What I Really Know About the First Day of School
by Peggy Young, Tucson, Ariz.; reprinted from AARP Bulletin September 2012
The day was filled with firsts. My husband and I woke after spending our first night in an apartment we had rented in Perugia, Italy. I opened my eyes to see an arched brick ceiling, part of a medieval tower. We had seen pictures of that ceiling on a website earlier in the year, but in person the ancient mortared bricks with their graceful arc reaching from each corner of the room were so much more beautiful. It was the first morning peering out the window and seeing the swallows swoop around the valley below. Most important, it was our first morning walking to the immersion school where we would start Italian class.
It had been a dream of mine to go to Italy and take an immersion course for as long as I could remember. I was 53 when the plan was finally beginning to take shape. However, before we made any of the reservations, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Throughout my treatment, I calculated my recovery period. I could not let go of this trip. I wondered often if I would choose to go to Italy and learn a foreign language if I really was on my last breath. I held on to that trip like an anchor keeping me healthy: I would recover and go to Italy to learn Italian.
As I walked across the piazza on my way to class with jet lag pulling at my ankles and hazing my vision, I could not help but snap awake to the fact that I was alive and cancer-free. The anticipation that I would finally be learning a foreign language in Italy, which had been my guiding light for so long, suddenly dulled in comparison to the fact that I was living life. That in the end was the miracle.
50th Anniversaries, Holidays, National Observances and Birthdays
50th anniversaries
Sept. 3
President Johnson signs the Wilderness Act of 1964 into law after more than 60 drafts and eight years of work. The law aims to protect the country's last remaining wild lands from development and provides immediate protection for 9.1 million acres classified as wilderness.
Sept. 17
"Bewitched," starring Elizabeth Montgomery, premieres on ABC. The hugely popular sitcom will play eight seasons on ABC, with the final episode airing on March 25, 1972.
Sept. 22
"Fiddler on the Roof," with Zero Mostel, opens at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. It will become the first Broadway musical in history to surpass 3,000 performances.
Sept. 24
The Warren Commission presents an 888-page final report, the first official investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, to President Johnson. It will become public three days later. It concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing Kennedy and wounding Texas Gov. John Connally and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald.
September national months, observances and holidays
Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Yoga Month
Prostrate Cancer Awareness Month
World Alzheimer's Month
Sept. 1: Labor Day
Sept. 6: Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
Sept. 7: National Grandparents Day
Sept. 11: Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
Sept. 17: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Sept. 18: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
Sept. 19: National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Sept. 21: World Alzheimer's Action Day
Sept. 23: Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Sept. 24: Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset
Sept. 28: Gold Star Mother's Day
September milestone birthdays
5 things you didn't know about Steven Pinker, evolutionary psychologist and author of "The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature" (born Sept. 18, 1954)
His mother worked as a guidance counselor and high-school vice principal.
He has written that he carries the gene for familial dysautonomia, a rare nerve disorder that kills half of those who have it before age 30.
In 2004, Time magazine named him one of the most 100 influential scientists and thinkers in the world.
He is married to the novelist and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein.
He once subjected himself to a psychological experiment in which his brain was scanned by an MRI machine while his wife's name was flashed subliminally before his eyes.
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Sept. 2: Keanu Reeves
Sept. 6: Rosie Perez
Sept. 13: Travis Smiley
Sept. 16: Molly Shannon (comedian, actress)
Sept. 19: Trisha Yearwood (singer, author, actress)
Sept. 28: Janeane Garofalo (comedian, actor, writer)
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Sept. 7: Corbin Bernsen (actor, director)
Sept. 18: Steven Pinker
Sept. 28: Steve Largent
Sept. 30: Barry Williams (Greg, "Brady Bunch")
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Sept. 1: Leonard Slatkin
Sept. 6: Swoosie Kurtz
Sept. 13: Jacqueline Bisset
Sept. 14: Joey Heatherton (actress, dancer, singer)
Sept. 21: Fannie Flagg
Sept. 25: Michael Douglas
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Sept. 16: Elgin Baylor (basketball star)
Sept. 16: George Chakiris (dancer, singer, actor)
Sept. 20: Sophia Loren
Sept. 21: Leonard Cohen
Sept. 27: Wilford Brimley (actor)
Sept. 28: Brigitte Bardot
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Sept. 16: Lauren Bacall
Freebies, Scams and Savings Tips
September free stuff
Monthlong: Free yoga classes for Yoga Month (yogahealthfoundation.org/yoga_month) at thousands of locations nationwide.
Sept. 27, National Public Lands Day: Free admission to all 401 national parks (nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm); check the website for details.
Sept. 29, National Coffee Day: Free cup of coffee at participating Krispy Kreme (krispykreme.com) and McDonald's (mcdonalds.com), and look for discounts elsewhere.
Yearlong Freebies
Books, CDs, DVDs, Internet access, classes and lectures: At 17,000 public libraries across the country.
Cash back: Rebate websites such as BeFrugal.com, CouponCactus.com, Ebates.com and Extrabux.com pay back a percentage of online purchases from select retailers.
Computer security software: Avast! (avast.com/index), AVG (http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage) and Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download).
Computer software for word processing, spreadsheets and other features: OpenOffice.org.
Credit report: Get three credit reports per year (one from each reporting bureau) at annualcreditreport.com. Scores cost extra.
Diet and exercise plans: FatSecret.com, MyFitnessPal.com and SparkPeople.com.
Factory tours: FactoryToursUSA.com.
Grocery-shopping apps to compare prices or use coupons: CardStar.com, CouponSherpa.com, KeyRingApp.com, http://www.RedLaser.com, and ZipList.com.
Hotel freebies: Check Priceline.com.
Home improvement workshops: Held weekends in local Home Depot (homedepot.com) and Lowe's (lowes.com) stores.
Medications (such as antibiotics): Meijer (meijer.com/pharmacy), Publix (publix.com/pharmacy/Free-Medications.do), ShopRite (shoprite.com/in-our-store/pharmacy) and other chains.
Military and veterans freebies: Various freebies and discounts at military.com, militaryandveteransdiscounts.com, themilitarywallet.com and VeteranOwnedBusiness.com.
Free or discounted tickets to sporting and other events for enrolling at vettix.org.
Wedding gowns for military brides at bridesacrossamerica.com.
Movies and TV shows to watch online: Crackle.com and Hulu.com.
Recipes: AllRecipes.com and Epicurious.com.
Restaurants: Some chain restaurants offer freebies on your birthday or anniversary if you subscribe to their e-newsletters or email clubs.
If you're a kid (or dining with one), certain restaurants offer "Kids Eat Free" promotions. Check MyKidsEatFree.com for details.
Go to your favorite businesses' Facebook pages and see if they offer free food and other stuff by clicking on "Like."
Samples of products: freesamples.org, getitfree.us, mrfreestuff.com, shop4freebies.com, startsampling.com, sweetfreestuff.com, TheFreeSite.com and TotallyFreeStuff.com. (To receive information without overloading your primary email, open a free dedicated account at Yahoo or Gmail.)
Free shipping: FreeShipping.org lists everyday shipping freebies and discounts.
Travel insurance: Check whether your credit card provides free travel insurance and other on-the-road perks.
September scam of the month: Pruning trees-and savings
Spring and summer are ripe for fly-by-day fraudsters who canvass neighborhoods offering roof repair, driveway coating and other home improvements. They typically deliver shoddy same-day work-if any, sometimes requesting upfront payment to buy materials but never returning.
Autumn brings an even more dangerous breed of home improvement huckster: the "woodchuck," who instead of relying on same-day rip-offs, goes for long-haul hemorrhaging of their targets. They get their name because they usually start with offers to trim trees or other yard work, often seeking older homeowners by reading survivor names on obituaries and looking for wheelchair ramps or cars with handicapped passes. After completing their initial overpriced work for outrageous fees, they point out additional problems for more repairs, returning day after day to perform other, often unnecessary repairs worth a fraction of their quotes. Some woodchucks continue to find repairs until homeowners are bled dry.
Don't let them get started with the "we're in the neighborhood today" line. Get estimates from a few contractors before hiring. And unless you request additional work, don't fall for claims you necessarily need it. Like other shoddy contractors to avoid, woodchucks often carry no business cards or licenses; many don't even have company names on their trucks. And realize most qualified workers are too busy to seek business by knocking on your door.
September best buys
Bicycles: Retailers try to unload existing inventory.
Cars: Post-Labor Day, you won't have to work so hard haggling on existing new models. Also look for financing deals, especially toward the end of the month.
Grills and lawn mowers: These summer staples can be a wintertime display and storage headache. Shop after Labor Day.
Jeans: After the back-to-school rush, leftover denim is discounted-a trend that continues through October.
Large appliances: New models of washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and some refrigerators arrive in the fall. Expect falling prices, especially on older models.
Office supplies: Last month they were called "school supplies." This month they're leftovers that spell huge savings.
Patio furniture: As with other summertime merchandise, the heat is on to unload existing inventory. Discounts deepen further on remaining stock toward month's end.
Plants and shrubbery: Green-thumbers save major greenbacks as nurseries try to unload older items.
September sales tax holidays
Sales tax holidays differ by state and may be subject to legislative approval each year. Consult your state's department of taxation website (linked and listed below) for verification as well as a complete list of eligible purchases.
Louisiana: Typically the first weekend on firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies
legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=672126
Fun Places to Go This Month
This list isn't comprehensive, and dates weren't all confirmed when we went to press, so verify the information with the websites provided and check your local newspaper for other ideas.
September great vacations
Sept. 12-28
Eastern States Exposition
(thebige.com)
Springfield, Mass.
Up here they call it "The Big E," the de facto state fair for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont-and the largest agricultural fair in the Northeastern United States. This year the fair will host the 2014 World Percheron Congress, the world's largest gathering of Percheron horses. Other participants will be shearing sheep and judging cattle and serving up lots of healthy food, including a bacon cheeseburger served on a glazed doughnut. Chocolate-dipped bacon is a recent addition. The good news: Nearby Boston has some of the best heart doctors in the country.
Late September
America's Largest Oktoberfest
(oktoberfestzinzinnati.com)
Cincinnati, Ohio
More than a half-million folks-not all of them German, by the way-crowd into a six-block downtown area to consume 200 authentic dishes from 30 food vendors, plus more than 800 barrels of beer. Whatever you do, don't miss the hourly glockenspiel performances…or the annual Running of the Wieners.
September-October
Monarch Butterfly Migration
The brilliantly colored insects travel a corridor between Canada and Mexico, and if you know where to look, you may see entire trees covered with them. Some refuges have tagging programs that let you mark butterflies. They'll tell you whether yours turns up in Mexico.
Florida: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
(fws.gov/saintmarks)
Virginia: Eastern Shore
(esvafestivals.org)
Texas: Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
(fws.gov/refuge/balcones_canyonlands)
Kansas: Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
(fws.gov/refuge/quivira)
Iowa: Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
(fws.gov/refuge/neal_smith/)
September book fairs
September TBA
Library of Congress National Book Festival
(loc.gov/bookfest)
Washington, D.C.
This annual event on the National Mall features hundreds of authors, children's events, panels, lectures, readings and history about the Library of Congress. Free.
September film festivals
September TBA
Vancouver International Film Festival
(viff.org)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Movie buffs revel in this two-week-long cinematic immersion, with about 150,000 attendees, almost 400 films, and often 20 or more world premieres. In Canada, it's second only to Toronto's fest.
Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Telluride Film Festival
(telluridefilmfestival.com)
Telluride, Colo.
The lineup, which is kept secret until opening day, usually includes 25 feature films, various seminars and discussions, and awards bestowed on three different artists in the world of cinema.
Sept. 4-6
Movies for Grownups Film Festival
(aarp.org)
Boston, Mass.
A featured event at AARP's semiannual Life@50+ convention, this mini-festival presents films that speak specifically to a 50-plus audience. Celebrities often come to introduce their films or participate in Q and A sessions, among them Billy Crystal, Jerry Lewis, Linda Gray, and Martin Sheen.
Sept. 4-14 (tentative)
Toronto International Film Festival
(tiff.net)
Toronto, Ontario
One of the most influential festivals in North America (many up north say the most), TIFF attracts more than 400,000 attendees who help create major Oscar buzz for flicks given People's Choice Awards.
Sept. 18-22 (tentative)
Ottawa International Animation Festival
(animationfestival.ca)
Ottawa, Ontario
A must-attend gathering for many animation fans and artists, complete with seminars, industry panels, networking events and screenings of more than 150 short and long films.
Sept. 18-28
Calgary International Film Festival
(calgaryfilm.com)
Calgary, Alberta
This fest features a wide range of genres among the approximately 200 films shown here every year, with categories including American, World Cinema and Canadian Features.
Last week of September-mid-October (dates TBA)
New York Film Festival
(filmlinc.com)
New York, N.Y.
This is a biggie for the 75,000 movie buffs who attend this highly curated, 52-year-old festival held by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which selects about 28 eclectic feature films each year. Its timing means lots of pre-release screenings of the major Oscar contenders.
September food and wine festivals
Aug. 30-Sept. 7
Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival
(gotahoenorth.com/events/autumn-food-and-wine-festival)
North Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Cooking demonstrations, a Blazing Pans cooking competition and a "wine and brew walk" are all part of this annual festival (this will be year 29). Some events are free, others charge admission.
Sept. 6-7
Maryland Seafood Festival
(mdseafoodfestival.com)
Annapolis, Md.
A highlight of this longtime (almost 50 years old) annual event is the crab soup cook-off. In addition, there are chef demonstrations, lots of crab cakes, kids activities, live music and craft beer tastings. Admission.
Sept. 19-21 (tentative)
Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival
(newportmansions.org/events/wine-and-food-festival)
Newport, R.I.
This high-end festival features celebrity chefs (last year Michel Richard was there) and grand tastings in and around the Newport mansions. No one under 21 admitted. Admission.
Sept. 20-21
Maryland Wine Festival
(marylandwine.org/mwf/)
Westminster, Md.
This annual fest started in 1984 with 8 wineries; now visitors can taste food from local restaurants and selections from some of the state's 60 wineries. It's held at the Carroll County Farm Museum. Admission.
Sept. 24-28
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta
(santafewineandchile.org)
Santa Fe, N.M.
Wine seminars and tastings, guest chef luncheons and cooking demonstrations are featured at this longstanding annual festival, which tends to highlight Mexican and Southwestern cuisine. Admission.
Diet, Health and Recipes
September health tip of the month
For Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we remind men not to simply pop an omega-3 fish oil pill for better health. Studies from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that men with high blood levels of fish oils-either from pills or from eating fatty fish like salmon more than twice a week-had an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Men with the highest levels had a 71 percent increased risk for the type of prostate tumors most likely to be fatal.
September superfood of the month: Apples
An apple a day might not make you teacher's pet, or keep the doctor completely away, but it can help keep you healthy. Apples contain soluble fiber, which lowers cholesterol and slows the uptake of glucose, helping you maintain healthy blood sugar levels and possibly keeping you from getting diabetes. They're also a super source of potassium, antioxidants and vitamin C. Be sure to eat the skin, because at least one study shows that the concentration of antioxidants in the skin is several times higher than in its flesh.
September fitness tip of the month
Tap into your inner yogi during National Yoga Awareness Month, a monthlong celebration of the power of the pose. Studies show that yoga has some unique health benefits: Just 20 minutes a day can lower blood pressure, reduce stress and alleviate pain. The Yoga Health Foundation is sponsoring one week of free yoga at more than 1,600 yoga studios across the country. Find a participating studio at yogahealthfoundation.org.
Medical breakthrough of the month: Blood test may help find ovarian cancer early
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, and results of an 11-year-study released in the journal Cancer gave new hope for a screening test that could help detect this deadly cancer early. Researchers at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston used a two-step strategy for detecting the cancer. First, they looked for a jump in a biomarker called CA-125. Women who had an increase in CA-125 were checked every three months and sent for an ultrasound if there was a further increase. Early detection is critical with ovarian cancer because it's extremely difficult to treat once in an advanced stage. About 20,000 U.S. women are diagnosed each year with ovarian cancer and survival is less than 30 percent. If this strategy proves successful in other studies, doctors may have found a way to catch the cancer early-and save many of the 14,000 women each year who die from it.
September recipe of the month: Whole Wheat Pasta With Spinach and Salmon
This is a light dish for the still sometimes balmy start to fall. It's got salmon, rich in brain-healthy omega-3s, and that all-around superfood spinach. It's also delicious!
From the AARP New American Diet by John Whyte, aarp.org/NewAmericanDiet.
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
½ box whole-wheat penne (or spaghetti)
1 clove garlic, minced
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup chopped basil leaves
2 tablespoons capers
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1½ cups baby spinach
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 4-ounce wild salmon fillets
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes.
Drain the pasta and transfer to a large bowl. Add the garlic, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, basil, capers, lemon juice, spinach and salt. Toss.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the salmon and cook for approximately 3 minutes per side. Remove from the pan.
Add the salmon to the pasta. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
This Day in History
Sept. 1, 1972: U.S. chess prodigy Bobby Fischer wins the World Chess Championship against Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union during a much-publicized match in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sept. 2, 1995: Musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and John Mellencamp celebrate the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum by performing at a concert at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Sept. 3, 1783: Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams sign the Treaty of Paris with David Hartley, a British member of Parliament, representing King George III. The treaty recognizes the independence of the United States and formally ends the Revolutionary War nearly two years after Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Va.
Sept. 4, 1781: Forty-four settlers recruited by Las Californias Gov. Felipe de Neve found the settlement of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels, as L.A. was originally known, is populated by settlers of Spanish, Indian and African descent.
Sept. 5, 1975: President Gerald Ford survives an assassination attempt when Secret Service agent Larry Buendorf grabs a gun from Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, Calif. Only 17 days later, another assailant, Sara Jane Moore, also attempts to assassinate the president, in San Francisco.
Sept. 6, 1901: Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and morally wounds President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. McKinley will die eight days later and be succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt, while Czolgosz will be convicted of the assassination and executed in the electric chair on Oct. 29.
Sept. 7, 1977: President Jimmy Carter and Gen. Omar Torrijos of Panama sign an agreement relinquishing American control of the Panama Canal effective Dec. 31, 1999.
Sept. 8, 1960: Wilma Rudolph becomes the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympics. Rudolph, who had been stricken with polio as a child and wore leg braces until she was 9, wins the 100 meters, 200 meters and the 4 x 100 meter relay at the Olympics in Rome.
Sept. 9, 1956: Elvis "The Pelvis" Presley sings "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Love Me Tender" and "Ready Teddy" in the first of his three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Fifty-four million viewers, nearly 83 percent of the U.S. television audience, tune in to CBS to watch.
Sept. 10, 1919: Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, and about 25,000 soldiers of the 1st Division are welcomed home from the Western Front with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
Sept. 11, 1985: Cincinnati Reds slugger Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's long-standing career hits record, hitting a single off of San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show for the 4,192nd hit of his major league career during a home game at Riverfront Stadium.
Sept. 12, 1984: University of North Carolina basketball star Michael Jordan, chosen as the Chicago Bulls' No. 1 draft pick, signs a seven-year contract to play for the Bulls in the NBA.
Sept. 13, 1948: Rep. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine is elected to the U.S. Senate after eight years in the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. She will serve in the Senate for 24 years.
Sept. 14, 1875: Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton is canonized by Pope Paul VI. Seton, who founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Josephs in 1809, becomes the first Catholic saint born in the United States.
Sept. 15, 1963: Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins and Denise McNair, all under the age of 15, are killed when a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members explodes during Sunday school services at the 16th Street Baptist Church, an African-American congregation in Birmingham, Ala.
Sept. 16, 1810: Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issues the Cry of Dolores at his small parish church in Dolores, Mexico, encouraging a largely Indian and mestizo congregation to revolt against colonial Spanish rule. Sept. 16 is recognized at Mexican Independence Day.
Sept. 17, 1787: Thirty-eight delegates sign the U.S. Constitution, largely written by future president James Madison, after nearly four months of debate and compromise at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
Sept. 18, 1980: Arnaldo Tamayo Mendéz is the first Latin American in space, as the Cuban cosmonaut blasts off with the crew of Soyuz 38 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Sept. 19, 1947: Jackie Robinson is given the first-ever Rookie of the Year award by Major League Baseball, after the first baseman breaks the MLB color barrier in his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Sept. 20, 1853: Elisha Graves Otis begins selling his first "hoist machine," an elevator with an automatic safety brake, at his Yonkers, N.Y., factory. The invention of the elevator will allow for the construction of skyscrapers and modern high-rise buildings.
Sept. 21, 1981: Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman to be nominated and confirmed as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. A former state senator and judge from Arizona, O'Connor will sit on the high court for nearly 25 years.
Sept. 22, 1961: President John F. Kennedy signs the Peace Corps into existence, creating an organization the U.S. hopes will be an asset in Cold War foreign policy by sending skilled, American civilian volunteers to help developing nations.
Sept. 23, 1779: Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones famously declares: "I have not yet begun to fight," defiantly commanding the heavily damaged American warship Bonhomme Richard to victory against the British warships Serapis and Countess of Scarborough in an engagement off the southern English coast.
Sept. 24, 1938: Don Budge defeats Gene Mako, his doubles partner and fellow American, to win the U.S. Open in Forest Hills, N.Y., becoming the first tennis player to win a Grand Slam within a single year. Budge had won the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon earlier in 1938.
Sept. 25, 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Nuñez de Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European on record to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World.
Sept. 26, 1960: Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon and Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy participate in the first televised debate between presidential candidates at a CBS studio in Chicago.
Sept. 27, 1930: Golfer Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Amateur Championship, completing the first Grand Slam in golf history by winning four major tournaments in one year. He had already clinched the 1930 U.S. Open, British Open and British Amateur.
Sept. 28, 1941: Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams becomes the last player in the 20th century to hit over .400, finishing the season with a .406 average.
Sept. 29, 1988: Stacy Allison becomes the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Sept. 30, 1927: Babe Ruth sets the Major League Baseball record for most home runs in a single season, hitting his 60th homer off a pitch by Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators. The Babe's record will stand until Roger Maris breaks it in 1961.
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