5 September 1957, Jack Kerouac’s cult novel, On the Road, was first published in the USA. It follows Kerouac and his friends on a journey across the USA, against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and drug use. It’s a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation. pic.twitter.com/ESZ1qYv169

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1963. Christine Keeler, a leading figure in the “Profumo Sex Scandal”, was arrested for perjury. She had lied in court to secure the conviction of a former abusive lover, Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon. On 6 December 1963, she was found guilty and jailed for 9 months. pic.twitter.com/FfguuO3U6z

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1969. US Army Lieutenant, William Calley, was charged with murder, for his role in the infamous My Lai Massacre in the Vietnam War. He was found guilty but never went to prison and was later controversially pardoned by President Richard Nixon. pic.twitter.com/PSVlgR8A3k

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1970. 28 year old, Jochen Rindt (Austria), was killed after a crash during practice for the Italian Grand Prix. At the time, he led the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship. He was never overtaken after his death and became the only posthumous F1 World Champion. pic.twitter.com/j8E4J7WpKS

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1972. In an incident that shocked the world, 8 members of the Palestinian terrorist group, Black September, killed 2 Israeli athletes and took 9 others hostage in Munich’s Olympic Village during the 1972 Olympic Games. The 9 hostages were killed on the following day. pic.twitter.com/bsLhSExdbi

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1975. Lynette (“Squeaky”) Fromme, a former cult follower of Charles Manson, attempted to kill US President, Gerald Ford. She pointed a gun at him near the California State Capitol building, but the gun did not fire. Nevertheless, she was given a life sentence. pic.twitter.com/UMgRzLvkRN

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1982. Douglas Bader died (aged 72). In December 1931, he lost both legs in an air crash, but in spite of his disability he went on to become a RAF flying ace in WW2, credited with 22 aerial victories. His life featured in the popular biopic film, Reach For The Sky. pic.twitter.com/Gl1xxYqWsZ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

5 September 1997. Mother Teresa (Agnesë Bojaxhiu), died (aged 87). She engaged in charitable efforts to help the poor in India, though financial donations surrounding these efforts have been subject to criticism. This did not stop her becoming a Saint of the Catholic Church. pic.twitter.com/tLW6uhQnlv

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

PHOTO OF THE DAY. The Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, USA. pic.twitter.com/6WsLrCi1Fv

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 5, 2022

September 6th

3114 BC Date Maya/Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar starts dating from (as corresponds to the Julian Calendar).

1522 Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition aboard the Vitoria returns to Spain without their captain. First to circumnavigate the earth.

1666 After St Paul's Cathedral and much of the city had been burned down over four days, The Great Fire of London is finally extinguished.

1901 US President William McKinley is shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, while visiting the Pan-American Exposition in New York

1909 New York Times headline announces American explorer Robert Peary had discovered the North Pole 5 months earlier

1914 World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins, French and British forces prevent German advance on Paris (till the 12th Sept)

1916 1st true supermarket, the "Piggly Wiggly" is opened by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee

Did You Know?

1st aircraft to loop the loop - Adolphe Pégoud in France

Today in History in 1913

Would You Believe?

King Charles II of England spends a day hiding in an oak tree during his escape after losing the Battle of Worcester

Today in History in 1651

https://www.onthisday.com/

This day 427 years ago - 6 September 1593 - pirate queen Grace O'Malley met with Elizabeth I.

O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille) demanded the release of her son, who had been imprisoned by Richard Bingham, Governor of Connacht.

Elizabeth agreed, and Bingham was recalled to England. pic.twitter.com/hk9p6Umq1Z

— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 6, 2020

#OTD in 1914, Mildred Aldrich, a US journalist who had moved from Paris to Huiry in search of 'perfect calm', found the WWI Battle of the Marne unfolding below her hilltop house. Her letters of the time were quickly published in four best-selling memoirs. https://t.co/emU1jJMjwR pic.twitter.com/3qB5x8E7Ro

— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 6, 2022

On this day in 1913, eight Black men at a Texas prison farm suffocated after they were held overnight in an underground cell as punishment for not picking cotton fast enough. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/0lmQMY75B3

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 6, 2022

6 September 1901. US President, William McKinley (aged 58), was shaking hands with the public in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, when anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. He died on 14 September 1901 of gangrene caused by the gunshot wounds. pic.twitter.com/2Vt20XAL1Z

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 6, 2022

6 September 1944. The British government finally relaxed blackout restrictions, as the threat from piloted German aircraft had clearly diminished. The blackout now became known as a “dim out”. pic.twitter.com/5CHnW3kAHy

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 6, 2022

6 September 1991. The name St. Petersburg was restored to Russia’s second largest city, which had been called Leningrad since 1924. pic.twitter.com/yOB0ov9ZrT

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 6, 2022

PHOTO OF THE DAY: The Earth as seen from Apollo 17 (1972). pic.twitter.com/zSQhbttV40

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 6, 2022

6th September 2022

FIFA Women's World Cup Play off

Slovakia 0 Ireland 1 Ireland 🇮🇪 🙌