History for September 8

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Richard the Lionhearted (England) 1157, Antonin Dvorak 1841, Jimmie Rodgers 1897
        

Sid Caesar 1922, Peter Sellers 1925, Patsy Cline 1932

1565 - A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.

1664 - The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who then renamed it New York.


1935 - U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot and mortally wounded. He died two days later.


1945 - Bess Myerson of New York was crowned Miss America. She was the first Jewish contestant to win the title.


1952 - The Ernest Hemingway novel "The Old Man and the Sea" was published.


1966 - NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek" entitled "The Man Trap". The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.


1974 - U.S. President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former U.S. President Nixon.


1975 - In Boston, MA, public schools began their court-ordered citywide busing program amid scattered incidents of violence.