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Thursday, September 3, 2009
FREEDOM DAY
It was on this day in 1838 that Frederick Douglass, a black man, boarded a train in the slave state of Maryland, dressed as a sailor with borrowed ID papers. He rode the train to Wilmington, Delaware. There he caught a steamboat to Philadelphia. Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, was a free city. There he transferred to a train that took him to New York City -- also a free city.
It was in New York that he was helped by the underground railway network to freedom.
Frederick Douglass became one of the nation’s strongest abolitionists, fighting in the struggle against slavery and one of America’s greatest orators. He published the weekly North Star, which was later titled Frederick Douglass’ Paper, to reach the black people. It was mostly through his urging that there were black troops serving in the Civil War.
His autobiography, Life and Times, is a narrative classic of escape to freedom.
Events
September 3
1783 - The Revolutionary War ended on this day. A treaty was signed by Great Britain and the United States in Paris, France. The treaty bears the signatures of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay.
1833 - The first successful one-cent (or penny) newspaper was published. Benjamin H. Day issued the first copy of The New York Sun. By 1836, "The Sun" had the largest circulation in the U.S.: 30,000. Wouldn’t he be surprised at how successful a paper can be selling at a buck instead of a penny!
1895 - The first professional football game was played -- in Latrobe, PA. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0. Since 1967, St. Vincent College in Latrobe has been the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp.
1929 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 381.17. It was the peak of the bull market of the 1920s.
1935 - Sir Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive an automobile over 300 miles an hour. Campbell drove his Bluebird Special on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah at a speed of 301.13 MPH.
1939 - Britain’s Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced the declaration of war against Germany at 11:15 a.m. The British ultimatum to halt the German invasion of Poland had expired at 11:00 a.m. (GMT).
1940 - Artie Shaw and the Gramercy Five recorded Summit Ridge Drive for Victor Records.
1942 - Frank Sinatra bid adieu to the Tommy Dorsey Band as he started his solo singing career.
1951 - What was to become the longest-running TV serial (or soap opera) was seen for the first time. Search for Tomorrow debuted on CBS-TV.
1954 - The Lone Ranger was heard on radio for the final time after 2,956 episodes spanning 21 years. Many of the original ABC radio shows later became available through syndication and can still be heard on stations brave enough to air dramas in today’s radio world of talk and music.
1963 - Reprise Records, owned by Frank Sinatra, became part of Warner Brothers Records. The ‘Chairman of the Board’ continued to record for the label.
1967 - After 17 years, What’s My Line aired for the final time on CBS-TV. The host of the show was John Daly. Panelists on the first show were: Dorothy Kilgallen, Louis Untermeyer, Dr. Richard Hoffman and New Jersey Governor Harold Hoffman. Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf joined the show a short time later. Kilgallen, Cerf and Francis were the continuing regulars for fifteen years. Fred Allen, Hal Block and Steve Allen served as panelists for short stints at different times.
1971 - The Lawrence Welk Show was seen for the last time on ABC-TV. ABC felt the show attracted “too old an audience ... not good for attracting advertisers.” Syndication allowed the champagne music to continue until 1982 as a weekly favorite for millions of people. Welk charted a half-dozen tunes on the pop music charts between 1956 and 1961, including the number one song, Calcutta, in 1960. A one and a two...
1973 - David Pearson became the first racecar driver to earn one million dollars in career earnings. Pearson finished second in the Southern 500 stock-car race in Darlington, SC. Other drivers to make the big bucks at the time were Richard Petty, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Sr. and Mario Andretti.
1981 - David Brinkley ended an illustrious 38-year career with NBC News this day. ABC had offered him an opportunity too good to refuse.
1984 - Jerry Lewis smashed all previous records for charity fund-raising. A total of $32,074,566 was pledged on the annual Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
1984 - Bruce Sutter of the St. Louis Cardinals set a National League record by earning his 38th save of the season. Three hurlers had previously held the record, Clay Carroll, Rollie Fingers and Sutter, with 37 saves. The Cardinals defeated the New York Mets, 7-3.
1986 - Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler of the Netherlands agreed to merge, forming the world’s largest accounting firm.
Birthdays
September 3
1596 - Nicolo Amati
violin maker; died in 1684
1875 - Ferdinand Porsche
auto designer; died Jan 30, 1951
1910 - Kitty Carlisle (Catherine Conn)
actress: A Night at the Opera; panelist: To Tell the Truth; died Apr 17, 2007
1913 - Alan (Walbridge) Ladd
actor: The Carpetbaggers, Citizen Kane, Shane, Star Spangled Rhythm, This Gun for Hire; actress Cheryl Ladd’s father-in-law [she married Alan's son David]; died Jan 29, 1964
1914 - Tom Glazer
singer: On Top of Spaghetti [w/Do-Re-Mi Children’s Chorus]; composer: film score: A Face in the Crowd
1916 - Eddie (Edward Raymond) Stanky
‘The Brat’, ‘Muggsy’: baseball: Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1947/all-star: 1947], Boston Braves [World Series: 1948/all-star: 1948], NY Giants [World Series: 1950/all-star: 1951/record for walks in a row (7 in 1950)], SL Cardinals; manager: SL Cardinals, Chicago White Sox; died June 16, 1999
1923 - Mort Walker (Addison)
cartoonist: Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois
1925 - Hank (Henry Williams) Thompson
‘Crown Prince of Country Music’: singer: Humpty Dumpty Heart, Wild Side of Life, A Six-Pack to Go, Oklahoma Hills; group: The Brazos Valley Boys; died Nov 6, 2007
1926 - Anne Jackson
actress: Lovers and Other Strangers, Lost in Yonkers, A Woman Called Golda, Funny About Love
1931 - **** Motta
basketball: coach: Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets
1932 - Eileen Brennan
Emmy Award-winning actress: Private Benjamin [1980-81]; A New Kind of Family, Off the Rack, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, The Last Picture Show, Stella, The Sting, FM
1933 - Tompall (Tom Paul) Glaser
singer: group: The Glaser Brothers: Lovin’ Her Was Easier, Just One Time, I Still Love You, Gone on the Other Hand, Through the Eyes of Love, One of These Days, California Girl, Gone Girl, Rings, Ain’t It All Worth Living; songwriter: Running Gun, Stand Beside Me, Streets of Baltimore; solo: Musical Chairs, It’ll Be Her; sang backup on El Paso
1936 - Steve (Stephen) Boros
baseball: Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
1940 - Pauline Collins
Tony Award-winning actress: Shirley Valentine [1989]; City of Joy, Upstairs, Downstairs
1942 - Al Jardine
songwriter, singer, musician: bass, guitar: group: The Beach Boys: Surfin’, Lady Lynda
1942 - Gary Jarrett
hockey: NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals
1943 - Dave Eichelberger
golf: Senior PGA Tour pro
1943 - Valerie Perrine
actress: Lenny, W.C. Fields and Me, Superman, Boiling Point, Sweet Bird of Youth, Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
1944 - Gary Leeds
musician: drums: group: The Walker Brothers: My Ship is Coming In, Make It Easy on Yourself, The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore , No Regrets
1945 - George Biondo
musician: group: Steppenwolf: Born to Be Wild
1948 - Donald Brewer
musician: drums, songwriter: groups: Silver Bullet Band, Flint, Grand Funk Railroad: We’re an American Band, Walk like a Man, Shinin’ On, Some Kind of Wonderful, Bad Time
1949 - Ray Easterling
football: Univ. of Richmond, Atlanta Falcons
1965 - Charlie Sheen (Carlos Irwin Estevez)
actor: Two and a Half Men, Wall Street, Platoon, Hot Shots, The Chase, Men at Work, Young Guns, Major League, Major League II, Being John Malkovich, Spin City; brother of actor Emilio Estevez, son of actor Martin Sheen
Chart Toppers
September 3
1945Till the End of Time - Perry Como
On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer
Gotta Be This or That - Benny Goodman
You Two-Time Me One Time Too Often - Tex Ritter
1953I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher
No Other Love - Perry Como
Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
A Dear John Letter - Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
1961Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell
Michael - The Highwaymen
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Until You Lose It) - Ral Donner
Tender Years - George Jones
1969Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
1977Best of My Love - Emotions
I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher - Rita Coolidge
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
1985The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) - John Parr
Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin
Love is Alive - The Judds
Chart Topper September 3rd,1985...The Power Of Love-Huey Lewis & The News
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