1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts was founded on the 17th September 1630.

1776 – The Presidio of San Francisco was founded in New Spain on the 17th September 1776.

1787 – The United States Constitution was signed in Philadelphia on the 17th September 1787

1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashed killing Thomas Selfridge on the 17th September 1908. Thomas Selfridge became the 1st airplane fatality.

1914 – Andrew Fisher become Prime Minister of Australia for the 3rd time on the 17th September 1914.

1923 – Hank Williams the American singer, songwriter and guitarist was born on the 17th September 1923 (d. 1953).

1929 – Stirling Moss the English race car driver was born on the 17th September 1929.

1944 – Reinhold Messner the Italian mountaineer was born on the 17th September 1944.

1957 – Malaysia joined the United Nations on the 17th September 1957.

1961 – The world’s first retractable-dome stadium opened on the 17th September 1961, known as the Civic Arena, in Pittsburgh.

1968 – Anastacia the American singer, songwriter and producer was born on the 17th September 1968.

1956 ~ MANDAWUY YUNUPiNGU the Aboriginal Australian front man from the band Yothu Yindi was born on the 17th September 1956 (died 2 June 2013).

1974 – Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau joined the United Nations on the 17th September 1974.

1976 – The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, was unveiled by NASA on the 17th September 1976.

1983 – Vanessa Williams became the 1st black Miss America on the 17th September 19.83

1991 – Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia joined the United Nations on the 17th September 1991.

1991 – The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) was released to the Internet on the 17th September 1991.

2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopened for trading after the September 11 attacks on the 17th September 2001, making it the longest closure since the Great Depression.

2006 – Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupted on the 17th September 2006, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in 10,000 years.

2007 – AOL, once the largest ISP in the U.S., officially announced plans to refocus the company as an advertising business on the 17th September 2007, and also announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Dulles, Virginia to New York City.

2011 – Occupy Wall Street movement began on the 17th September 2011, in Zuccotti Park, New York City.

Today in History for September 17th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1620 – The Mayflower started her voyage to North America on the 16th September 1620.

1908 – The General Motors Corporation was founded on the 16th September 1908.

1925 – B.B. King the American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer was born on the 16th September 1925.

1959 – The 1st successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, was introduced on the 16th September 1959, in a demonstration on live television from New York City.

1961 – The United States National Hurricane Research Project dropped 8 cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther on the 16th September 1961, which reduced the wind speed by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.

1975 – Papua New Guinea gained its independence from Australia on the 16th September 1975.

1975 – The first prototype of the MiG-31 interceptor made its maiden flight on the 16th September 1975.

1975 – Shannon Noll the Australian singer-songwriter was born on the 16th September 1975.

1981 ~ Alexis Bledel the American actress was born on the 16th September 1981. www.FACEBOOK.com/AlexisBledel verified | www.TWiTTER.com/AlexisBledel

1985 ~ Take On Me the song by Norwegian synthpop band A-ha was released on the 16th September 1985.  A-ha’s official website: www.a-ha.com | YouTube video: A-ha ~ Take On Me (released 1985) ~ official video…

1992 – Nick Jonas the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Jonas Brothers was born on the 16th September 1992.

2011 ~ Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO was released on the 16th September 2011. The song was written by Stefan Gordy aka Redfoo, Erin Beck, GoonRock, George M. Robertson and Kenneth Oliver, and produced by Party Rock. The song went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the 7th January 2012 for 2 weeks, and was negatively reviewed by critics. The song became LMFAO’s 2nd number 1 hit after Party Rock Anthem on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making them the 1st duo to have 2 successive number 1 singles since OutKast‘s Hey Ya! (2003) and The Way You Move (2004). The song also reached number 1 in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and charted within the Top 10 of almost all countries it charted. YouTube Vevo video: LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It (2011) over 270 million views in the first 2 years…

Today in History for September 16th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1254 – Marco Polo the Italian explorer was born on the 15th September 1254 (died 1324).

1533 – Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland was born on the 15th September 1533 (died 1572).

1890 – Agatha Christie the English author was born on the 15th September 1890 (died 1976).

1892 – Silpa Bhirasri the Italian sculptor was born on the 15th September 1892 (died 1962).

1915 – Albert Whitlock the English painter was born on the 15th September 1915 (died 1999).

1923 – Anton Heiller the Austrian organist, composer, and conductor was born on the 15th September 1923 (died 1979).

1924 – Lucebert the Dutch poet and painter was born on the 15th September 1924 (died 1994).

1931 – Brian Henderson the Australian journalist was born on the 15th September 1931.

1934 – Tomie dePaola the American author and illustrator was born on the 15th September 1934.

1934 – Fred Nile the Australian politician was born on the 15th September 1934.

1935 – Nazi Germany adopted a new national flag with the swastika on the 15th September 1935.

1946 – Oliver Stone the American director, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 15th September 1946.

1952 – Paula Duncan the Australian actress was born on the 15th September 1952.

1955 – Renzo Rosso the Italian fashion designer, businessman and co-founder of Diesel Clothing was born on the 15th September 1955.

1968 – The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship was launched on the 15th September 1968, becoming the 1st spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth‘s atmosphere.

1977 – Sophie Dahl the English model and author was born on the 15th September 1977.

1981 – The John Bull became the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world on the 15th September 1981, when the Smithsonian Institution operated it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.

1981 – Vanuatu became a member of the United Nations on the 15th September 1981.

1993 – Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II disbanded Parliament on the 15th September 1993.

2008 – Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on the 15th September 2008, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.

Today in History for September 15th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1850 – Anton Mahnič the Slovenian bishop, author, and theologian was born on the 14th September 1850 (died 1920).

1917 – Russia was officially proclaimed a republic on the 14th day of September in 1917.

1934 – Bob Maguire the Australian priest was born on the 14th September 1934.

1947 – Sam Neill the New Zealand actor was born on the 14th September 1947.

1959 – The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashed onto the Moon on the 14th day of September in 1959, becoming the f1st man made object to reach it.

1959 ~ Morten Harket the Norwegian singer-songwriter from A-ha was born on the 14th September 1959. Morten Harkett online: official website: www.MortenHarket.com | www.TWiTTER.com/MortenHarket verified | Facebook: www.FACEBOOK.com/MortenHarket.official | Morten Harkett MySpace | Morten Harkett Flickr | A-ha’s official website: www.a-ha.com | YouTube video: A-ha ~ Take On Me (released 1985) ~ official video…

1983 – Amy Winehouse the English singer-songwriter was born on the 14th September 1983 (died 2011).

1984 – Joe Kittinger became the 1st person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.

2000 – Microsoft released Windows Me on the 14th day of September in 2000.

2010 ~ Pumped Up Kicks, the song by American indie pop band Foster the People was released on the 14th September 2010. Foster The People official website: www.FosterThePeople.com | Foster The People Facebook verified: www.facebook.com/FosterThePeople | Foster The People Twitter verified: www.twitter.com/FosterThePeople | Foster The People Vevo YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/FosterThePeople | YouTube Vevo video: Foster The People – Pumped up Kicks…

2012 ~ TOPLESS PHOTOS of KATE MiDDLETON (Duchess of Cambridge) were published on Friday the 14th day of September in 2012, by French tabloid Closer, followed by Italian magazine Chi, and the Irish Daily Star newspaper. The topless photographs of the Duchess semi naked while sunbaking topless, with her breasts exposed, on a private holiday with Prince William in Provence, France, were taken with a telephoto lens from 1.5 kilometers away. The couple were photographed without their knowledge while they were staying at Château d’Autet, the private home of Lord Linley, the Queen’s nephew, also known as Viscount Linley, in the Luberon region of France. The half nude photos were purchased by the Closer magazine, and are now subject to legal action by Britain’s royal family.

DailyMail.co.uk: MailOnline: Scene of the crime: Royals confirm legal action against French mag as we reveal spot where long-lens photo of topless Kate was taken

www.CloserOnline.co.uk was experiencing technical difficuties, due to overwhelming traffic to their website, in regard to the topless semi nude photos of Kate Middleton. A statement from Paul Keenan, the Chief Executive of Bauer Media, was given in connection with the publication by Closer France, of pictures of Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton. 

Today in History for September 14th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1501 – Michelangelo began work on his statue of David on the 13th September 1501.

1601 – Jan Brueghel the Younger the Flemish painter was born on the 13th September 1601 (died 1678).

1874 – Arnold Schoenberg the Austrian composer and painter was born on the 13th September 1874 (died 1951).

1886 – Amelie Beese the German pilot and sculptor was born on the 13th September 1886 (died 1925).

1906 – 1st flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe on the 13th September 1906.

1908 – Mae Questel the American actress and vocal artist best known for Betty Boop and Olive Oyl was born on the 13th September 1908 (died 1998).

1923 – Édouard Boubat the French photographer was born on the 13th September 1923 (died 1999).

1933 – Donald Mackay the Australian businessman and activist was born on the 13th September 1933 (died 1977).

1939 – Joel-Peter Witkin the American photographer was born on the 13th September 1939.

1940 – Kerry Stokes the Australian businessman was born on the 13th September 1940.

1941 – Tadao Ando the Japanese architect and designer of Piccadilly Gardens was born on the 13th September 1941.

1941 – David Clayton-Thomas the Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Blood, Sweat & Tears was born on the 13th September 1941.

1944 – Peter Cetera the American singe-songwriter and bass player from the band Chicago was born on the 13th September 1944.

1944 ~ Midget Farrelly the Australian surfer was born Bernard Farrelly in Sydney on the 13th September 1944. Midget Farrelly was the 1st Australian to win a major surfing title, the 1963 championships in Makaha, Hawaii. Official website: www.FarrellySurfboards.com

1952 – Randy Jones the American singer from Village People was born on the 13th September 1952.

1952 – Iyanla Vanzant the American inspirational speaker and author was born on the 13th September 1952.

1952 – Don Was the American singer and bass player from Was (Not Was) was born on the 13th September 1952.

1954 – Steve Kilbey the English singer-songwriter from The Church was born on the 13th September 1954.

1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC was introduced on the 13th September 1956, the 1st commercial computer to use disk storage.

1956 – Anne Geddes the Australian photographer was born on the 13th September 19

1957 – Vinny Appice the American drummer from Black Sabbath and Dio was born on the 13th September 1957.

1961 – Dave Mustaine the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Metallica and Megadeth was born on the 13th September 1961.

1967 – Stephen Perkins the American songwriter and drummer from Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros was born on the 13th September 1967.

1969 – Shane Warne the Australian cricketer was born on the 13th September 1969.

1970 ~ Jason Scott Sadofsky the American historian, programmer and founder of Textfiles.com. Official website: www.textfiles.com

1971 – Stella McCartney the English fashion designer was born on the 13th September 1971.

1977 – Fiona Apple the American singer-songwriter and pianist was born on the 13th September 1977.

1993 ~ Niall Horan the Irish singer from One Direction was born on the 13th September 1993.

1994 – Ulysses probe passed the Sun’s south pole on the 13th September 1994.

2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumed in the United States on the 13th September 2001, after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

2007 – Clare Oliver the Australian activist died on the 13th September 2007, aged 26 (born 25th August 1981). Clare’s own health crisis prompted her to become an activist, gaining wide media coverage for her campaign to raise awareness about the risks of using solariums excessively. Please visit www.ClareOliverMelanomaFund.org 

 2008 – Hurricane Ike made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States on the 13th September 2008, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.

2009 ~ Mao’s Last Dancer film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on the 13th September 2009.

Today in History for September 13th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1688 – Ferdinand Brokoff the Czech sculptor was born on the 12th September 1688 (died 1731).

1812 – Richard March Hoe the American industrialist and inventor of the Rotary printing press was born on the 12th September 1812 (died 1886).

1848 – Switzerland became a Federal state on the 12th September 1848.

1862 – Carl Eytel the German-American painter was born on the 12th September 1862 (died 1925).

1885 – Heinrich Hoffmann the German photographer was born on the 12th September 1885 (died 1957).

1890 – Salisbury in Rhodesia was is founded on the 12th September 1890.

1895 – Freymóður Jóhannsson the Icelandic painter and composer was born on the 12th September 1895 (died 1973).

1897 – Grietje Jansen-Anker the Dutch super-centenarian was born on the 12th September 1897 (died 2009).

1913 – Jesse Owens the American sprinter was born on the 12th September 1913 (died 1980).

1919 – Adolf Hitler joined the German Workers Party on the 12th September 1919.

1940 – Cave paintings were discovered in Lascaux, France on the 12th September 1940.

1945 – Milo Manara the Italian comic book writer and artist was born on the 12th September 1945.

1948 – Max Walker the Australian cricketer was born on the 12th September 1948.

1952 – Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting took place in Flatwoods, West Virginia on the 12th September 1952.

1956 – Barry Andrews the English singer and pianist from XTC was born on the 12th September 1956.

1956 – Brian Robertson the Scottish rock guitarist from Thin Lizzy and Motörhead was born on the 12th September 1956.

1957 – Hans Zimmer the German composer and producer was born on the 12th September 1957.

1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrated the first integrated circuit on the 12th September 1958.

1959 – Premiere of Bonanzaon the 12th September 1959, it was the 1st regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.

1959 – The Soviet Union launched the large rocket Lunik II at the moon on the 12th September 1959.

1964 – Canyonlands National Park was designated as a National Park on the 12th September 1964.

1965 – Einstein Kristiansen the Norwegian cartoonist was born on the 12th September 1965.

1966 – Ben Folds the American singer-songwriter and musician from Ben Folds Five was born on the 12th September 1966.

1973 ~ Paul Walker the American actor and producer was born in Glendale, California on the 12th September 1973 (died 30th November 2013 aged 40). Paul Walker is best known for his roles in Varsity Blues and The Fast and the Furious film series. Paul Walker’s official website: www.PaulWalker.com | Paul Walker verified Facebook: www.facebook.com/PaulWalker | Paul Walker verified Twitter: www.twitter.com/RealPaulWalker | Paul Walker’s charity: Reach Out WorldWide: www.ROWW.org | YouTube video: Fast & Furious 6 Official Trailer #1 (2013)…

1977 – Grant Denyer the Australian race car driver and journalist was born on the 12th September 1977.

1983 – A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States was robbed of approximately US$7 million on the 12th September 1983, by Los Macheteros.

1988 – Hurricane Gilbert devastated Jamaica on the 12th September 1988. Then turned towards Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 2 days later, causing approximately $5 billion in damage.

1992 – NASA launched Space Shuttle Endeavour on the 12th September 1992, on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board were Mae Carol Jemison, the 1st African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the 1st Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the 1st married couple in space.

2001 – Ansett Australia, Australia’s 1st commercial interstate airline, collapsed on the 12th September 2001, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.

2005 – Hong Kong Disneyland opened in Penny’s Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong on the 12th September 2005.

2011 – The 9/11 Memorial Museum opened to the public on the 12th September 2011.

Today in History for September 12th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1515 – Thomas Wolsey was invested as a Cardinal on the 10th September 1515.

1846 – Elias Howe was granted a patent for the sewing machine on the 10th September 1846.

1858 – George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora on the 10th September 1858.

1898 – Empress Elizabeth of Austria was assassinated by Luigi Lucheni on the 10th September 1898.

1919 – Austria and the Allies signed the Treaty of Saint-Germain on the 10th September 1919, recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

1929 – Arnold Palmer the American golfer was born on the 10th September 1929.

1936 – 1st World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship was held on the 10th September 1936, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

1939 – David Stratton the English-Australian critic and television host was born on the 10th September 1939.

1942 – Danny Hutton the Irish-American singer from Three Dog Night was born on the 10th September 1942.

1945 – José Feliciano the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 10th September 1945.

1946 – Don Powell the English drummer from Slade was born on the 10th September 1946.

1950 – Joe Perry the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Aerosmith was born on the 10th September 1950.

1956 – Johnnie Fingers the Irish pianist from The Boomtown Rats was born on the 10th September 1956.

1957 – Carol Decker the English singer-songwriter from T’Pau was born on the 10th September 1957.

1958 – Siobhan Fahey the Irish singer-songwriter from Bananarama and Shakespears Sister was born on the 10th September 1958.

1960 – At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome on the 10th September 1960, Abebe Bikila became the 1st sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.

1960 – Colin Firth the English actor was born on the 10th September 1960.

1961 ~ William McInnes the Australian film and television actor and writer was born in Redcliffe, Queensland on the 10th September 1961. William McInnes is best known for his roles as Senior Constable Nick Schultz in Blue Heelers and Max Connors in SeaChange.

1961 – An Italian Grand Prix crash caused the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari on the 10th September 1961.

1972 – The United States sufferred its 1st loss of an international basketball game on the 10th September 1972, in a disputed match against the Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

1974 – Guinea-Bissau gained independence from Portugal on the 10th September 1974.

2001 – Charles Ingram cheated his way into winning one million pounds on the British version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire on the 10th September 2001.

2002 – Switzerland joined the United Nations on the 10th September 2002.

2002 ~ ARTHURS SEAT TOWER demolition started on the 10th September 2012. The Arthurs Seat lookout tower opened in 1934, on a 305m hill on the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia. A proposed lookout tower to replace the historic tower is planned. The new tower will be used for fully enclosed gondola cars, along with traditional open chairlift seats for the views of Port Phillip Bay and the Mornington Peninsula, under plans to build a new chairlift at Arthurs Seat, replacing the controversial original chairlift. See The Age news story. 

2008 – The Large Hadron Collider at CERN also known as the biggest scientific experiment in history, was powered up on the 10th September 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland.

2012 – World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on the 10th September every year, to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. The theme for 2012 is “Suicide Prevention across the Globe: Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling Hope”. Make a difference today, and visit the World Suicide Prevention Day website www.WSPD.org.au ..and show your support for suicide prevention on Facebook.

Today in History for September 10th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…