Joe Hyer
This Day in History for September 7 – ESPN Debuts and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1979 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, better known as ESPN, makes its debut (More info)
1813 – The United States federal government gets its nickname, Uncle Sam (More info)
This Day in History for September 6 – Cal Ripken Breaks Record and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Spain, thus becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe (More info)
1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York (More info)
Raw Videos Show the Power of Hurricane Isaac [VIDEOS]
Despite recently weakening to a tropical storm, the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Isaac continue through Wednesday afternoon. The storm has dumped more than ten inches of rain across the area and left at least 725,000 homes without power
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