September 3, 2010
| THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS | August 29, 1809Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (author) | September 1, 1866James J. Corbett (boxer) |
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TIME CAPSULES
Crypt of Civilization, in Atlanta, Georgia, is to be opened in the year 8113! See the entire inventory of this HUGE time capsule.  |
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MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS
September 3, 1833
Read All About It!
It was on this day that publisher Benjamin Day distributed the first issue of his New York paper, The Sun, a four-page daily that sold for one penny. Day advertised to hire people to sell and deliver it. Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty responded and was hired. He became America's first newspaper boy. |
September 16, 1620
Across the Ocean
On August 15, 1620, two ships set sail from Southampton, England, headed to the New World. Twice they were forced to return to port because one of them, the Speedwell, leaked. Finally, it was left in port, and the Mayflower sailed alone from Plymouth on September 16, 1620, loaded with 102 passengers and their provisions. |
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In the past, sheep trimmed the White House lawn!
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