September 27, 2023
QUOTE
It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.
--Samuel Adams
BIRTHDAYS
1598 – Robert Blake, English admiral
1722 – Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, fourth Governor of Massachusetts
1934 – Wilford Brimley, American actor
1936 – Don Cornelius, American television host and producer
1947 – Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
IN MEMORY
1833 – Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Indian humanitarian and reformer
1921 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer and educator
1961 – Hilda Doolittle. American poet, novelist, and memoirist
1981 – Robert Montgomery, American actor, singer, director, and producer
1993 – Jimmy Doolittle, American general, Medal of Honor recipient
IN ON THIS DAY
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1777 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
1903 – The “Wreck of the Old 97” occurs. It’s an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad.
1928 – The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
1964 – The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
1998 – The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.