Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White in 1978. Osiris, a planet outside the Solar System, was found to have an atmosphere with water vapor in 2001. Helen Clark became the first woman elected prime minister of New Zealand in 1999. The “Battle of the Washita River” occurred in 1868, resulting in the death of over a hundred peaceful Cheyenne Indians. Macy’s sponsored its first Thanksgiving Parade in 1924. Alfred Nobel signed his will in 1895, establishing the Nobel Prizes. BaFace Nelson was killed in a gunfight with the FBI in 1934.
Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated. (1978) Milk, who was a city supervisor, and Moscone were killed by Dan White, who had previously served as a city supervisor, but resigned. White killed the couple at City Hall because he wanted Moscone to reappoint him as supervisor; Moscone, influenced by Milk and other board members, ultimately refused to reappoint him. White was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison; after serving two years, he returned to San Francisco where he committed suicide. Milk was notable for being the first openly gay politician elected in California.
For the first time, an atmosphere has been detected on a planet outside the Solar System. (2001) NASA’s Hubble Telescope discovered the atmosphere around Osiris, which is about 150 light-years from Earth. The presence of water vapor was also detected.
The first woman to be elected prime minister of New Zealand. (1999) Prime Minister Helen Clark served three terms from 1999 to 2008. In 2009, she became the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
The “Battle of the Washita River” occurred between the US Army and the Indians. (1868) In what also became known as the “Washita Massacre”, Lieutenant Colonel George Custer attacked a Cheyenne Indian village where Chief Black Kettle lived. More than a hundred Indians, including Chief Black Kettle, were killed in battle. The attack sparked controversy because the Indians were peaceful, the village was already located on established reservation land, and the U.S. Army commandant of Fort Cobb had guaranteed the village’s safety.
Inauguration of the “Penn” Station in New York. (1910) Pennsylvania Station had opened on September 8 for the Long Island Rail Road, but Pennsylvania Railroad trains began service on this day. Trains first provided service to Manhattan through tunnels established under the Hudson River. The famed station was torn down in 1963, which sparked the creation of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, which has preserved thousands of historic buildings in New York City and across the country.
Alfred Nobel signed his will, setting the stage for the Nobel Prizes. (1895) Nobel wanted his estate to establish prizes in Literature, Physiology or Medicine, Peace, Chemistry and Physics. The first prizes were awarded in 1901.
Macy’s sponsored its first “Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade” in New York City. (1924) The three-hour parade is held annually and is the second oldest Thanksgiving parade along with Detroit’s “America’s Thanksgiving Parade” which began on the same day. The oldest Thanksgiving parade is Philadelphia’s 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The first man-made object landed on the surface of Mars. (1971) The Soviet Union’s Mars 2 orbiter released its descent module which was supposed to land on the surface of Mars. Instead, it malfunctioned and crashed into the planet, but was still the first object to successfully reach the planet.
The US Army War College is founded. (1901) The college is known for educating high-ranking members of the US military; many of the United States’ lieutenant colonels and colonels were educated there. The student body also includes service members from other military branches and even other countries.
Notorious American assassin and bank robber BaFace Nelson was killed in a gunfight with the FBI. (1934) Known as the “Battle of Barrington,” the shooting occurred in Barrington, Illinois. Two FBI agents were also killed. During his criminal career, Nelson, whose real name was Lester Joseph Gillis, killed more FBI agents than any other American citizen in history.
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