Today In History
September 6, 2023
1901: President McKinley is shot and fatally wounded in Buffalo, New York by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz.
1915: The first tank sponsored by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill was produced named Little Willie in a factory in England, before the end of World War I the British were using them to fight the Germans.
1916: The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.
1970: Jimi Hendrix played his final concert at the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany.
1997: Princess Diana’s funeral and the four mile procession which took her coffin to Westminster Abbey is watched by over a million people lining the route and an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world, the number reflecting how many around the world have a place in their hearts for “The Peoples Princess”. After the services at Westminster Abbey a private ceremony is held out of the public eye when Diana is finally laid to rest on an island in the heart of her family estate at Althorp.
2019: Robert Mugabe, former President of Zimbabwe, passed away.
Celebrity Birthdays
Rosie Perez (born 1964) – American actress, choreographer, and talk show host; known for her roles in “White Men Can’t Jump” and “Fearless”.
Jane Curtin (born 1947) – American actress and comedian, known for her work on “Saturday Night Live”, “3rd Rock from the Sun”, and “Kate & Allie”.
Jeff Foxworthy (born 1958) – American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host, best known for his “You might be a redneck” one-liners.
Roger Waters (born 1943) – English rock musician, singer, songwriter, and composer; he’s best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of Pink Floyd.
Naomie Harris (born 1976) – English actress known for her roles in “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “28 Days Later”, and “Moonlight”.
Macy Gray (born 1967) – American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, who released a soundtrack for Eminem’s “8 Mile.”
Nina Persson (born 1974) – Swedish singer and lyricist known as the lead singer of the band The Cardigans.
