A bit of September 8th history…
1504 - Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled in Florence
1565 - Spanish expedition established 1st permanent European settlement in North America at present day St Augustine, Florida
1664 - Dutch surrender colony of New Netherlands (including New Amsterdam) to 300 English soldiers, who rename it New York
1892 - 1st appearance of Pledge of Allegiance - appears in “The Young Companion”
1916 - US President Wilson signs the Emergency Revenue Act doubling the rate of income tax and adding inheritance and munitions profits tax
1960 - Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” is released nationwide
1966 - Star Trek 1st premiers on NBC - TV (pictured)
1986 - “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is first broadcast nationally
2016 - NASA launches Osiris-Rex probe to retrieve a rock sample from the 500m - wide Bennu asteroid
A bit of September 8th history… 1504 - Michelangelo’s statue of...