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September 4, 1972 –American swimmer Mark Spitz became the first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals on this date . For his all of his effort, he is forced to walk around in a damp Speedo for years – the constant tinea cruris was horrible. You would have thought he would have become theContinue reading “Mark Spitz Seventh Gold”

September 4, 1886 –Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years. While outnumbered, Geronimo fought against both Mexican and United States troops and became famous for his daring exploits and numerous escapes fromContinue reading “Geronimo surrendered”

Pandas basically only eat bamboo, which also happens to be incredibly hard to digest. Please don’t try this at home. That means that they must eat about 30 pounds of the stuff each day to get enough nutrients—defecating about four-fifths of what they eat (and even what they do digest is not especially easy onContinue reading “Perhaps there is such a thing as too much fiber”

September 4, 1951 –The first national live television broadcast in the U.S. took place when President Harry Truman’s speech at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco, California was transmitted to broadcast stations in local markets across the country. It has been estimated that more than 40 million people saw the president open theContinue reading “The first Truman broadcast on TV”

September 4, 1970 –The Rolling Stones release their second live concert album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert, on this date. . It was recorded in New York City and Baltimore in November 1969. The album is often considered by critics as one of the greatest live albums ever made.

The Temptations sing, It was the 3rd of September, that day I’ll always remember in their song Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone. This was written by the Motown songwriters Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Whitfield. It was first recorded by The Undisputed Truth, but Whitfield also had The Temptations record it, withContinue reading “… all he left us was alone”

September 3, 1939 –Germany continued its invasion of Poland even though Britain had asked it very nicely to stop. This upset the British sensibility. They declared war on Germany. France followed suit six hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada, making this the official launch of World War II inContinue reading “England declares war”

September 3, 1976 –The unmanned spacecraft Viking 2, the second mission to Mars, landed at Utopia Planitia on the planet and begins transmitting pictures and soil analyses, on this date. The lander houses instruments to examine the physical and magnetic properties of the soil, analyze the atmosphere and weather patterns of Mars, and to seekContinue reading “Viking 2 lands on Mars”

September 3, 1928 –In San Francisco, Philo Farnsworth demonstrates a television system featuring his Image Dissector camera tube to the press for the first time. The system delivered 20 pictures per second, enough to convince the eye it was looking at motion rather than a series of stills. The San Francisco Chronicle lauded the achievementContinue reading “One of the first TV systems demonstrated”

September 3, 1983 –One of the songs that defined MTV in the 80s, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by the Eurythmics, gave them their only US chart topper. In 1978, Squeeze had a UK hit with Take Me I’m Yours, which features the line “Dreams are made of this” in the chorus. Marilyn MansonContinue reading “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) hit No. 1”