Florida, The hurricane is over 200 miles wide and is believed to be one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes in recent years.

1965 U.S.A. Hurricane Betsy: Hurricane Betsy after striking the Bahamas and Florida makes landfall at Grand Isle, Louisiana, just west of the mouth of the Mississippi River, The storm travels upriver, causing the Mississippi at New Orleans to rise by 10 feet causing significant flooding of the waters of Lake Pontchartrain which then flooded into New Orleans and leaving 76 people dead. Hurricane Betsy was the first $1 billion dollar storm with out adjusting for inflation (would be about $15 billion at today's money 2008) {MY COMMENT AND WHAT DID WE LEARN FOR THIS... NOTHING}

1970 Jordan British Airliner Hijacked: Palestinian Guerrillas Hijacked a BOAC British Airliner from India bound for London and forced it to land in the Jordanian Dessert.

1971 U.S.A. Attica Prison Riot: Prisoners riot at Attica Prison in New York and seize control taking 39 prison guards and staff hostage, they were protesting over overcrowding. The siege lasted until September 13th when authorities took back the prison, but with terrible consequences including 10 hostage deaths and 29 inmate deaths, plus nearly 100 others with serious injuries.

1976 China Mao Zedong Dies: Chairman Mao Zedong, The Chinese revolutionary and statesman, has died in Beijing at the age of 82.

1980 Canada Provinces Greater Control: The Canadian Prime Minister is offering Canada's Provinces greater control over their natural resources in an effort to gain agreement to gain control over the Canadian Constitution from the British Parliament to Canadian Control.

1987 U.S.A. Alan Greenspan: The new Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, raised the discount rates to tackle inflation which caused the markets to go into a frenzy.

1987 Belgium Heysel Stadium Disaster Trial: 25 Liverpool fans have been extradited to Belgium possibly facing charges of manslaughter for charging Juventus fans during a riot at the stadium which led to a wall collapsing causing the death of 39 Juventus fans.

1990 Finland Bush / Gorbachev Meeting: In a meeting between President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev over the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the Russian President has agreed with Mr Bush on a common ground to ensure stability in the Middle east.

1993 U.S.A. Possible Peace Israel / Palestine: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat may well sign an agreement in Washington this week that might pave the way for peace between Jews and Arabs after 45 years of war. The agreement means The PLO will recognize Israel's right to exist, and Israel agreed to recognize the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people.

1998 UK Viagra To Be Available On The NHS: Following the success in America for the the anti-impotence drug Viagra the NHS after lengthy negotiations and after the NHS was thinking of placing a temporary ban on Viagra due it's high cost of £10 a tablet, has agreed to purchase and subscribe Viagra from Pfizer, for £4.84 a tablet less than 1/2 the current cost of the drug in the United States.

2003 U.S.A. Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese: The Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to an out of court settlement of $85 million to settle the clergy sex abuse cases involving. The case centered on abuse by clergy of young children which the Archdiocese knew about and covered up the abuses often sending the clergy to different parishes.

2003 U.S.A. Itunes: Apple Itunes sells it's 10 millionth song after just 4 months ( songs cost 99 cents ) . This is a major milestone for not only Apple but the music industry as just a short time ago before Apple most music was downloaded through peer to peer networks illegally breaking copy write law.

2005 U.S.A. Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp: A hunger strike by 87 prisoners at the US Guantanamo Bay prison camp is now in it's second month and 10 of the prisoners are being fed through medical assist with nose tubes and are in stable condition.

2007 U.S.A. Roger Federer Wins 4th US Open: Swiss tennis star Roger Federer won his fourth consecutive title in the US Open on this day as he beat Novak Djokovic, 6-4.

2008 Pakistan New President Sworn In: Asif Ali Zardari was sworn in as Pakistan’s president on this day. Zardari was voted in by the parliament after Pervez Musharraf resigned. Zardari is the widower of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated.

SEPT. 12th

1922 England Rudyard Kipling: Rudyard Kipling the well known British writer and poet has made a statement to the New York Times giving an answer to critics that he never stated the United States only entered World War I for the gold it could gain and that Britain and the free world would always be in debt to America for it's help and assistance in World War I.

1930 Argentina Military Coup: Buenos Aires the capitol of Argentina is still in turmoil with mobs running through the streets after the President Irigoyen was overthrown by a military coup.

1940 France Lascaux Prehistoric Cave Paintings: The Lascaux prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by accident by teenagers searching for their dog in France, the paintings are believed to date back over 15,000 years and are considered to be some of the best examples of well-known Upper Paleolithic paintings dating back 16,000 years ever discovered.

1948 U.S.A. Spread Of Polio Increases: The spread of Infantile Paralysis (Polio) is continuing to increase in many US States, only in the worst affected areas will schools continue to stay closed for public health reasons.

1953 U.S.A. JFK Marries Jacky: Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.

1953 Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev: Six months after the death of Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev succeeds him as first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1960 U.S.A. Hurricane Donna: Hurricane Donna one of the most destructive hurricanes seen for many years is pounding Eastern Long Island, New York with high winds and heavy rain causing widespread flooding and property damage and is expected to hit New England within a short time.

1962 U.S.A. Kennedy Tells The World America Will Land A Man On The Moon: In response to the progress made the the Soviet Union in the space race President John F. Kennedy announced that America will place a man on the moon and safely return him before the year 1970.

1970 Jordan Plane Hijack: Palestinian Guerrillas who have hijacked three aircraft in the desert, today blew up those aircraft at the airstrip, but stated the passengers were removed first so are still safe.


1974 Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie: Emperor Haile Selassie who had been crowned "King of Kings of Ethiopia" in 1930 spending 5 years in exile from 1936 - 1941 is deposed by military coup .

1977 South Africa Steve Biko Killed: Steve Biko, a strong anti apartheid activist, was killed in an African prison while in police custody.

1979 Indonesia Earthquake: An earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia and although little damage was felt on the mainland it triggered a tidal wave that destroyed homes and left 8,000 people homeless on the remote island of Yapen.

1980 U.S.A. Detroit: The latest census figures released for Detroit confirm what many have believed and confirmed the worst fears showing that the population of the city has decreased by 23% in just 10 years.

1988 Jamaica Hurricane Gilbert: Hurricane Gilbert A category 5 hurricane with winds reaching 175 mph and the eye large enough to cover Jamaica causes destruction on a scale never before seen on the Island killing hundreds of people and damaging nearly 70% of the Islands homes .

1990 Australia Bungee Jumping Banned: Following a number of High Profile deaths and many other injuries the activity known as Bungee Jumping has been banned in Australia

1990 China Crack Down On Crime: China has cracked down on crime and has executed over 1,500 people this year in a report published by Amnesty International , many within 2 weeks of being arrested which brings into question the trials which many believe are just a mere formality.

1997 U.S.A. Bankruptcy Increasing: Figures just released show that more Americans were declaring bankruptcy in an attempt to leave credit cards debts behind them.

1998 UK Spice Girls: Spice girls return from 3 month tour in the United States to thousands of adoring fans.

2000 U.S.A. Dollar Strengthens Against Euro and pound: The US dollar continues it's strong run with the dollar hitting highs against the pound Sterling and the Euro in late trading.

2001 U.S.A. Bush Announces War On Terrorism: Following the Terrorist attacks on the United States President George W. Bush calls the attacks "acts of war" against the United States and announced a war against terrorism, vowing to "find those responsible and bring them to justice" and told the nation that a search for those responsible was already underway. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, supported the presidents call for military action.

2002 U.S.A. Alan Greenspan: The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has urged Congress and the administration it must balance the federal budget and restrain the desire to cut taxes while raising levels of public spending.

2006 U.S.A. California New Emissions Control Bill: California passed a new emissions control bill. This piece of legislation became one of the most extensive of carbon dioxide fume regulation documents in the U.S.A. that was drafted into law.

2006 Syria U.S. Embassy Attack Damascus: An attack on the United States embassy in Damascus, Syria was stopped by Syrian security forces. Attackers tried to drive two car bombs into the buildings but they were stopped.

2007 Ethiopia Celebrates New Millennium: Ethiopia celebrated its millennium on this day. The country follows the Coptic Orthodox Church calendar which would make the start of the millennium September 12th of 2007.

2007 Russia Largest ever Bomb: Russia tested what they claim to be the largest non-nuclear explosive in the world. The bomb is said to be four times more powerful than the USA’s Moab device.

2008 Saudi Arabia OK To Kill satellite television Channel Owners: The highest ranking judge in Saudi Arabia stated that it is acceptable to kill owners of certain satellite television channels while being interviewed on a radio program. He said that the owners of channels that show immoral or evil programs should be killed if they are not punished in other ways.

2008 United States Train Crash Los Angeles: Twenty-five people died and 135 others are injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Los Angeles.

SEPT. 13th.

1922 Turkey Constantinople: Following the Turkish Victory in Constantinople, crowds have taken to the streets and are attacking Greek churches and homes and destroying them. The Turkish troops have been dispatched to keep order.

1926 U.S.A. Bandits Robbing Mail Trains: The Post Office Department sent a memo to it's army of 25,000 railway mail clerks an order to shoot to kill any bandits attempting to rob the mail, this follows an ever increasing number of robberies by bandits on the mail service which carries millions of dollars worth of mail every day.

1931 British Honduras Hurricane: A major hurricane has devastated Belize in British Honduras with at least 700 dead, and they are requesting assistance in the form of medical supplies.

1940 Egypt Mussolini: Mussolini's forces cross the Libyan border into Egypt where British troops were waiting garrisoned to protect the Suez Canal and Royal Navy bases at Alexandria and Port Said.

1949 Czechoslovakia Roman Catholic Priests Arrested: The communist government in Czechoslovakia has now arrested 15 roman catholic priests on charges of running a secret communications ring, the government believes the priests are planning political unrest but the priests maintain it is just a means of keeping in contact with fellow members.

1951 South Korea Communist Attack: Communist troops are massing in large numbers with as many as 250,000 troops plus a large number of tanks massed on the western battle front possibly for a full scale attack on Seoul later this week possibly to coincide with the next full moon.

1956 USA First Hard Disc: IBM Introduces the worlds first production hard disk the "IBM 305" which stored five megabytes of data.

1961 U.S.A. Nuclear Bomb Testing: Following more nuclear tests by the Russians the United States will resume underground testing of Nuclear weapons within the next ten days. The Soviet bomb tests showed they are currently testing in the range of superbomb status and America believes it needs to have at least equal or greater capability.

1970 U.S.A. First New York Marathon: The First New York Marathon is run attracting 127 competitors runners who paid $1.00 to compete and competed several loops around the Park Drive of Central Park.

1971 U.S.A. Attica Prison Riots: Riots in Attica Prison have finally ended after four days with the loss of life of 33 inmates and 11 prison employees, the cause of the riots by inmates is thought to have been due to 3 correction officers and a trooper committing unprovoked attacks on prisoners which were not reprimanded or punished.

1978 U.S.A. School Immunization Crackdown: In a crackdown on immunization policy many thousands of children have been sent home from school for failure to have proof of proper immunization, state laws require immunization for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Rubella prior to starting school, and the numbers who have not been immunized prior to starting school has been increasing each year.

1978 Scotland Hercules Captured: In a bizarre case of back to the wild, a tame 1/2 ton grizzly bear being used in a TV commercial for Kleenex (Hercules) has been recaptured after staying free for more than 3 weeks on the Island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.

1989 U.S.A. Hurricane Hugo: Hurricane Hugo approaches the Leeward Islands and over the next 12 days, Hugo would kill 75 people from the island of Guadeloupe to South Carolina.

1991 U.S.A. Flagging Economy: The Fed has cut the discount bank lending rate by 0.5% from 5.5% to 5.0% making the lowest level in 18 years in an effort to bolster the flagging economy. This follows the 0.7% fall in retail sales which is an indicator that the economy is flagging. This will be the forth decline in interest rates this year.

1993 U.S.A. Peace Plan Agreed Israel / Palestine: Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the PLO leader, Yasser Arafat sign a framework for peace on the South Lawn of the White House.

1999 Russia Terrorist Bombs Moscow: The terrorist bombing campaign has continued with as many as 100 deaths including women and children in the latest bombing of an apartment block in the city.

2001 U.S.A. Air Travel Restarts: Commercial air traffic restarts from most airports in the U.S. after all air traffic had been grounded following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

2001 U.S.A. Osama bin Laden Named As Prime Suspect: Osama bin Laden has been named As Prime Suspect behind the terrorist attacks on the United States two days ago by the Secretary of State Colin Powell.

2003 Zimbabwe Last Independent Newspaper Closed Down: The Last Independent Newspaper in Zimabwe (the Daily News) has been closed down by Police on orders from the the ruling Mugabe government, countries and media around the world are condemning the closure as "a major attack on the freedom of the press".

2004 UK Batman Taken Down: A protestor representing the "Fathers 4 Justice campaign" dressed as Batman who broke into the grounds of Buckingham Palace and was protesting on a ledge by the Buckingham Palace balcony has been bought down by police after 5 hours, the protest has raised a number of questions concerning Buckingham Palace Security.

2007 UK Northern Rock: Northern Rock the bank that has failed to gain additional funding to continue trading has been bailed out for the short term by the Bank of England to become the "lender of last resort".

2009 Venezuela Earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit 65 miles outside of Caracas, Venezuela.

SEPT. 14th

1926 China Yangtze River: British, American and French warships are battling for control of the Yangtse River following bombardment of foreign vessels by the Chinese.

1935 U.S.A. Nazi Swastika Remarks: The US Secretary of State Hull apologized to the German Ambassador for a Judges insulting remarks about the Nazi Swastika flag, and assured the German Government these are not the views of the American Government who will respect a countries sovereign right to choose a flag.

1949 U.S.A. A & P Food Chain: The Attorney General has filed suit to break up the A & P nationwide food chain. This is a follow up to an anti-trust case earlier this year that the powerful chain must separate their manufacturing and processing from its buying and selling business.

1951 U.S.A. Seedless Watermelon: A seedless watermelon has been developed at Purdue University it is round and will weigh about 8 to 10 pounds, it could well be seen on sale in parts of the country by next year.

1951 UK Fawley Oil Refinery: The largest oil refinery in Europe opens at Fawley on Southampton Water, the refinery is owned by Esso and is designed to process 300,000 barrels of crude oil daily.

1959 Space First Man Made Object Reaches The Moon: The First Man Made Object Luna 2 crash lands on the Moon becoming the first man made object to reach the Moon in what many are calling the space race between the worlds two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union.

1960 Iraq OPEC: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded by five core members: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.

1960 Congo Army Takes Control: The army in Congo has taken control of the country just a few months after the country gains independence for Britain.

1961 British New Guinea Communist Government Chosen: Yet another country in South America has chosen a pro Communist government and the western world will watch carefully how the country progresses with fears that it provides the Soviet Union with another foothold in South America to base troops and aircraft.

1966 U.S.A. Minimum Wage Raised To $1.40: The minimum wage is to a new rate of $1.40 an hour which would include State and local government workers at public schools and nursing homes, as well as the construction industry.

1978 UK Bulgarian Defector Killed: In a bizarre case of the death of a Bulgarian exile Scotland Yard has called in germ warfare specialists to investigate claims that he was murdered by a jab from a needle tipped umbrella containing poison.

1982 Monaco Grace Kelly: Princess Grace of Monaco (Grace Kelly) dies today due to injuries sustained in a car crash yesterday.

1985 UK Tit For Tat Expulsions: The USSR retaliates to British Expulsions of Soviet nationals suspected of spying by throwing out 25 British nationals suspected of spying.

1991 Afghanistan Weapons Deal: After meetings between the US secretary of State and President Gorbachev a joint announcement has been made that the US will no longer supply arms to the US backed Rebels and The Soviet Union would stop supplying weapons to the Government in hopes that a peace can be reached in the war torn country.

1994 U.S.A. Baseball Strike: After 34 days of strike by Major League Baseball Players Association the acting commissioner for baseball Bud Selig has announced the cancelation of the 1994 Major League Baseball season.

2001 U.S.A. 40 billion dollars approved to catch Osama Bin Laden: Following the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon 3 days ago, the President of the United States George W Bush has put the nation on maximum alert and approved the call up of thousands of reservists, congress has rushed through an emergency bill providing 40 billion dollars for the war on terrorism and the capture of Osama Bin Laden.

1998 World Microsoft Largest Company in the World: Microsoft has become the biggest company in the world after just 23 years, after being valued at $261bn on the New York stock exchange finally beating General Electric in valuation.

2005 UK Store Cards High Interest Rates: The British Competition Commission has published it's latest report and proposed major changes in the rules governing store cards including better consumer information regarding rates and payment information.

2006 U.S.A. E. Coli Breakout: An outbreak of 200 Escherichia coli (E. coli) illnesses in 26 states is traced to the bacteria in organic bagged fresh spinach grown on a 50 acre farm in San Benito County, California.

2006 Germany Rabbis Ordained: Three Jewish students from Abraham Geiger College are ordained in Germany and become the first rabbis ordained in Germany since World War II.

2007 Japan Lunar Probe: Japan launched its first lunar probe successfully. The probe, called Selene, was set to first orbit the Earth and then travel to the moon and gather information with two smaller satellites for a year.

2008 Russia Aeroflot Plane Crash: An airliner from the Russian national airline, Aeroflot, crashed after it caught fire in mid-air, killing all eighty-eight passengers on board.

SEPT. 15th

1916 France Battle of the Somme: The British launch a major offensive against the Germans at the Battle of the Somme, using 40 primitive tanks for the first time in history.

1926 U.S.A. Flooding Midwest: As heavy rains continue to fall across the Midwest many towns and cities are only accessible by boat and with rain continuing to fall more and more rivers are overflowing making the situation worse each day, forecasters are predicting further rain for the next 7 days.

1931 UK Mahatma Gandhi: A conference between the British government and the emissary for India Mahatma Gandhi continue in London with the figure of Gandhi sat cross legged on a chair with his loincloth admitting that Britain has the power of force to control India but would like the two countries to work together as an honorable and equal partnership in India, during his speech to the conference he said he was a poor humble agent acting on behalf of the Indian National Congress.

1935 Germany German Jews Stripped Of Citizenship: German Jews are stripped of their citizenship, reducing them to subjects of the state, this was only part of Hitler changes to Jews as they were disqualified from public office and professions, and also not allowed to marry Aryans.

1940 UK Battle of Britain: The Battle of Britain turns in British favor when the Royal Air Force (RAF) flying the new Spitfires down 56 German aircraft in two dogfights lasting less than an hour.

1951 Tibet China Takes Control: Communist China has taken control of the capitol of "The Roof of The World" Tibet, and communist trained priests have been sent to take charge of the Dalai Lama's Realm.

1959 U.S.A. Nikita Khrushchev: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev arrives in the United States, for an extended visit and summit with President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1961 Congo UN Troops Surrounded: UN troops including a number of Irish troops have been surrounded by the province of Katanga well armed troops and hundreds of fanatical tribesman, the UN is rushing in reinforcements in an effort to stop a bloodbath by the local tribesman.

1963 U.S.A. Riots Erupt in Alabama: Riots erupt in Alabama after four young African-American girls are killed during Sunday School as the result of an exploding bomb.

1963 U.S.A. Four Young Black Girls Murdered By Klan: Members of the Ku Klux Klan plant 19 sticks of dynamite with a delayed-time release outside the basement of the 16th St. Baptist Church which was a rallying point for civil-rights activities through the spring of 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. Four young black girls (Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Addie Collins, and Cynthia Wesley) were killed in the bombing as they prepared their Sunday school lesson on "The love that forgives." .

1964 UK The Sun Newspaper: The Mirror Group is replacing it's morning newspaper the Daily Herald with The Sun promising the paper will be a "radical" and "independent" newspaper ( It was still published in the traditional broad sheet format ).

1978 U.S.A. Camp David Peace Talks: A source close to the Camp David peace talks has told reporters that Israel is agreeing in principle to eventual withdrawal from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip which they have occupied since 1967, but the 2 key stumbling blocks are the future of the Palestinians and the Israeli Settlements in occupied Arab lands.

1981 Egypt Expels the Soviet Ambassador: Egypt has expelled the Soviet Ambassador to Cairo and six of his staff as they believe they are making an already difficult situation worse by fanning the flames of Secratarian strife in the country.

1991 Japan Typhoon Kinna: Typhoon Kinna has reached western Japan with winds in excess of 80 mph accompanied by torrential rain causing rivers to flood and bridges to collapse due to mudslides.

1999 U.S.A. Hurricane Floyd: Hurricane Floyd a Category 4 storm with winds in excess of 140mph hits the Cape Fear region of North Carolina causing the drowning deaths of 56 people and 6,000 homes were lost to the storm, from there it continued up the coast to Connecticut

2001 Afghanistan Panic Buying: As President Bush tells the people of America to prepare for war, the countries of Iran and Pakistan bolster borders with Afghanistan as many believe this will be the first target as it is believed that is where Osama Bin Laden is hiding out, meanwhile panic buying by the citizens of Afghanistan of the basic essentials to live and many are leaving the Capital of Kabul for safer areas in villages outside of the city.

2005 U.S.A. President Bush Admits Failing Hurricane Katrina Victims: President George W. Bush admits to the nation the government had failed to respond adequately to the devastation caused to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program.

2006 Taiwan Protest March: Over 320,000 marched in Taiwan calling for the resignation of the president, Chen Shui-bian. The march came amidst protests held in the capital, Taipei for weeks.