September 9

United States of America officially gets its name (1776); HBD actor Hugh Grant (1960); HBD actor Adam Sandler (1966); China founding father Mao Zedong dies (1976); Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning monarch of the UK at more than 63 years with crown (2015).

September 8

Michelangelo’s David statue unveiled to the public (1504); St. Augustine, Florida, becomes first permanent European settlement (1565);  Singer Patsy Cline born (1932); HBD Bernie Sanders (1941); HBD Ruby Bridges, first Black student to attend an all-white school in Louisiana (1954).

Edmond Halley

Edmond^[1] (or Edmund^[2]) Halley, FRS (/ˈhæli/;^[3][4] 8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720.^[5]

September 4

Edmond Halley observes Halley’s comet for first time (1682); HBD Beyoncé (1981); Google is founded (1998); Crocodile Hunter host Steve Irwin killed by a stingray (2006); RIP comedian Joan Rivers (2014).

September 3

Treaty of Paris signed, ending American Revolutionary War (1783); Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Marguerite Higgins born (1921); HBD author Malcolm Gladwell (1963); RIP football coaching legend Vince Lombardi (1970).

September 2

US Treasury Department is founded (1789); Japan surrenders, ending World War II (1945); Astronaut and teacher Christa McAuliffe born (1948); HBD Keanu Reeves (1964); Vietnamese president and revolutionary Ho Chi Minh dies (1969).

September 1

Lewis and Clark explorer William Clark dies (1838); Germany invades Poland (1939); HBD singer Gloria Estefan (1957); Bobby Fischer wins “Match of the Century” and becomes first American world chess champion (1972); Wreckage of the Titanic found at bottom of North Atlantic (1985); HBD actress and singer Zendaya (1996).