09-05-2006, 05:05 AM
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Location: Maryland
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September 5th
1735 ~ Birthday of Johann Christian Bach, Composer, son of Johann Sebastian Bach.
1774 ~ First Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1793 ~ The French National Convention voted to implement terror measures to enforce the principles of the French Revolution. This Reign of Terror lasted until the spring of 1794 and killed 35,000-40,000 people.
1847 ~ Birthday of Jesse James, outlaw.
1857 ~ Birthday of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Visionary & Pioneer of Astronautics.
1948 ~ Robert Schuman becomes Prime Minister of France. He is considered to be one of the founders of the European Union.
1950 ~ Birthday of Cathy Guisewite, Cartoonist.
1957 ~ “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac was published.
1972 ~ Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called “Black September” attacked Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games.
1997 ~ Death of Mother Teresa, Inspiration.
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