1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor approved to become first female justice Supreme Court of the United States
1968 - First spaceship to fly around moon & return to Earth, Soviet Zond 5 is launched
1966 - Letter written to Congress from President Johnson urging gun control legislation
1959 - The United States receives its first visit from a Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev
1789 - US Department of State established
This Day In Business
1997 - Larry Page and Sergey Brin decide that BackRub isn't a great name for their search engine - so they register Google.com.
1982 - USA Today, a publication of the Gannett media empire, was published for the first time.
1952 - Previously a colony of Italy, the United Nations turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia.
1969 - Lefty Steve Carlton strikes out 19 New York Mets batters, breaking record of 3 pitchers.
September 15th Holiday
Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom) - Commemorates the pilots that successfully defended Britain from German attacks during World War II.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He once worked for a Dutch gaming publication titled Power Unlimited. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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