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1620: Pilgrims left England on Mayflower 1916: 1 st self-serve grocery store opened – Piggly Wiggly 1959: 1 st Barbie Doll sold. Sep. 6. 1994 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off on an 11-day mission. . Sep. 9.

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  1. 1620: Pilgrims left England on Mayflower 1916: 1st self-serve grocery store opened – Piggly Wiggly 1959: 1st Barbie Doll sold Sep. 6

  2. 1994 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off on an 11-day mission. Sep. 9 • 1898 - In Omaha, NE, Tommy Fleming of Eau Claire, WI won the first logrolling championship. • 1926 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). • 1957 - The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by President Eisenhower.

  3. Log Rolling Time: Log Rolling

  4. 1608: John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony 1846: Sewing machine patented by Elias Howe 1913: Lincoln Highway opened (1st coast-coast paved highway– Lancaster Avenue!) 1963: 10 students entered Alabama schools despite Gov. Wallace standoff Sep. 10

  5. January of 1963, following his election as Governor of Alabama, George Wallace famously stated in his inaugural address: "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. - Speech

  6. 1951 - Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the English Channel from both directions. 1952 - Dr. Charles Hufnagel successfully replaced a diseased aorta valve with an artificial valve made of plastic. 1954 - The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. 2001 - In the U.S, four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed. Sep. 11

  7. That is some seriously cool stuff.

  8. 1913 Jesse Owens born 1977 Anti-Apartheid activist Stephen Bikodied 1984 - Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls. 1984 - Dwight Gooden (New York) Mets set a rookie strikeout record with his 251st strikeout of the season. Sep. 12

  9. My man… Jesse Owens Jesse Owens

  10. 1826 Anthony Drexel born- JP Morgan Company 1857 Milton Hershey born 1948 - The School of Performing Arts opened in New York City. It was the first public school to specialize in performing arts. 1959 - The Soviet Union's Luna 2 became the first space probe to reach the moon. It was launched the day before. Sep. 13

  11. CHOCOLATE Hershey

  12. 1620 - The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England. 1782 The Great Seal of the US 1st used 1908 - General Motors was founded by William Crapo "Billy" Durant. 1994 - Exxon Corporation was ordered by federal jury to pay $5 billion in punitive damages to the people harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. Sep. 16

  13. We are… THE USA

  14. What we can do…

  15. 1787 Constitution of US signed by the delegates at Constitutional Convention 1937 - At Mount Rushmore, Abraham Lincoln's face was dedicated. 1962 - U.S. space officials announced the selection of Neil A. Armstrong and eight others as new astronauts. 1984 - Gordon P. Getty was named the richest person in the U.S. His fortune was $4.1 billion Sep. 17

  16. SUCH A COOL PLACE!

  17. 1709 - The creator of the first dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson, was born in England. 1793 George Washington laid cornerstone of US Capitol 1947 US Air Force established 1850 - The Fugitive Slave Act was declared by the U.S. Congress. The act allowed slave owners to claim slaves that had escaped into other states. Sep. 18

  18. 1839 George Cadbury born 1876 - Melville R. Bissell patented the carpet sweeper. 1982 - Scott Fahlman became the first person to use :-) in an online message. Sep. 19

  19. 1519 Ferdinand Magellan began voyage 1884 - The Equal Rights Party was formed in San Francisco, CA. 1934 Bruno Hauptmann arrested for Lindbergh baby kidnapping 1984 - "The Cosby Show" premiered on NBC-TV. Sep. 20

  20. We have a baby on the lose…

  21. Now a time for a song… Animaniacs

  22. Sep. 23 • 1846 - Astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune. • Bruce Springsteen 1949 – Musician • 1957 - Nine black students withdrew from Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas due to white mob outside.

  23. Sep. 24 • 1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player. • 1960 - The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched. • 1968 - "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV.

  24. Sep. 25 • 1493 - Christopher Columbus left Spain with 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere. • 1789 - The first U.S. Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution. • 1890 - The Sequoia National Park was established as a U.S. National Park in Central California. • 1995 - Ross Perot announced that he would form the Independence Party.

  25. Sep. 26 • 1969 - "The Brady Bunch" series premiered on ABC-TV. • 1985 - Shamu was born at Sea World in Orlando, FL. Shamu was the first killer whale to survive being born in captivity. • 1991 - Four men and four women began their two-year stay inside the "Biosphere II."

  26. Sep. 27 • 1825 - George Stephenson operated the first locomotive that hauled a passenger train. • 1939 - After 19 days of resistance, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered to the Germans after being invaded by the Nazis and the Soviet Union during World War II. • 1989 - Two men went over the 176-foot-high Niagara Falls in a barrel.

  27. Man Goes Over Falls

  28. Sep. 30 • 1787 - The Columbia left Boston and began the trip that would make it the first American vessel to sail around the world. • 1861 - Chewing gum tycoon William Wrigley, Jr. was born. • 1949 - The Berlin Airlift came to an end.

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