Liberty Pub Thread #3

I'm trying out a suggestion by Erik The Red, and moving the history thread to 5 AM PT/8 AM ET, after fruitcup. To fill this gap, here's another Liberty Pub thread to continue on!

Today in History: September 23rd

Highlights of this day in history: Richard Nixon gives his 'Checkers' speech; Rome's Augustus Caesar born; Lewis and Clark finish trek to America's West; Psychologist Sigmund Freud dies; Musicians Ray Charles and Bruce Springsteen born.

Other notable September 23rd events include:

1459 – Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is fought at Blore Heath in Staffordshire.

1780 – American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.

1845 – The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.

1846 – Neptune is discovered by French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams; the discovery is verified by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.

1889 – Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.

1969 – The Chicago Eight trial opens in Chicago.

1973 – Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.

1999 – NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter.

Early year of a decade not too long before our own – The human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence.

Today in History: September 20th

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Highlights of this day in history: Ferdinand Magellan begins his attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The Papal States were taken over by Italian troops, leading to the unification of Italy. Hugo Chavez speaks at the UN. Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes.

Other notable September 20th events include:

1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.

1633 – Galileo Galilei is tried before the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for teaching that the Earth orbits the Sun.

1881 – Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States following the assassination of James Garfield.

1891 – The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.

1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held.

1967 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland. It is operated by the Cunard Line.

1979 – Lee Iacocca is elected president of the Chrysler Corporation.

2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror".

Today in History: September 18th

Highlights of this day in history: Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act; Anthrax tainted letters sent to NBC and the New York Post. Patricia Hearst is arrested after her kidnapping. U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in a plane crash. Greta Garbo born. Jimi Hendrix dies.

Other notable September 18th events include:

324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.

1502 – Christopher Colombus lands at Costa Rica on his fourth, and final, voyage.

1679 – New Hampshire becomes a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1793 – The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington.

1809 – The Royal Opera House in London opens.

1851 – First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which would become The New York Times.

1873 – The Panic of 1873 begins.

1882 – The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.

1895 – Booker T. Washington delivers the "Atlanta Compromise" address.

1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) goes on the air.

1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent service.

1948 – Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the US Senate without completing another senator's term when she defeats Democratic opponent Adrian Scolten.

1960 – Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.

1984 – Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.

1998 – ICANN is formed.

C2 PREVIEW: Time Capsules - A History Forum

Over the course of this week, we'll be offering a preview of our plans for the new C2 site. Today's Taste of C2 features Time Capsules: A History Forum.

The Time Capsules forum will be hosted by the amazing Pi Guy. We're excited to present this forum, which will no doubt be a favorite of many. Here you'll find Pi Guy's popular feature, Today in History. Feel like talking about Fat Man and Little Boy or celebrating the upcoming Marine Corps birthday on November 10th? Whether your thing is world history or American history, you'll be able to discuss it here.

As most of you already know (or might surmise from his nic), Pi Guy is rather fond of math, and publishes the Grey Matters blog. He doesn't mind being referred to as an uber-geek, and while you're in there, go ahead and ask him what day of the week your birthday fell on in 1974. He can tell you. Really! How cool is that?