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Gravdigr · 09-12-2016, 12:37 PM

September 12

Today is the Day of the Programmer, recognizing computer programmers, observed on the 256th day of the year, which falls on September 12 in a leap year.

Today is also National Chocolate Milkshake Day, and National Day of Encouragement in the United States.

So...Go get a chocolate milkshake! You can do it!

490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies, defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. An Athenian runner was sent to Sparta (from Athens) to ask for assistance in the battle. He ran a distance of 140 miles (225 km), and arrived in Sparta the next day. The event is commemorated by the modern marathon.

1609 – Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen.

1846 – Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning.

1857 – The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the California Gold Rush.

1906 – The Newport Transporter Bridge [No. No indeed. Hell no.] is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.

1933 – Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.

1940 – Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.

1942 – A U-boat sank RMS Laconia with a torpedo off the coast of West Africa and attempted to rescue the passengers, which included some 80 civilians, 160 Polish and 268 British soldiers and about 1800 Italian POWs.

1952 – Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.

1953 – U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.

1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit.

1959 – Premiere of Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.

1962 – President John F. Kennedy, at a speech at Rice University, reaffirms that the U.S. will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

1966 - N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes.

1974 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.

1983 – A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.

1986 - Public Image Ltd guitarist John McGeoch needed 40 stitches in his face after a two-liter wine bottle was thrown at the stage during a gig in Vienna.

1992 – NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.

1994 – Frank Eugene Corder crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing. The incident claimed Corder's life.

2003 - US singer songwriter Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure aged 71.

2011 – The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City opens to the public.

2013 - Ray Dolby, the US engineer who founded Dolby Laboratories and pioneered noise reduction in audio recordings, died of leukemia at the age of 80. He helped develop the video tape recorder while at Ampex.

Births

1818 – Richard Jordan Gatling (invented the Gatling gun

); 1880 – H. L. Mencken; 1888 – Maurice Chevalier; 1892 – Alfred A. Knopf, Sr.; 1913 – Jesse Owens; 1914 – Desmond Llewelyn ('Q' in the James Bond movies); 1925 – Dickie Moore; 1931 – Ian Holm ('Bilbo Baggins' in The Lord of the Rings); 1931 – George Jones♪ ♫, Bill McKinney (Deliverance); 1937 – George Chuvalo

; 1940 – Linda Gray; 1944 – Barry White♪ ♫; 1950 – Bruce Mahler; 1951 – Joe Pantoliano; 1952 – Neil Peart

(Rush); 1956 – Ricky Rudd

; 1957 – Rachel Ward; 1962 – Amy Yasbeck; 1966 – Ben Folds

(Ben Folds Five); 1967 – Louis C.K.

; 1973 – Paul Walker; 1974 – Jennifer Nettles♪ ♫

; 1981 – Jennifer Hudson♪ ♫

Deaths

1660 – Jacob Cats (invented cats); 1712 – Jan van der Heyden

; 1972 – William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy); 1977 – Steve Biko; 1992 – Anthony Perkins (Psycho); 1993 – Raymond Burr (Perry Mason); 2003 – Johnny Cash♪ ♫

; 2013 – Ray Dolby (founded Dolby Laboratories); 2014 – Joe Sample

09-12-2016, 12:37 PM	#255
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	September 12 Today is the Day of the Programmer, recognizing computer programmers, observed on the 256th day of the year, which falls on September 12 in a leap year. Today is also National Chocolate Milkshake Day, and National Day of Encouragement in the United States. So...Go get a chocolate milkshake! You can do it! 490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies, defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. An Athenian runner was sent to Sparta (from Athens) to ask for assistance in the battle. He ran a distance of 140 miles (225 km), and arrived in Sparta the next day. The event is commemorated by the modern marathon. 1609 – Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. 1846 – Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning. 1857 – The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the California Gold Rush. 1906 – The Newport Transporter Bridge [No. No indeed. Hell no.] is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. 1933 – Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction. 1940 – Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. 1942 – A U-boat sank RMS Laconia with a torpedo off the coast of West Africa and attempted to rescue the passengers, which included some 80 civilians, 160 Polish and 268 British soldiers and about 1800 Italian POWs. 1952 – Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia. 1953 – U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. 1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit. 1959 – Premiere of Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color. 1962 – President John F. Kennedy, at a speech at Rice University, reaffirms that the U.S. will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. 1966 - N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes. 1974 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years. 1983 – A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros. 1986 - Public Image Ltd guitarist John McGeoch needed 40 stitches in his face after a two-liter wine bottle was thrown at the stage during a gig in Vienna. 1992 – NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space. 1994 – Frank Eugene Corder crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing. The incident claimed Corder's life. 2003 - US singer songwriter Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure aged 71. 2011 – The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City opens to the public. 2013 - Ray Dolby, the US engineer who founded Dolby Laboratories and pioneered noise reduction in audio recordings, died of leukemia at the age of 80. He helped develop the video tape recorder while at Ampex. Births 1818 – Richard Jordan Gatling (invented the Gatling gun); 1880 – H. L. Mencken; 1888 – Maurice Chevalier; 1892 – Alfred A. Knopf, Sr.; 1913 – Jesse Owens; 1914 – Desmond Llewelyn ('Q' in the James Bond movies); 1925 – Dickie Moore; 1931 – Ian Holm ('Bilbo Baggins' in The Lord of the Rings); 1931 – George Jones♪ ♫, Bill McKinney (Deliverance); 1937 – George Chuvalo; 1940 – Linda Gray; 1944 – Barry White♪ ♫; 1950 – Bruce Mahler; 1951 – Joe Pantoliano; 1952 – Neil Peart(Rush); 1956 – Ricky Rudd; 1957 – Rachel Ward; 1962 – Amy Yasbeck; 1966 – Ben Folds(Ben Folds Five); 1967 – Louis C.K.; 1973 – Paul Walker; 1974 – Jennifer Nettles♪ ♫; 1981 – Jennifer Hudson♪ ♫ Deaths 1660 – Jacob Cats (invented cats); 1712 – Jan van der Heyden; 1972 – William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy); 1977 – Steve Biko; 1992 – Anthony Perkins (Psycho); 1993 – Raymond Burr (Perry Mason); 2003 – Johnny Cash♪ ♫; 2013 – Ray Dolby (founded Dolby Laboratories); 2014 – Joe Sample __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.