This day in history
Today is Friday, Sept. 2, the 246th day of 2016. There are 120 days
left in the year. Today's birthdays: Former senator Alan K. Simpson is
85. Former United States Olympic Committee chairman Peter Ueberroth is
79. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 68.
Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 68. Actor Mark Harmon is 65.
International Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 64. Pro Football
Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 56. Actor Keanu Reeves is 52.
International Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 51. Actress Salma
Hayek is 50. In 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out. In 1864,
during the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman's forces
oc'cup'ied Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered
the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the
Minnesota State Fair. In 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies
aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. In 1963,
Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama prevented the integration of
Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. In
1969, in what some regard as the birth of the Internet, two connected
computers at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed test
data through a 15-foot cable. In 2015, overcoming ferocious opposition,
President Obama secured a legacy-defining foreign policy victory as
Senate Democrats clinched the necessary votes to ensure the Iran
nuclear agreement survived in Congress.
