On This Day In History
27 September 1964. The Warren Commission published its 888 page report on the assassination of President John F Kennedy. It concluded, Lee Harvey Oswald, was the assassin, and acted alone. It also concluded that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald two days later. pic.twitter.com/TTXL27xY1V
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 27, 2022
27 September 1987. Tony Jacklin led a team of 12 European golfers to win the Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, USA. The European team won by 15 to 13 points. It was the first time a US team had ever lost on home soil in the competition. pic.twitter.com/cwkwuahCYE
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 27, 2022
27 September 2017. American entrepreneur, Hugh Hefner, died (aged 91). He was founder of Playboy Enterprises and editor-in-chief of the magazine. He was an advocate of sexual liberation, but his critics suggested his fortune was built on objectifying and exploiting women. pic.twitter.com/hnEZSfI7A4
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 27, 2022
27 September 2021. England and LIverpool FC legend, Roger Hunt, died (aged 83). He played 34 times for England, scoring 18 goals, and was a key member of the 1966 England World Cup winning team. He scored 285 goals for Liverpool in 492 appearances. pic.twitter.com/Wvr2ooKv3y
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 27, 2022
27 September 1979. Gracie Fields died (aged 81). She was the most popular British female singer in the 1930s. She was granted the Freedom of Rochdale, her home town, where a local theatre is named after her. In 2016, a statue of Fields was unveiled outside Rochdale Town Hall. pic.twitter.com/xkxObhEpUC
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 27, 2022
September 28th
935 Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslaus I of Bohemia
1066 William the Conqueror, then Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England
1781 9,000 American and 7,000 French troops begin the siege of Yorktown
1887 Yellow River or Huáng Hé floods in China, killing between 900,000 and 2 million people, one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
1939 German-Soviet Frontier Treaty is signed by Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov; redraws German and Soviet spheres of influence in central Europe and transfers most of Lithuania to the USSR
Did You Know?
The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter as the distance between two lines on a standard bar of an alloy of platinum with ten percent iridium, measured at the melting point of ice
Today in History in 1889
Would You Believe?
Napoléon Bonaparte, aged 16, graduates from the elite École Militaire in Paris (42nd in a class of 51)
Today in History in 1785
This day 107 years ago - 28 September 1912 - the Ulster Covenant was signed by 471,414 people, pledging their opposition to H. H. Asquith's plan to introduce Home Rule.
They claimed it “would be disastrous to the material well-being of Ulster as well as of the whole of Ireland.” pic.twitter.com/GKQeJ6sbyR
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 28, 2019
#OTD in 2007, Sue Batten retired from the London Fire Brigade. She became Britain's first full-time female firefighter in 1982. 'It was tough and often lonely.... I was a woman on my own. There were a lot of things I missed out on, just general chit chat.' https://t.co/pFTW1N5F8D pic.twitter.com/hZFJM2yEx1
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 28, 2022
On this day in 1868, violence erupted in Opelousas, Louisiana, when white residents resentful of African Americans' new voting rights attacked and killed dozens of people. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/4OYbZnvxH5
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 28, 2022
28 September 1745. God Save the King, the national anthem, was sung for the first time at Drury Lane Theatre, London. The composer is unknown. The melody was also used for the national anthem of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 and Russian anthem God Save the Tsar before 1833. pic.twitter.com/IfUSjT0p6x
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1789. The US Federal Congress recommended a day of thanksgiving should be celebrated each year. The first one took place on Thursday 26 November 1789. pic.twitter.com/ZtNfy4I4MD
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1895. French biologist and chemist, Louis Pasteur, died (aged 72). He’s remembered for his breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of infectious diseases. He reduced mortality from puerperal fever and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax. pic.twitter.com/JRus2pau6S
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1865. Elizabeth Garret Anderson became the first resident English woman to officially qualify as a doctor. She later became the first woman to officially qualify as a surgeon in England. pic.twitter.com/fnfKsZLeea
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1905. Max Schmeling was born in Klein Luckow, Germany. He was heavyweight champion from 1930 to 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 (which he won), and 1938 (when he lost), were worldwide sporting events, and viewed as clashes between democracy and Nazism. pic.twitter.com/fWIg6nkPHS
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1923. The first issue of the Radio Times was published. It came about because newspapers initially refused to carry listings of daily radio programmes. In response, the BBC decided to publish its own on a weekly basis. The magazine later carried TV listings, too. pic.twitter.com/gwGRWvQpfV
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1970. Egyptian President, Gamal Nasser, died (aged 52). He had served the second president of Egypt since 1954. Nasser had led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-reaching land reforms in the following year. pic.twitter.com/wwgJ9h8gu1
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1972. Merseybeat star, Rory Storm, was found dead (aged 34), along with his mother, Violet (pictured). The cause of both deaths were deemed “accidental” alcohol-drug overdoses. His group The Hurricanes were popular in Liverpool, but never achieved major success. pic.twitter.com/u3qRVAp8RZ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 1996. At Ascot, Frankie Dettori, became the first jockey to win all seven races at a British race meeting. The cumulative odds of the seven wins was 25,051-1. This feat made Dettori the most popular jockey riding in the UK. pic.twitter.com/LHdRadgmxG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022
28 September 2000. Former Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, died (aged 80). He was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, between 1968 and 1984. His tenure of 15 years and 164 days makes him Canada’s third longest-serving PM. pic.twitter.com/Uwtzb2XBPo
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2022