Events this week (through a time machine...)

I thought that i would do a special for events (maybe one time, maybe not), so I went through a week, Wednesday to Wednesday, and see what major events happened on each day, but back through the years. Enjoy!

9/2

The great fire of London started in 1666

Japan signs the document of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945, ending World War II

9/3

The Treaty of Paris is signed by Great Britain and the new United States in 1783, formally bringing the American Revolution to an end.

In 1838, Frederick Douglass escapes slavery disguised as a sailor. He would later write The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, his memoirs about slave life.

9/4
Beyonce Knowles, is born in 1981, singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, producer; won five Grammy Awards for Dangerously in Love album (2003) and six for I am … Sasha Fierce (2008).

Mark Spitz becomes first Olympic competitor to win 7 medals during a single Olympics Games which was in 1972.

9/5

Voyager 1 space probe launched in 1977.

The great fire of London is extinguished after two days in 1666.

9/6
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997: over 1 million people line London’s streets to honor her and 2.5 billion watched the event on TV.

Germany announces in 1941 that all Jews living in the country will have to begin wearing a Star of David.

9/7

ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, debuts in 1979.

French aviator Roland Garros sets an altitude record of 13,200 feet in 1912.

9/8

Martin Freeman was born in 1971, actor (The Office BBC Two TV series; Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey).

Pink (Alecia Beth Moore) born in 1979, multiple award-winning singer, including three Grammys ("Lady Marmalade," "Trouble," "Imagine."

9/9

California, in the midst of the 1850 gold rush, enters the Union as the 31st state.

Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828, Russian novelist (War and Peace, Anna Karenina).

Hope you enjoyed this trip through a time machine. :-)