September 8 in History September 8th is… National Ampersand Day Iguana Awareness Day National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day 1504 – Michelangelo’s David was unveiled in Piazza Della Signoria in Florence. 1860 – The steamship Lady Elgin sank in Lake Michigan, killing nearly 300. 1888 – The body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie …