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September 16, Washington Navy Yard shooting rampage kills 12

Last updated: September 16, 2024 4:01 am
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Welcome to Monday, September 16, 2024. It is the 260th day of the year with 106 days remaining.

Historical Events on This Day:

On September 16, 2013, Aaron Alexis, a former U.S. Navy reservist, tragically carried out a shooting spree at the Washington Navy Yard, resulting in the loss of 12 lives before he was killed by police.

Other significant events on this date include:

– In 1810, Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla initiated a rebellion against Spanish rule, marking the start of the Mexican War of Independence.

– The largest land run in U.S. history occurred in 1893, as over 100,000 white settlers rushed to claim more than 6 million acres of land in what is now northern Oklahoma.

– General Motors was established in Flint, Michigan in 1908 by William C. Durant.

– In 1940, Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was elected as the first speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

– The Metropolitan Opera unveiled its new opera house at Lincoln Center in New York in 1966.

– In 1974, President Gerald R. Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam war deserters and draft evaders.

– The tragic massacre of over 1,300 Palestinian civilians by Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in Beirut in 1982.

– O.J. Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas in 2007 for the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors.

– In 2018, Hurricane Florence claimed at least 17 lives in the Carolinas, leading to catastrophic flooding.

Celebrity Birthdays:

  • Actor George Chakiris turns 92 today.
  • Actor Ed Begley Jr. celebrates his 75th birthday.
  • Author-historian-filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. is 74 years old.
  • Country singer David Bellamy of The Bellamy Brothers is 74.
  • Actor Mickey Rourke turns 72.
  • Jazz musician Earl Klugh celebrates his 71st birthday.
  • TV personality Mark McEwen is 70 today.
  • Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Yount turns 69.
  • Magician David Copperfield is 68.
  • Actor Jennifer Tilly celebrates her 66th birthday.
  • Retired MLB All-Star pitcher Orel Hershiser is 66.
  • Baseball Hall of Famer Tim Raines turns 65.
  • Singer Richard Marx is 61.
  • Comedian Molly Shannon celebrates her 60th birthday.
  • Singer Marc Anthony turns 56.
  • News anchor/talk show host Tamron Hall celebrates her 54th birthday.
  • Comedian-actor Amy Poehler turns 53.
  • Singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild is 47.
  • Rapper Flo Rida turns 45.
  • Actor Alexis Bledel celebrates her 43rd birthday.
  • Actor Madeline Zima turns 39.
  • Actor Max Minghella is 39 today.
  • Rock singer-musician Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers turns 32.
  • Actor Chase Stokes is also 32.
  • Golfer Bryson Dechambeau turns 31.

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