September 23, 2003
THIS WEEK
Tuesday, September 23 is...
Official beginning of Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and of the astrological sign of Libra, The Balance, until October 22. Pot Pie Day, anniversary of the television premier of the Jetsons, anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Birthday of singers Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949), Julio Iglesias (b. 1943) and Ani DiFranco (b. 1970).
Wednesday, September 24
Inngergize, a day set aside for people to accomplish personal tasks, National Food Service Employees Day and National Women's Health and Fitness Day, anniversary of the premier of 60 Minutes in 1968.
Thursday, September 25
Anniversary of the publication of the first American newspaper, Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick, in Boston in 1690, the discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Vasco Nunez de Balboa in 1513, and the start of Greenwich Mean Time in 1676; National One-hit Wonder Day. Birthday of William Faulkner (b. 1879) and Christopher Reeve (b. 1952).
Friday, September 26
First televised Presidential election debate, between Kennedy and Nixon in 1960; opening of the New York Film Festival. Birthday of T.S. Eliot (b. 1888), Jane Smiley (b. 1949) and Minette Walters (b. 1949).
Saturday, September 27
Rosh Hashanah or Jewish New Year; Ancestor Appreciation Day, World Tourism Day, and Kiwanis Kids' Day, anniversary of the publication of the Warren Commission Report on the assassination of President Kennedy. Birthday of authors Jim Thompson (b. 1906) and Joyce Johnson (b. 1935).
Posted by Mikal at September 23, 2003 6:28 AM
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