September 28, Sunday- On this day in history: In 1542, Navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrived at what is now San Diego, California: In 1779, Samuel Huntington was elected president of the Continental Congress succeeding John Jay: In 1781, American forces backed by a French fleet began the siege of Yorktown, Virginia during the Revolutionary War: In 1787, The newly completed United States Constitution was voted on by the congress to be sent to the state legislatures for approval: In 1867, The United States took control of Midway Island: In 1892, The first night game for American football took place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal: In 1912, Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army became the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. He and pilot Lt. Lewis C. Rockwell were killed in the crash of an Army Wright Model B at College Park, Maryland: In 1926, Jerry Clower, comedian, was born in Liberty, Mississippi: In 1964, Harpo Marx, comedian/mime, a native of New York City, died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 88: In 2004, Geoffrey Beane (born Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.), fashion designer, a native of Haynesville, Louisiana, died in New York City at the age of 77: and In 2013, George Amon Webster, singer/pianist (Cathedral Quartet), a native of Osceola, Arkansas, died in Datona Beach, Florida at the age of 67. The thought of the day, It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life---that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Be safe and have a great and Blessed Sunday. I will see you in Church.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 11:03:48 +0000