SEPTEMBER 1 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for September 1

James Gordon Bennett Sr. (1795-1872) - Founded and publisher of the New York Herald.

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) - Author and creator of Tarzan of the Apes.

Rocky Marciano (1923-1969) - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1952-56.

George Maharis (1928-2023) - Actor who played Buz Murdock on the t.v. series Route 66.

Boxcar Willie (1931-1999) - Country music singer known for his "old-time hobo" music style.

Conway Twitty (1933-1993) - Considered country music royalty.

Lily Tomlin (1939-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actress and comedian.

Phil McGraw (1950-Still Living) - Psychologist and talk show host.

Mike Woods (1952-2025) - Founder of the educational toy company LeapFrog.

Memorable Events for September 1

1752 - The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia from Whitechapel Foundry in London, England

1773 - Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, written by slave Phillis Wheatley, becomes the first known book of poetry published by a Black woman.

1862 - Federal tax is levied on tobacco.

1878 - Alexander Graham Bell recruits Emma Nutt as the world's first female telephone operator.

1897 - The Boston Subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.

1922 - A new law in NY City requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards."

1942 - A federal judge upholds the detention of Japanese-Americans in internment camps.

1972 - Bobby Fischer becomes the first American Chess Grandmaster after beating Russian champion Boris Spassky.

1982 - The U.S. Air Force Space Command is founded.

1985 - Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel discover the Titanic wreckage while on expedition.

1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland, OH.