Today is Friday, September 13, the 257th day of 2024. There are 109 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On September 13, 2008, crews rescued people from their homes in an all-out search for thousands of Texans who had stayed overnight to face Hurricane Ike.
Also this date:
In 1788, the Confederate Congress authorized the first national election and declared New York City as the temporary national capital.
In 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the US Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
In 1971, a four-day inmate riot at the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York ended when police and guards stormed the prison; the ordeal and final assault claimed the lives of 32 prisoners and 11 hostages.
In 1997, a funeral was held in Calcutta, India, for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa.
In 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an agreement granting limited Palestinian self-government.
In 2010, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first US Open title and complete a career Grand Slam.
In 2021, school reopened for New York City public school students in the nation’s largest experiment in personalized learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
Today’s birthdays:
- The actress Barbara Bain is 93 years old.
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias is 84 years old.
- Rock singer David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears) is 83 years old.
- The actor Jacqueline Bisset is 80 years old.
- Singer Peter Cetera is 80 years old.
- Actor Jean Smart is 73.
- Record producer Don Was is 72 years old.
- Chef Alain Ducasse is 68 years old.
- Rock singer and musician Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) is 63 years old.
- Olympic gold sprinter Michael Johnson is 57.
- Filmmaker Tyler Perry is 55 years old.
- Fashion designer Stella McCartney is 53.
- Former tennis player Goran Ivanisevic (ee-van-EE’-seh-vihch) is 53.
- Country musician Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts) is 49 years old.
- Singer-songwriter Fiona Apple is 47.
- Actor Ben Savage is 44.
- Soccer player Thomas Müller is 35.
- Rock singer Niall Horan (One Direction) is 31 years old.
- Actress Lili Reinhart (TV: “Riverdale”) is 28.