Today is Monday, September 12th, 2022, the 255th day. There are 110 days left in this year.
Today’s historical highlights:
On September 12, 1977, South African black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko (BEE’-koh), 30, died in police custody, sparking international outcry.
In 1913, Olympic legend Jesse Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama.
In 1914, during World War I, the Allies defeated Germany in the First Battle of the Marne.
In 1958, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Cooper v. Aaron that Arkansas officials who were resisting public school desegregation orders could not ignore the Supreme Court decision. Did.
In 1959, the Soviet Union launched the space probe Luna 2, which successfully landed on the moon. His television western series “Bonanza” premiered on NBC.
In a 1962 speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: , but because they are difficult.
In 1987, reports surfaced that Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden borrowed, without quoting, a passage from a speech by British Labor leader Neil Kinnock (KIHN’-ik) in one of his campaign speeches. did. (Kinnock’s report, along with other damaging revelations, prompted Biden to drop his White House bid.)
In 1995, Belarusian forces shot down a hydrogen balloon during an international race, killing two American pilots, John Stuart Jarvis and Alan Frenkel.
In 2001, a day after the terrorist attacks that shut down the World Trade Center, devastated the Pentagon, and killed thousands, stunned rescue workers climbed out of the smoke-filled rubble of the World Trade Center. I kept looking for the corpse. President George W. Bush branded the attacks in New York and Washington an “act of war” and spoke of a “monumental struggle between good versus evil” and said “good will win.”
In 2003, eight people were killed in the Iraqi city of Fallujah when U.S. forces accidentally opened fire on a vehicle carrying police.
In 2005, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown resigned three days after losing on-site command of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
In 2008, a Metrolink commuter train collided head-on with a freight train in Los Angeles, killing 25 people. (Federal investigators said his Metrolink engineer Robert Sanchez, one of his dead, had texted him on his cell phone and ignored red lights just before the crash. rice field.)
In 2011, Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 to win his first US Open championship.
Ten years ago: The US sent an elite group of Marines to Tripoli, Libya, after a mob attack in Benghazi that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. President Barack Obama condemned the violence and vowed to bring the killers to justice. Republican challenger Mitt Romney accused the administration of showing weakness in the face of turbulent events in the Middle East.
Five years ago: Crews worked to restore the only highway that connects the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma was feared to have destroyed 25% of homes. More than nine million Floridans, nearly half the state’s population, were still without electricity in the late summer heat. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has announced he is stepping down following allegations of sexual abuse, while gay rights pioneer Edith Windsor has announced plans to void part of a federal law banning gay marriage. He died in New York at the age of 88 in a temporary Supreme Court case.
A year ago: Novak Djokovic completed the calendar year Grand Slam in men’s tennis for the first time since 1969, but lost to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final. When the NFL opened its doors to capacity for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, tailgated, face-painted fans returned in full force to stadiums across the country, Lil Nas X said he’d win Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. Won the Year of the Year. Tonight, Justin Bieber triumphantly returned to the stage as a performer and Artist of the Year winner. Los Angeles His Dodgers’ Max Scherzer became the 19th pitcher in major league history with 3,000 career strikeouts. He also had a perfect game in the eighth inning of the game against the San Diego Padres.
Today’s birthday: Actor Linda Gray is 82 years old. Singer Maria Mulder says she is 80 years old. Actor Joe Pantoliano is 71 years old. Singer and musician Jerry Beckley (USA) is 70 years old. Former MTV VJ Nina Blackwood is 70 years old. Former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is 66. Rachel Ward is 65 years old. Actor Amy Yasbeck is 60 years old. Rock musician Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) is 57 years old. Actor Darren E. Burroughs is 56 years old. Rock singer and musician Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 56 years old. ee) CK is her 55. Rock his musician Larry Lalonde (Plymouth) is 54 years old. Golfer Angel Cabrera is 53 years old. Actor and singer Will Chase is 52 years old. Actor Josh Hopkins is 52 years old. ‘-lay) is 46. Rapper 2 Chainz is 45. Actor Kelly Jenrette is 44. Actor Ben McKenzie is 44. Singer Ruben Studdard is 44. Alfie Allen is 36. Actor Emmy Rossum is 36 years old. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is 33 years old. Country singer Kelsea Ballerini is 29 years old. Colin Ford is 26 years old.
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