Today in History: September 8, ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ debuts
Currently is Monday Sept the st day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times in history On Sept The Oprah Winfrey Show began the first of seasons in national syndication Also on this date In Michelangelo s towering marble statue of David was unveiled to the general in Florence Italy Related Articles At present in History September Anglican church elevates Bishop Desmond Tutu Nowadays in History September President McKinley fatally shot Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safety Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum In contemporary times in History September Ford survives assassination attempt by Manson follower In a Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St Augustine Florida In the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British who renamed it New York In Galveston Texas was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated people it remains the deadliest natural tragedy in U S history In Sen Huey P Long D-La was fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building In the -day Siege of Leningrad by German forces began during World War II In a peace treaty with Japan was signed by nations in San Francisco In Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis competitor to win the U S National Championships now known as the U S Open In masses schools in Prince Edward County Virginia reopened after being closed for five years by leaders attempting to prevent court-ordered racial desegregation In one month after taking office President Gerald R Ford granted a full free and absolute pardon to former President Richard Nixon for any crimes committed during Nixon s presidency In California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined million alleging the bank s employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals In Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades on the British throne died at age her then -year-old son became King Charles III In contemporary times s Birthdays Former Sen Sam Nunn D-Georgia is Sen Bernie Sanders I-Vermont is Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges is Author Terry Tempest Williams is Basketball Hall of Famer Maurice Cheeks is Actor Heather Thomas is Singer Aimee Mann is Actor Thomas Kretschmann is Alternative country singer Neko NEE -koh Matter is TV personality Brooke Burke is Actor Martin Freeman is Actor David Arquette is TV-radio personality Kennedy is Actor Larenz Tate is Singer-songwriter Pink is Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas is Rapper Wiz Khalifa is MLB pitcher Gerrit Cole is Actor Gaten Matarazzo TV Stranger Things is
