- 258th Day of 2015 107 Remaining
- Autumn Begins in 8 Days
- Sunrise:6:52
- Sunset:7:17
- 12 Hours 26 Minutes
- Moon Rise:9:00am
- Moon Set:8:39pm
- Phase:6%
- Full Moon September 27 @ 7:52pm
- Full Harvest Moon / Full Corn Moon
- This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief staples are now ready for gathering.
- Tides
- High:12:28am/12:47pm
- Low:6:30am/6:58pm
- Holidays
- Greenpeace Day
- National Caregivers Day
- National Crème De Menthe Day
- National Felt Hat Day
- National Linguine Day
- National Thank You Day
- Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day
- Make A Hat Day
- Get Ready Day
- International Software Freedom Day
- International Day Of Democracy
- International Dot Day
- On This Day
- 1776 --- British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
- 1858 --- The first mail service begins to the Pacific Coast of the U.S. under government contract. Coaches from the Butterfield Overland Mail Company took 12 days to make the journey between Tipton, MO and San Francisco,CA.
- 1916 --- During the Battle of the Somme, in France, tanks were first used in warfare when the British rolled them onto the battlefields.
- 1930 --- Hoagy Carmichael recorded "Georgia on My Mind." The song has been the official state song of Georgia since 1922.
- 1940 --- The Battle of Britain reaches its climax when the Royal Air Force (RAF) downs 56 invading German aircraft in two dogfights lasting less than an hour. The costly raid convinced the German high command that the Luftwaffe could not achieve air supremacy over Britain, and the next day daylight attacks were replaced with nighttime sorties as a concession of defeat. On September 19, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler postponed indefinitely “Operation Sea Lion”–the amphibious invasion of Britain. Although heavy German aid raids on London and other British cities would continue through spring 1941, the Battle of Britain was effectively won.
- 1949 --- 'The Lone Ranger' debuted on ABC-TV, sponsored by General Mills. The company began sponsoring the Lone Ranger radio broadcast in 1941 (with 'Cheerios') and continued its ties until the last television episode aired in 1957.
- 1954 --- The famous picture of Marilyn Monroe, laughing as her skirt is blown up by the blast from a subway vent during the filming of The Seven Year Itch. The scene infuriated her husband, Joe DiMaggio, who felt it was exhibitionist, and the couple divorced shortly afterward.
- 1959 --- Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States. During the next two weeks, Khrushchev’s visit dominated the news and provided some dramatic and humorous moments in the history of the Cold War. Khrushchev came to power in the Soviet Union following the death of long-time dictator Joseph Stalin in 1954. Many observers believed that Khrushchev, a devoted follower of Stalin during the 1930s and 1940s, would not provide much difference in leadership. He surprised them, however, by announcing that he sought “peaceful coexistence” with the United States and denouncing the “excesses” of Stalinism.
- 1965 --- "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
- 1971 --- Greenpeace was founded.
- 1978 --- Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two years later. Ali, who once claimed he could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” left the sport permanently in 1981.
- 1982 --- The first edition of the USA Today newspaper was published.
- 1990 --- Bruce Hornsby began filling in on keyboard for The Grateful Dead following the death of Brent Mydland.
- 1995 --- Tan M&Ms are replaced by the new blue M&Ms. The tan ones originally replaced violet M&Ms in 1949.
- Birthdays
- William Howard Taft (27th President/Chief Justice)
- James Fennimore Cooper
- Dame Agatha Christie
- Jean Renoir
- Roy Acuff
- Cannonball Adderley
- Robert Benchley
- Fay Wray
- Bobby Short
- Gaylord Perry
- Jessye Norman
- Oliver Stone
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