476 – Romulus Augustulus, last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome. Traditional End of the Western Roman Empire
1609 – Navigator Henry Hudson first European to discover island of Manhattan [or Sep 11]
1682 – English astronomer Edmond Halley observes the comet named after him
1781 – Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish speaking mestizos in the Bahia de las Fumas (Bay of Smokes)
1862 – General Lee invades the North with 50,000 Confederate troops during Maryland Campaign (US Civil war)
1998 – The American search engine company Google Inc. was formally established as founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page filed incorporation papers.
2016 – Mother Teresa, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace, was canonized by Pope Francis I.
2020 – Record 52% of American 18-29-year-olds are living with their parents because of the pandemic according to Pew Research Center study [1]
Births & Deaths: 1981 – Beyonce, an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and filmmaker, was born in Texas.
Sport: 1972 – US 4 x 100m medley relay team of Mike Stamm, Tom Bruce, Mark Spitz & Jerry Heidenreich sets world record 3:48.16 to win gold at the Munich Olympics; Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 Olympic gold medals at a single Games
Music: 1965 – Beatles’ single “Help!” goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
TV & Film: 1936 – “Swing Time”, directed by George Stevens, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, is released
