September 8th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1942 U.S.A. Labor Day Weekend Holidays
8th September 1942 : American workers gave up their Labor day weekend holidays to keep the munitions factories working to help in the war effort. Nearly all the traditional Labor Day Parades have also been cancelled in respect for the thousands of loved ones fighting to protect their country. Most of the travel seen on Rail and busses have been troops who have a furlough to go home and see loved ones.
Women At Work On The War Effort Video
8th September 1942 : American workers gave up their Labor day weekend holidays to keep the munitions factories working to help in the war effort. Nearly all the traditional Labor Day Parades have also been cancelled in respect for the thousands of loved ones fighting to protect their country. Most of the travel seen on Rail and busses have been troops who have a furlough to go home and see loved ones.
Women At Work On The War Effort Video
1915 Germany Zeppelin Used For Bombing
8th September 1915 : German success using the Zeppelin to terrorize the skies over Britain includes an attack on Aldergate in central London, killing 22 people and causing £500,000 worth of damage.
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8th September 1915 : German success using the Zeppelin to terrorize the skies over Britain includes an attack on Aldergate in central London, killing 22 people and causing £500,000 worth of damage.
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1935 U.S.A. State Senator Huey P. Long
8th September 1935 : In retaliation for slandering his father, Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr. fatally shot the State Senator Huey P. Long in the state capital building in Louisiana.
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8th September 1935 : In retaliation for slandering his father, Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr. fatally shot the State Senator Huey P. Long in the state capital building in Louisiana.
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1941 Russia Siege of Leningrad
8th September 1941 : Germany begins the 900-day Siege of Leningrad by German forces during World War II, the siege led to the death of at least one million Russians from starvation and disease.
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8th September 1941 : Germany begins the 900-day Siege of Leningrad by German forces during World War II, the siege led to the death of at least one million Russians from starvation and disease.
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1943 Italy Surrenders
8th September 1943 : Following the deposing of Mussolini from power in July General Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.
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8th September 1943 : Following the deposing of Mussolini from power in July General Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.
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1944 UK V2 Rocket
8th September 1944 : Germany launches the first V2 rocket on London, over the next six months Germany launched 1,400 at Britain ending in March 1945. At the end of world war II both the US and the Soviet Union tried to gain as many V2's and more importantly the scientists who had worked on them, there is a V2 on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington alongside a Saturn rocket. The V2 rocket is the base of the early space rockets and inter ballistic rockets with the three main components needed for a rocket, large liquid-fuel rocket engines, supersonic aerodynamics, and guidance and control systems developed for the V2.
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8th September 1944 : Germany launches the first V2 rocket on London, over the next six months Germany launched 1,400 at Britain ending in March 1945. At the end of world war II both the US and the Soviet Union tried to gain as many V2's and more importantly the scientists who had worked on them, there is a V2 on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington alongside a Saturn rocket. The V2 rocket is the base of the early space rockets and inter ballistic rockets with the three main components needed for a rocket, large liquid-fuel rocket engines, supersonic aerodynamics, and guidance and control systems developed for the V2.
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1950 U.S.A. Wage & Price Controls
8th September 1950 : Congress passed the Defense Production Act, which called for various economic measures, including wage and price controls.
8th September 1950 : Congress passed the Defense Production Act, which called for various economic measures, including wage and price controls.
1950 Scotland Mine Collapse Knockshinnoch Castle colliery
8th September 1950 : A field above the Knockshinnoch Castle colliery collapses leaving a crater 300 ft X 200 ft X 50 ft deep trapping 120 miners underground, rescue work is a success for most of the miners trapped underground for 24 hours, but 13 of the miners are believed to have perished in the accident.
8th September 1950 : A field above the Knockshinnoch Castle colliery collapses leaving a crater 300 ft X 200 ft X 50 ft deep trapping 120 miners underground, rescue work is a success for most of the miners trapped underground for 24 hours, but 13 of the miners are believed to have perished in the accident.
1955 U.S.A. New Synthetic Material Polyurethane
8th September 1955 : American firms are tooling up to manufacture the new synthetic material called polyurethane which is thought will be used in our everyday lives at an ever increasing pace, some of the many things that will made from this new material include toys, sponges, car seats, refrigerator insulation and building materials to name just a few.
8th September 1955 : American firms are tooling up to manufacture the new synthetic material called polyurethane which is thought will be used in our everyday lives at an ever increasing pace, some of the many things that will made from this new material include toys, sponges, car seats, refrigerator insulation and building materials to name just a few.
1967 United Nations Israel - Jordan War Of Words
8th September 1967 : Israel and Jordan are in a battle of words over who fired the first shots with each accusing the other of firing the first Artillery Shells and Mortars in a breakdown of the cease fire agreed in the United Nations.
8th September 1967 : Israel and Jordan are in a battle of words over who fired the first shots with each accusing the other of firing the first Artillery Shells and Mortars in a breakdown of the cease fire agreed in the United Nations.
1974 U.S.A. Ford Pardons Nixon For Crimes
8th September 1974 : President Gerald Ford grants an unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office.
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8th September 1974 : President Gerald Ford grants an unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office.
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1978 U.S.A. Camp David Meeting
8th September 1978 : The Camp David meeting between President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and the Israel prime minister Mrs Begin continues in secrecy with no comments to the press except they are now in face to face talks, meanwhile Syria is talking to other hard line Arab countries telling them to enter defense pacts with the Soviet Union to ensure protection against the combined Israel / US forces.
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8th September 1978 : The Camp David meeting between President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and the Israel prime minister Mrs Begin continues in secrecy with no comments to the press except they are now in face to face talks, meanwhile Syria is talking to other hard line Arab countries telling them to enter defense pacts with the Soviet Union to ensure protection against the combined Israel / US forces.
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1985 South Africa Mining Strike and Racial Violence
8th September 1985 : Mine Owners in Johannesburg have fired 1,500 black workers for participating in a failed strike causing further increases in racial violence causing the deaths in the last week of 32 during the daily unrest and riots, and causing the rand to continue slipping in value during the last 12 months political unrest in the country due to it's apartheid policies.
8th September 1985 : Mine Owners in Johannesburg have fired 1,500 black workers for participating in a failed strike causing further increases in racial violence causing the deaths in the last week of 32 during the daily unrest and riots, and causing the rand to continue slipping in value during the last 12 months political unrest in the country due to it's apartheid policies.
1986 UK Nissan Car Factory
8th September 1986 : Nissan opens a factory in Sunderland, England as the first Japanese automobile factory in Europe
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8th September 1986 : Nissan opens a factory in Sunderland, England as the first Japanese automobile factory in Europe
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1986 Chili Rebels Attempt Assassination on Pinochet
8th September 1986 : The dictator president of Chile General Augusto Pinochet is ambushed by rebel fighters firing on the presidential convoy with machine guns, rifles, bazookas and hand grenades. During the gunfight General Pinochet managed to escape in his Armour-plated Mercedes and sustained only minor injuries.
8th September 1986 : The dictator president of Chile General Augusto Pinochet is ambushed by rebel fighters firing on the presidential convoy with machine guns, rifles, bazookas and hand grenades. During the gunfight General Pinochet managed to escape in his Armour-plated Mercedes and sustained only minor injuries.
1993 U.S.A. Gang Wars With Guns
8th September 1993 : As guns continue to become easier to obtain gangs in our inner cities no longer settle disputes with fisticuffs, the normal way since the increase in the number of guns on the streets is to shoot first before the other guy. This is leading to a much higher number of gang related murders in inner cities throughout the US.
8th September 1993 : As guns continue to become easier to obtain gangs in our inner cities no longer settle disputes with fisticuffs, the normal way since the increase in the number of guns on the streets is to shoot first before the other guy. This is leading to a much higher number of gang related murders in inner cities throughout the US.
2000 UK Truck Drivers On Go Slow
8th September 2000 : 100 Truck drivers hold a "go-slow" protest on the A1 bringing traffic to a slow crawl, meanwhile other truckers and hauliers are blocking oil installations and refineries in protest at the cost of fuel, bringing the supply of petrol at the pumps in petrol stations to a halt, also hospitals are now running out of fuel. Over the next week rationing of food at supermarkets and petrol at gas stations was bought in, the protests ended 1 week later without the British Prime Minister giving in to the demands of truckers, taxi drivers etc. to decrease the fuel tax which is some of the highest in the world.
8th September 2000 : 100 Truck drivers hold a "go-slow" protest on the A1 bringing traffic to a slow crawl, meanwhile other truckers and hauliers are blocking oil installations and refineries in protest at the cost of fuel, bringing the supply of petrol at the pumps in petrol stations to a halt, also hospitals are now running out of fuel. Over the next week rationing of food at supermarkets and petrol at gas stations was bought in, the protests ended 1 week later without the British Prime Minister giving in to the demands of truckers, taxi drivers etc. to decrease the fuel tax which is some of the highest in the world.
2001 U.S.A. Williams Sisters Showdown US Open
8th September 2001 : Venus and Serena Williams meet in the final of the US Open becoming the first sisters to meet in a grand slam event since 1884. Venus beats Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4. but the following year Serena did gain revenge when the Williams sisters met again in the US Open .
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8th September 2001 : Venus and Serena Williams meet in the final of the US Open becoming the first sisters to meet in a grand slam event since 1884. Venus beats Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4. but the following year Serena did gain revenge when the Williams sisters met again in the US Open .
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2003 U.S.A. Copyright Lawsuits Issued To Internet Users
8th September 2003 : The Recording Industry Association of America (or RIAA) filed 261 copyright lawsuits against Internet users for trading songs online as part of the RIAA's crackdown on peer-to-peer network users. The lawsuits attracted a large amount of media attention not all of it good as some of the lawsuits were directed at children as young as 12 and to grandmothers in their 70's, but the RIAA is still ongoing in it's pursuit of file sharers in the courts with over 20,000 lawsuits having been issued up to 2006.
8th September 2003 : The Recording Industry Association of America (or RIAA) filed 261 copyright lawsuits against Internet users for trading songs online as part of the RIAA's crackdown on peer-to-peer network users. The lawsuits attracted a large amount of media attention not all of it good as some of the lawsuits were directed at children as young as 12 and to grandmothers in their 70's, but the RIAA is still ongoing in it's pursuit of file sharers in the courts with over 20,000 lawsuits having been issued up to 2006.
2004 Japan Typhoon Songda
8th September 2004 : Typhoon Songda has been lashing the islands of Japan for 4 days and although downgraded to a tropical storm is still causing widespread damage. The death toll so far is estimated at more than 20 and the damage caused has run into billions of dollars including crops. Japan has seen a particularly bad year with a number of earthquakes and Typhoon Songda is the third major typhoon to hit in three weeks.
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8th September 2004 : Typhoon Songda has been lashing the islands of Japan for 4 days and although downgraded to a tropical storm is still causing widespread damage. The death toll so far is estimated at more than 20 and the damage caused has run into billions of dollars including crops. Japan has seen a particularly bad year with a number of earthquakes and Typhoon Songda is the third major typhoon to hit in three weeks.
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