September Morn

 Sunday comics

Birthdays on September 25th

1968 - Will Smith
1952 - Christopher Reeve
1951 - Mark Hamill
1944 - Michael Douglas
1897 - William Faulkner

Blast from the past

Today in History

Lead Story

Central High School integrated, 1957

American Revolution

Ethan Allen is captured, 1775

Automotive

Formula One racetrack in Shanghai prepares for its grand opening, 2004

Civil War

Confederate president visits General Hood in Georgia, 1864

Cold War

Eisenhower and Khrushchev meet for talks, 1959

Crime

Little Augie Pisano is murdered, 1959

Disaster

Mid-air collision kills 153, 1978

General Interest

Bill of Rights passes Congress, 1789

O'Connor takes seat on Supreme Court, 1981

IRA officially disarms, 2005

Hollywood

Michael Douglas born, 1944

Literary

William Faulkner is born, 1897

Music

The Partridge Family premieres on ABC television, 1970

Old West

Cattle pioneer Oliver Loving dies of gangrene, 1867

Presidential

Grover Cleveland pardons bigamists, adulterers, polygamists and unlawful cohabitants, 1894

Sports

Fifty-nine-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings, 1965

Vietnam War

Congressional opponents of Nixon Vietnam policy renew opposition, 1969

World War I

The Battle of Loos begins, 1915

World War II

Gestapo headquarters targeted in Norway, 1942

Todays pic dump

Quotes of the Day

Birthday Boy Christopher Reeve

 A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Christopher Reeve

At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.
Christopher Reeve

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.
Christopher Reeve

I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Christopher Reeve

We live in a time when the words impossible and unsolvable are no longer part of the scientific community's vocabulary. Each day we move closer to trials that will not just minimize the symptoms of disease and injury but eliminate them.
Christopher Reeve

You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.
Christopher Reeve

You've got to give more than you take.
Christopher Reeve

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