On this day in history.

[jenni122701]

Sept. 4th 1998

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Jenni
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[giradman]

September 3, 1783;

The treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the American Revolution. With this treaty Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States and the boundaries were agreed upon. Treaty of Paris (1783) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Quoted below from the link above (and read many times by me in the past in numerous books), I've always been amazed at how much the British surrendered to the 'new' Americans in that treaty, in part related to John Jay's skills at negotiation - to be given all land up to the Mississippi (which of course would be extended west in 1803 w/ the Louisiana Purchase), and to have the eastern border between Canada and the USA close to the present one (took the War of 1812 & some hassling about Maine) to settle on those lines was surprising. Dave

The Americans realized that they could get a better deal directly from London. John Jay promptly told the British that he was willing to negotiate directly with them, cutting off France and Spain. The British Prime Minister Lord Shelburne agreed. He was in full charge of the British negotiations and he now saw a chance to split the United States away from France and make the new country a valuable economic partner.[7] The western terms were that the United States would gain all of the area east of the Mississippi River, north of Florida, and south of Canada. The northern boundary would be almost the same as today.[8]The United States would gain fishing rights off Canadian coasts, and agreed to allow British merchants and Loyalists to try to recover their property. It was a highly favorable treaty for the United States, and deliberately so from the British point of view. Prime Minister Shelburne foresaw highly profitable two-way trade between Britain and the rapidly growing United States, as indeed came to pass.[9]

 

[scifan57]

Quoted below from the link above (and read many times by me in the past in numerous books), I've always been amazed at how much the British surrendered to the 'new' Americans in that treaty, in part related to John Jay's skills at negotiation - to be given all land up to the Mississippi (which of course would be extended west in 1803 w/ the Louisiana Purchase), and to have the eastern border between Canada and the USA close to the present one (took the War of 1812 & some hassling about Maine) to settle on those lines was surprising. Dave

There's a famous unfinished painting of the delegates at the peace conference. The right half, which was to contain the British delegates, is blank as they refused to sit for the painting.

 

[giradman]

Sam Houston Elected President of the Texas Republic this day in 1836!

Shortly after the defect at the Alamo in San Antonio, Sam Houston defeated the Mexican leader, General Santa Ana at the Battle of San Jacinto leading to the formation of the Texas Republic, which was admitted to the United States in 1845. Houston was the governor of the Republic multiple times, then senator in Washington, D.C. when the state became part of the Union; he was governor of the state when Texas joined the Confederate government at the start of the Civil War - he was against secession and was disposed, dying in 1863.

I've been to Texas often, mostly to San Antonio and have visited the Alamo many times, but have never seen the San Jacinto State Historic Site - a good reason to return to the great state of Texas - Dave

On this day in 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. In 1832, President Andrew Jackson sent him to Texas (then a Mexican province) to negotiate treaties with local Native Americans. Houston arrived in Texas during a time of rising tensions between U.S. settlers and Mexican authorities, and soon emerged as a leader among the settlers. In 1835, Texans formed a provisional government, which issued a declaration of independence from Mexico the following year. At that time, Houston was appointed military commander of the Texas army (Source).

Though the rebellion suffered a crushing blow at the Alamo in early 1836, Houston was soon able to turn his army’s fortunes around. On April 21, he led some 800 Texans in a surprise defeat of 1,500 Mexican soldiers under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the San Jacinto River. Santa Anna was captured and brought to Houston, where he was forced to sign an armistice that would grant Texas its freedom. After receiving medical treatment for his war wounds in New Orleans, Houston returned to win election as president of the Republic of Texas on September 5 (Source).

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[J. A.]

Farrokh Bulsara was born in Zanzibar, today, September 5th, 70 years ago. He became a famous British singer, songwriter and record producer. We know him as Queen's lead vocalist Freddie Mercury.

 

[jenni122701]

September 5th 1666: Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead.


Jenni
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[giradman]

September 5th 1666: Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead.

Hi Jenni - boy that was a horrible fire - a little more information quoted below (Source) - and a pic from the same link - amazing that so few people died - Dave

The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666.[1]The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall. It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of Westminster, Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St Paul's Cathedral, and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated to have destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants.[3]

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[scifan57]

Near the spot where that deadly fire started is The Monument, commemorating the Great Fire of London. This tower can be climbed and offers some wonderful views of central London. Monument to the Great Fire of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[giradman]

Near the spot where that deadly fire started is The Monument, commemorating the Great Fire of London. This tower can be climbed and offers some wonderful views of central London. Monument to the Great Fire of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hey Scifan.. - I've past that monument several times (decades ago) but never did climb to the top - love the quote below from your link - Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was the architect of the monument, AND of course was responsible for rebuilding dozens of London churches after the 'Great Fire', including the wonderful St. Paul's Cathedral (now, I've been to the outside top of that structure - hell of a climb w/ my son, as I recall) - Dave

The top of the Monument is reached by a narrow winding staircase of 311 steps. A mesh cage was added in the mid-19th century at the top to prevent people jumping off, after six people had committed suicide from the structure between 1788 and 1842.

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[scifan57]

I did climb to the top of both the Monument and the dome of St Paul's Cathedral. The top of the Monument offers the best view, in my opinion, of Tower Bridge.

This is my photo, taken from the top of the Monument.

 

[giradman]

Star Trek - 50th Anniversary - First TV Episode Aired Today in 1966!

The now iconic TV space adventure first aired 50 years ago, but lasted just 3 seasons (1966-1969), my last undergrad year and first two years in medical school at the U of Michigan - along w/ many others where I boarded, we all hovered around the television to watch numerous episodes (I may have seen nearly all of them!). Of course, saw the later films w/ the original cast (and bought the two shown below - my favorite is the The Voyage Home) - Dave

The adventures of the USS Enterprise, representing the United Federation of Planets on a five-year mission in outer space to explore new worlds, seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before. The Enterprise is commanded by handsome and brash Captain James T. Kirk. His First Officer and best friend is Mr. Spock from the planet Vulcan, and Kirk's Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. With its crew of approximately 430, the Enterprise battles aliens, megalomanical computers, time paradoxes, psychotic murderers, and even Khan!

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[scifan57]

Star Trek - 50th Anniversary - First TV Episode Aired Today in 1966!

The now iconic TV space adventure first aired 50 years ago, but lasted just 3 seasons (1966-1969), my last undergrad year and first two years in medical school at the U of Michigan - along w/ many others where I boarded, we all hovered around the television to watch numerous episodes (I may have seen nearly all of them!). Of course, saw the later films w/ the original cast (and bought the two shown below - my favorite is the The Voyage Home) - Dave


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We were lucky in Canada as the first episode was broadcast 2 days earlier on September 6th.

 

[giradman]

We were lucky in Canada as the first episode was broadcast 2 days earlier on September 6th.

Well, must have been a network scheduling thing? I may have been watching Batman that night, another favorite of the college kids at the time in our dorm! Dave
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[J. A.]

September 9, 1873:
Max Reinhardt, Austrian-American actor and director, is born in Baden Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary.

Max Reinhardt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[giradman]

World Trade Center in New York City Destroyed by Terrorists in 2001 Killing Thousands!

On this day 15 years ago, Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network hijacked 4 commercial jets, 2 were crashed into the Twin Towers in NYC, one into the Pentagon, and another into a rural field in Pennsylvania - thousands of people were killed (quotes below described each of these events - Source). Dave

At 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767–United Airlines Flight 175–appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center, and sliced into the south tower at about the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. America was under attack.

As millions watched in horror the events unfolding in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington and slammed into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating inferno that led to a structural collapse of a portion of the giant concrete building. All told, 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon along with all 64 people aboard the airliner.

Meanwhile, a fourth California-bound plane–United Flight 93–was hijacked about 40 minutes after leaving Newark International Airport in New Jersey. Because the plane had been delayed in taking off, passengers on board learned of events in New York and Washington via cell phone and Airfone calls to the ground. Knowing that the aircraft was not returning to an airport as the hijackers claimed, a group of passengers and flight attendants planned an insurrection. The passengers fought the four hijackers and are suspected to have attacked the cockpit with a fire extinguisher. The plane then flipped over and sped toward the ground at upwards of 500 miles per hour, crashing in a rural field in western Pennsylvania at 10:10 a.m. All 45 people aboard were killed. Its intended target is not known, but theories include the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, or one of several nuclear power plants along the eastern seaboard.

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