It’s Saturday, September 21, 2024, the 265th day of the year with 101 days remaining.
Historical Events on this Day:
On September 21, 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was confirmed as the first female justice on the Supreme Court by the Senate.
Other significant events:
In 1792, the French National Convention announced the abolition of the monarchy in France.
In 1898, the New York Sun published the famous editorial reassuring 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon that “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
In 1915, Cecil Chubb purchased Stonehenge and later donated it to the British people.
In 1922, President Warren Harding endorsed the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine with the Lodge-Fish Resolution.
In 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” was first published.
In 1955, boxer Rocky Marciano completed his undefeated professional career by defeating Archie Moore.
In 2013, a terrorist attack at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya resulted in 67 deaths and numerous injuries.
In 2022, Vladimir Putin mobilized reservists for the first time since World War II after invading Ukraine.
Celebrity Birthdays:
- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer turns 81.
- Musician Don Felder celebrates his 77th birthday.
- Author Stephen King is 77 years old.
- Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore is 75.
- Actor-comedian Bill Murray turns 74.
- Race car driver Arie Luyendyk is 71.
- Filmmaker Ethan Coen is 67.
- Basketball Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief is 67.
- Actor-comedian Dave Coulier is 65.
- Actor David James Elliott celebrates his 64th birthday.
- Actor Nancy Travis is 63.
- Actor Rob Morrow turns 62.
- Actor Angus Macfadyen is 61.
- Actor Cheryl Hines celebrates her 59th birthday.
- Country singer Faith Hill is 57.
- Actor-talk show host Ricki Lake turns 56.
- Actor Billy Porter is 55.
- Actor Alfonso Ribeiro is 53.
- Actor Luke Wilson is 53.
- Musician Liam Gallagher (Oasis) is 52.
- TV personality Nicole Richie turns 43.
- Actor Maggie Grace is 41.
- Actor Joseph Mazzello turns 41.
- Rapper Wale celebrates his 40th birthday.
- Singer Jason Derulo is 35.
- Cyclist Tadej PogaÄar is 26.
