On This Day

September 8th


1565 1st permanent settlement in US founded at St Augustine, Florida
1858 Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people.
1920 1st US Air Mail service begins.   
1966 First airing of "STAR TREK"
         International Literacy Day

Birthdays

1841 Anton Dvorak, composer
1925 Peter Sellers, (not now, Kato)
1961 Russell G. Johnson (TechnoMage)