September 25, 2022
QUOTE
Unless you’re ashamed of yourself now and then, you’re not honest
--William Faulkner
BIRTHDAYS
1764 – Fletcher Christian, English sailor
1897 – William Faulkner, novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate
1929 – Barbara Walters, Journalist, producer, and author
1951 – Mark Hamill, Actor, singer, and producer
1961 – Heather Locklear, Actress
IN MEMORY
1960 – Emily Post, Author and educator
1971 – Hugo Black, American captain, jurist, and politician
1980 – John Bonham, English drummer and songwriter
1988 – Billy Carter, farmer and businessman
2005 – Don Adams, Actor, director, and screenwriter
IN ON THIS DAY
275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor.
1513 – Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean.
1789 – The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights.
1956 – TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.