September 19 in History |
| September 19th is… Butterscotch Pudding Day Meow Like a Pirate Day (wait, what?) Talk Like a Pirate Day |
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1876 – Melville Bissell patented the first carpet sweeper. 1921 – The greatest rainfall recorded in United States history during 18 consecutive hours (measured at an unofficial weather-monitoring site) fell at Thrall, Williamson County, Texas; 36.40 inches fell from a Hurricane. 1928 – Mickey Mouse’s first screen appearance – Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theater NYC. 1934 – Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for kidnapping Charles Lindbergh’s baby. 1952 – The Adventures of Superman premiered in syndication #1 Hit September 19, 1960 – September 25, 1960: Chubby Checker – The Twist 1961 – Betty and Barney Hill claimed to be abducted by aliens in New Hampshire #1 Hit September 19, 1970 – October 9, 1970: Diana Ross – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered on CBS. 1975 – The alligator was removed from the endangered species list in parts of Louisiana. 1976 – A UFO was reportedly seen over Tehran, Iran. Two F-4 Phantom II jets lost power during a chase. 1977 – The chairs on which Archie and Edith Bunker sat through 8 seasons of All in the Family were given to the Smithsonian Institution 1981 – Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel performed a reunion concert in New York’s Central Park. 1982 – Scott Fahlman is credited with originating the first ever smiley emoticon, which he thought would help people on a message board at Carnegie Mellon to distinguish serious posts from jokes. He proposed the use of 1983 – Kiss performed on MTV without make-up for the first time. 1983 – The nighttime (syndicated) edition of the NBC daytime game show Wheel of Fortune premiered 1983 – Welcome To Pooh Corner premiered on The Disney Channel 1984 – Highway To Heaven premiered on NBC 1986 – Captain EO with Michael Jackson premiered in Disney theme parks. #1 Hit September 19, 1987 – September 25, 1987: Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You 1994- ER made its debut on NBC 2005 – How I Met Your Mother premiered on CBS 2007 – Kitchen Nightmares premiered on FOX #1 Hit September 19, 2015 – October 2, 2015: Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean? #1 Hit September 19 – October 2: WAP – Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion |
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