This Day in History – September 16, 2011

1782 Great Seal of US used for 1st time 1857 Typesetting machine patent 1880 The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, N.Y.. The Sun is the nation’s oldest, continuously-independent college daily in the United States. 1893 Settlers race in Oklahoma for prime land in the Cherokee Strip. 1908 The General Motors Corporation is founded. 1915 US takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years 1919 The American Legion is incorporated. 1920 The Wall Street bombing: a bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City 38 are killed and 400 injured. 1945 World War II: The surrender of the Japanese troops in Hong Kong. The surrender is accepted by the Royal Navy Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt. 1963 “Outer Limits” premiers on TV 1963 Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br. N. Borneo & Sarawak 1968 Richard Nixon appears on “Laugh-in” 1970 King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule following the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). This results in the formation of the Black September Palestinian paramilitary unit. 1971 6 Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses 1972 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie 1974 Pres Ford announces conditional amnesty for US, Vietnam War deserters 1975 Papua New Guinea gains its independence from Australia. 1975 The Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe join the United Nations. 1975 The first prototype of the MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight. 1978 An earthquake measuring 7.5 to 7.9 on the Richter scale hits the city of Tabas, Iran killing about 25,000 people. 1980 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations. 1983 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen 1987 The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. 1990 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle NY 1990 Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush 1990 Pirate Radio New York International begins transmissions on WWCR 1992 Black Wednesday: the Pound Sterling is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark. 2010 The Pope makes a visit to the Britian]]]]> ]]>