On This Day September 30th

 OTD

September 30th is the two hundred seventy-third day of the year, and there are 92 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

1541 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.

1791 – The first performance of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute occurred two months before his death.

1882 – Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.

1888 – Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.

1907 – The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.

1939 – NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.

1947 – The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.

1980 – Ethernet specifications were published by Xerox, which works with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

2016—Two paintings, with a combined value of $100 million, were recovered after being stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.

 

Birthdays

1689 – Jacques Aubert, French violinist and composer (d. 1753)

1832 – Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day (d. 1905)

1861 – William Wrigley, Jr., an American businessman, founded the Wrigley Company (d. 1932)

1917 – Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987)

1928 – Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

1935 – Johnny Mathis, American singer and actor

1958 – Marty Stuart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1986 – Olivier Giroud, French footballer  

 

Holiday Spotlight

 National Hot Mulled Cider Day

Before pumpkin spice lattes, fall in America meant hot ciders and spicy drinks. The end of September signals the start of the holiday season and a time to enjoy hot mulled cider. Americans have always loved apple cider, which was introduced by Europeans, and the first U.S. cider distillery, Laird's, was established in 1780. The modern love for mulled cider comes from its popularization in the Victorian era, thanks to Charles Dickens' mention of 'Smoking Bishop' in "A Christmas Carol." National Hot Mulled Cider Day is the perfect time to warm up our ciders and prepare for the chilly winds of October.

 

Holidays And Observance.

 Ask a Stupid Question Day  

Blasphemy Day

Chewing Gum Day

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day

International Podcast Day

International Translation Day

National Hot Mulled Cider Day

National Love People Day

National Microcephaly Awareness Day

National Mud Pack Day

National Mulled Cider Day

National PrepareAthon Day  

Orange Shirt Day

The Time For Yoga

Thunderbirds Day   

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