September the 8th

September 8th: A History Lesson

1565: St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the continental US is founded

1900: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 makes landfall

1935: US Senator Huey Long is fatally shot on the steps of the Louisiana Capitol Building

1944: The first V2 rocket hits London

1945: In response to Soviet troops, American troops arrive in Korea in order to partition the southern half of the peninsula

1966: The first episode of Star Trek airs

1974: President Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed

1986: The first Oprah Winfrey Show airs

2007: The wedding of William and Kyllan Cody

7 thoughts on “September the 8th

  1. We have been trying to get up to Dallas for a very long time! We are shooting for the state fair. Someone always has a birthday party, or a class….or a fever!

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