CAMILLE BOHANNON

Patty Hearst got prison time on this day in 1976.

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on this day in 1896.

His other novels include This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned,
and Tender Is the Night. He was so intelligent as a child that he was given
permission to attend only a half-day of school, and he could decide which
half.

Mike Wallace (left) and Harry Reasoner.

The television series "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS
on this day in 1968.

On this day in 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets
Field.

Jane and Jim Henson.

Jim Henson and friends.

James Maury "Jim" Henson
(September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990)

Jim Henson was the beloved puppeteer and creator of 
The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock. He
created the iconic puppets Kermit the Frog, Oscar the
Grouch, and Bert and Ernie. He was honored on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame as both himself and Kermit
the Frog.

TIM MAGUIRE

Several thousand people gather in the Daley Center Plaza in downtown Chicago on Sept. 14, 2001, for a memorial service to honor those killed
in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Cities across the country held similar
events after President George W. Bush declared Sept. 14 a day of
prayer.

President George W. Bush’s Remarks At Ground Zero September 14, 2001.

After President William McKinley died of gunshot wounds inflicted
by an assassin, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, at age 42,
succeeded him on this day in 1901.

On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled
Banner," a poem originally known as "Defense of Fort McHenry,"
after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, MD,
during the War of 1812 (above). The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.

On this day in 1982.

It was announced on this day in 1994, that the season was over for
the National Baseball League on the 34th day of the players strike
and the final days of the regular season were canceled.

Margaret Higgins Sanger (Margaret Louise Higgins)
(September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966) 

Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex
educator, eugenicist, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized
the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in
the United States, and established organizations that evolved
into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Ken Hubbs (Chicago Cubs) set a major-league baseball
fielding record when he played errorless for his 74th
consecutive game.

Kenneth Douglass Hubbs (December 23, 1941 – February 13, 1964)

CAMILLE BOHANNON

The Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull 
Run in Manassas, VA. on this day in 1862.

Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Supreme Court justice on this day in 1967.

The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr.
aboard on this day in 1983. He was the first black American to
travel in space.

Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. will be 75 on November 22.

On CBS-TV "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered
on this day in 1993.