09-08-2004, 03:55 AM
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September 8th
828 ~ Birthday of Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam.
1636 ~ The Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes Harvard College as the first college founded in the Americas.
1841 ~ Birthday of Antonin Dvorak, Composer.
1886 ~ Birthday of Siegfried Sassoon, Poet.
1888 ~ The first season of The Football League began in England with 12 clubs.
1925 ~ Birthday of Peter Sellers, Actor.
1930 ~ 3M began marketing Scotch transparent tape.
1943 ~ World War II: General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announced the surrender of Italy to the Allies.
1949 ~ Death of Richard Strauss, Composer.
1966 ~ The first episode of the science fiction television series "Star Trek" aired.
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