Monday, September 28th
The 271st day of 2009.
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Today's Highlights in History
On Sept. 28, 1924, two United States Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days. (Go to article.)
On Sept. 28, 1901, Ed Sullivan, who entertained millions of Americans with his long-running Sunday night variety show, was born. Following his death on Oct. 13, 1974, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On September 28, 1861, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about financing the Union war effort during the Civil War. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
On this date in:
1066 William the Conqueror, the duke of Normandy, invaded England.
1542 Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived in present-day San Diego.
1781 American forces, backed by a French fleet, began the siege of Yorktown Heights, Va., during the Revolutionary War,
1787 Congress voted to send the Constitution to state legislatures for their approval.
1850 Flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy.
1939 During World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on a plan to partition Poland.
1972 Japan and Communist China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
1974 First lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland.
1989 Deposed Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died in exile in Hawaii at age 72.
1991 Jazz musician Miles Davis died at age 65.
1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord to transfer much of the West Bank to the control of its Arab residents.
2000 Capping a 12-year battle, the government approved use of the abortion pill RU-486.
2000 Ariel Sharon, leader of Israel's hard-line opposition, sparked new Israeli-Palestinian clashes by touring the Temple Mount.
2000 Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau died at age 80.
2005 House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was indicted by a Texas grand jury on a charge of conspiring to violate political fundraising laws. (The charge was later thrown out. DeLay is awaiting trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges.)
2005 The U.S. Treasury unveiled the new $10 bill, which features splashes of red, yellow and orange.
Current Birthdays
Naomi Watts turns 41 years old today.
AP Photo/Charles Sykes Actress Naomi Watts turns 41 years old today.
86 William Windom
Actor
84 Arnold Stang
Actor
75 Brigitte Bardot
Actress
71 Ben E. King
R&B singer
66 Joel Higgins
Actor
63 Jeffrey Jones
Actor ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off")
63 Helen Shapiro
Singer
59 John Sayles
Writer, director
57 Sylvia Kristel
Actress
55 Steve Largent
Football Hall of Famer
55 George Lynch
Rock musician
52 C.J. Chenier
Zydeco singer, musician
50 Steve Hytner
Actor
47 Grant Fuhr
Hockey Hall of Famer
45 Janeane Garofalo
Actress, comedian
43 Matt King
Country singer
42 Mira Sorvino
Actress
42 Moon Zappa
TV personality
41 Carre Otis
Actress, model
36 Chuck Crawford
Country musician (Heartland)
34 Mandy Barnett
Country singer
32 Young Jeezy
Rapper
32 Se Ri Pak
Golfer
31 Peter Cambor
Actor
30 Bam Margera
Actor, writer
22 Hilary Duff
Actress, singer ("Lizzie McGuire")
17 Skye McCole Bartusiak
Actress
17 Keir Gilchrist
Actress ("United States of Tara")
Historic Birthdays
Ed Sullivan
9/28/1901 - 10/13/1974
American television host
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60 Pierre-Louis Maupertuis
9/28/1698 - 7/27/1759
French mathematician, biologist and astronomer
66 Prosper Merimee
9/28/1803 - 9/23/1870
French dramatist, historian, archaeologist and short story writer
88 Georges Clemenceau
9/28/1841 - 11/24/1929
French statesman; premier of the Third Republic (1917-20)
87 Avery Brundage
9/28/1887 - 5/8/1975
American president of the International Olympic Committee (1952-72)
74 Elmer Rice
9/28/1892 - 5/8/1967
American playwright, director and novelist
89 William Paley
9/28/1901 - 10/26/1990
American broadcaster; led CBS for over 50 years
70 Al Capp
9/28/1909 - 11/5/1979
American cartoonist; created "Li'l Abner"
77 Alice Marble
9/28/1913 - 12/13/1990
American tennis player
76 Michael Somes
9/28/1917 - 11/18/1994
English ballet dancer
70 Tom Harmon
9/28/1919 - 3/15/1990
American football player; won Heisman Trophy in 1940
72 Marcello Mastroianni
9/28/1924 - 12/19/1996
Italian actor
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