Delicious, colorful and versatile, smoked salmon can make it easy to elevate your holiday festivities, which might look shockingly different this year. Whether it’s your family or a small group of friends, you can feel good about serving sustainable smoked salmon to your guests. Highlight smoked salmon at socially distanced gatherings with these recipes and […]
1706 – Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1772)
1767 – Henri Christophe, President of Haiti (1807-11) and King of Haiti (1811-20), born in Grenada (d. 1820)
1888 – Li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Zedong (Chinese Communist Party)
1902 – Mihovil Logar, composer
1930 – Hafez al-Assad, General and President of Syria (1971-2000), born in Qardaha, Alawite State, Syria (d. 2000)
1943 – Udo Zimmermann, composer
1944 – Merzak Allouache, director (Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris)
1948 – Dan Hamburg, (Rep-D-California)
1966 – Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1992 – Rhyon Nicole Brown, American actress
1762 – British troops occupy Manila, Philippines
1863 – Dr Charles H Sheppard opens 1st public bath, in Brooklyn
1906 – The Majlis of Iran convened for the first time.
1919 – White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series
1935 – Italian army occupies Adua Abyssinia
1948 – KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
1948 – “Polonaise” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 113 performances
1966 – LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is first declared illegal in state of California, other states follow.
1983 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
2017 – Storm Nate kills at least 22 people passing through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras
1848 – Guido von List, Austrian-German occultist and novelist (Jung Diethers Heimkehr), born in Vienna (d. 1919)
1913 – William Lehman, American politician, born in Selma, Alabama (d. 2005)
1933 – Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony and Ecstasy, Wicker Man), born in Brisbane, Queensland (d. 2011)
1937 – Barry Switzer, American football coach (Oklahoma), born in Crossett, Arkansas
1941 – Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002-03), born in Lomas de Zamora, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
1949 – Ralph Goodale, Canadian politician (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1952 – Imran Khan, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018- ) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests, 3,807 runs, 362 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1965 – Trace Armstrong, NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
1976 – Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President, born in Tsentaroy, Russia
1988 – Maja Salvador, Filipina actress, born in Aparri, Philippines
1915 – Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
1915 – Allies land troops at the northern Greek city of Salonika; Greece is nominally neutral but allows the landing
1923 – Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star
1945 – Hollywood Black Friday: A six month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers’ studios.
1949 – Sportswriter Robert Ruark first reports golfing great Bobby Jones’s rare spinal disease (syringomyelia) which prevent him from playing any form of golf again
1975 – Austrian Niki Lauda wins the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen to claim his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 19.5 points from Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil
1990 – Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Kevin Stevens has 2 goals and 4 assists in 7-4 opening-night win against the Washington Capitals at Capital Centre to set NHL record for most points in a season opener (6)
1990 – “Henry and June” film, based on the book by Anaïs Nin, first film to be given an NC-17 rating in the US, released
1993 – China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
2017 – Spanish constitutional court suspends Catalan parliament to prevent declaration of independence
Historical Events 1862 – Battle of Hatchie Bridge, Tennessee; confederate forces avoid capture by Union army 1892 – Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville, Kansas bank holdup 1919 – Norwegian population agrees to prohibition 1958 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1993 – China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC […]
While Hollywood may not be delivering its usual batch of blockbusters in theaters, there are still ways for movie fans to get their fix at home. Streaming media has made it more convenient to binge watch favorite shows and movie series on your own time. One of the most popular movie franchises of the last […]
Aries 3/21 – 4/19 Someone not perfect, still could be perfect for you. Open your heart to the possibility. Taurus 4/20 – 5/20 The first week of the month carries August tangles, but these will be easily resolved. Gemini 5/21 – 6/20 A nagging doubt about your actions challenges a closely held conviction at the […]
Hey all you September birthday babies. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Yep, BOOM! Just like that another year has flown by. Let’s take a glimpse at some famous people you share a birthday with. Birthstone = Sapphire SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1) Zendaya Coleman, 24, actress (Shake It Up!), singer, Oakland, CA, 1996. 2) Cynthia Watros, 52, actress (Lost, Guiding […]