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This Day In History: September 1st

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Communication
1878
Emma M. Nutt became the first female telephone operator in the U.S. The company was the Telephone Dispatch Company of Boston.
 
Crime and Corruption
1807
Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason.
1983
A Soviet jet fighter shot down a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 when it entered Soviet airspace. 269 people were killed.
1995
  Illinois Congressman Mel Reynolds announced his resignation. He had been convicted of having sex with an underage campaign volunteer.
1997
  In France, the prosecutor's office announced that the driver of the car, in which Britain's Princess Diana was killed, was over the legal alcohol limit.
Defence
1951
The ANZUS Treaty, a mutual defense pact, was signed by the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.
 
Disasters
1894
A forest fire in Hinckley, MN, killed more than 400 people.
1923
About 100,000 people were killed when an earthquake hit Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan.
1985
  The Titanic was found by Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in a joint U.S. and French expedition. The wreck site is located 963 miles northeast of New York and 453 miles southeast of the Newfoundland coast.
1986
  The Soviet Union announced the accident involving the Admiral Nakhimov the night before. 448 people died in the ship collision.
Discovery
1979
The U.S. Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to visit Saturn.
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1922
The first daily news program on radio was "The Radio Digest," on WBAY radio in New York City, NY.
1949
"Martin Kane, Private Eye" debuted on NBC-TV.
1970
  The last episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired on NBC-TV. The show premiered was on September 18, 1965.
1998
  The movie "Titanic" went on sale across North America.
Heads of State
1969
Col. Moammar Gadhafi came into power in Libya after the government was overthrown.
 
Health and Social Welfare
 
 
Industry
1799
The Bank of Manhattan Company opened in New York City, NY. It was the forerunner of Chase Manhattan.
1884
The Thomas A. Edison Construction Department and the Edison Company for Isolated Lighting merged.
Law
1993
Louis Freeh was sworn in as the director of the FBI.
 
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1986
  Jerry Lewis raised a record $34 million for Muscular Dystrophy during his annual telethon for Jerry’s kids over the Labor Day weekend.
 
Politics
1905
Saskatchewan and Alberta became the ninth and tenth provinces of Canada.
1998
Vietnam released 5,000 prisoners, including political dissidents, on National Day.
Publishing
 
 
Religion
 
 
Science
   
 
Sport
1906
Jack Coombs of the American League’s Philadelphia Athletics pitched 24 innings against the Boston Red Sox. (MLB)
1971
Danny Murtaugh of the Pittsburgh Pirates gave his lineup card to the umpire with the names of nine black baseball players on it. This was a first for Major League Baseball.
1972
  America’s Bobby Fischer beat Russia’s Boris Spassky to become world chess champion. The chess match took place in Reykjavik, Iceland.
1982
  J.R. Richard returned to major league baseball after a two-year absence following a near-fatal stroke.
1998
  Mark McGwire, of the St. Louis Cardinals, hit his 56th and 57th homeruns to set a new National League record. He would eventually reach a total of 70 for the season on September 27.
1999
  Twenty-two of major league baseball's 68 permanent umpires were replaced. The problem arose from their union's failed attempt to force an early start to negotiations for a new labor contract.

Technology
1810
The first plow with interchangeable parts was patented by John J. Wood.
1887
Emile Berliner filed for a patent for his invention of the lateral-cut, flat-disk gramophone. It is a device that is better known as a record player. Thomas Edison made the idea work.
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
 
 
Transport
1859
The Pullman sleeping car was placed into service.
1897
The first section of Boston's subway system was opened.
War
1939
World War 2 began when Germany invaded Poland. England and France would make their formal announcements two days later.
1942
A federal judge in Sacramento, CA, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals.
1945
  The U.S. received official word of Japan's formal surrender that ended World War II. In Japan, it was actually September 2nd.
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