The “Ya Gotta Remember” List – Today, September 3rd
- Today in 1833,the firstsuccessful one-cent (or penny) newspaper was published. Benjamin H. Day issued the first copy of “The New York Sun.” By 1826, the paper had the largest circulation in the country: 30,000.
- Today in 1838, Frederick Baileyescaped from slaverydisguised as a sailor – casting off his ‘master’s’ name,he became Frederick Douglass.
- Today in 1855, during the Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under American General William S. Harneyavenged the Grattan Massacreby attacking a Sioux village, killing 100 men, women, and children.
- Today in 1935,Sir Malcolm Campbellbecame the first person to drive an automobile over 300-miles an hour. He reached 304.331-mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
- Today in 1970,Arthur Brown, best known for his hit, "Fire," was arrested and jailed for four daysafter he set his hat on fireand stripped naked at a show in Italy. He was then asked to leave the country and not return.
- Today in 2015,Kentucky clerk Kim Daviswas held in contempt and jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
- Today in 2017,North Korea conducted itssixth and largest ever nuclear test, saying it had successfully conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb.
The “Full Tilt” List – Today, September 3rd
- Today in 1833,the firstsuccessful one-cent (or penny) newspaper was published. Benjamin H. Day issued the first copy of “The New York Sun.” By 1826, the paper had the largest circulation in the country: 30,000.
- Today in 1838, Frederick Baileyescaped from slaverydisguised as a sailor – casting off his ‘master’s’ name,he became Frederick Douglass.
- Today in 1855, during the Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under American General William S. Harneyavenged the Grattan Massacreby attacking a Sioux village, killing 100 men, women, and children.
- Today in 1935,Sir Malcolm Campbellbecame the first person to drive an automobile over 300-miles an hour. He reached 304.331-mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
- Today in 1939,Britain and Francedeclared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland.
- Today in 1967,motorists in Swedenstopped driving on the left sideof the road and began driving on the right side.
- Today in 1970,Arthur Brown, best known for his hit, "Fire," was arrested and jailed for four daysafter he set his hat on fireand stripped naked at a show in Italy. He was then asked to leave the country and not return.
- Today in 1984,a 28-year-old Chicago print shop employee Mike Wittkowksiwon $40-million in the Illinois state lottery. At that point, it was the largest sum any individual had ever won in a lottery.
- Today in 1994,Russia and Chinaannounced that they would no longerbe targeting nuclear missiles or using force against each other.
- Today in 2004,theBeslan school massacreIn the horrific aftermath, it was revealed that 344 people were killed, mostly teachers and children.
- Today in2013,hunters in Mississippicaught a 727-pound alligator, beating the state record for heaviest male by 26 pounds.
- Today in 2015,Kentucky clerk Kim Daviswas held in contempt and jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
- Today in 2017,North Korea conducted itssixth and largest ever nuclear test, saying it had successfully conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb.