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September 8:

September 8: Star Trek

The first regular episode (“The Man Trap”) of Gene Roddenberry’s Sci-Fi franchise
Star Trek aired on Thursday, September 8, 1966 on NBC-TV. The show was canceled
on September 2, 1969.

Check out these bloopers from the 1960’s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZAkGfJY05k

September 7:

September 7: Uncle Sam

On this day in 1813, the United States got its nickname, Uncle Sam.

The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson stamped the barrels with “U.S." for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as "Uncle Sam's."

The local newspaper picked up on the story and Uncle Sam eventually gained widespread acceptance as the nickname for the U.S. federal government.

Read how this iconic image because popular at http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-nicknamed-uncle-sam

September 6:

September 6:  Pilgrims set sail

The Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England aboard the "Mayflower” on September 6, 1620. After a grueling 66-day journey across the Atlantic marked by disease, which claimed two lives, the ship, with 102 passengers and a crew of 25-30, dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod on November 11th where the Pilgrims began settling Plymouth Colony, the first English
colony in what would become Massachusetts.

http://pdxretro.com/2011/09/06/

According to Pizza.com, the top five most popular days to eat pizza are Super Bowl Sunday, New Year's Eve, Halloween, the night before Thanksgiving, and New Year's Day.

September 5:

September 5: National Cheese Pizza Day

Read about the history of pizza at http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/MAIN/pastas/fall-pizza-recipes.asp

1905 - Gennaro Lombardi claims to have opened the first United States Pizzeria in New York City at 53 1/2 Spring Street. Lombardo is now known as America's "Patriaca della Pizza." It wasn't until the early 1930s that he added tables and chairs and sold spaghetti as well.

1943 - Chicago-style deep-dish pizza (a pizza with a flaky crust that rises an inch or more above the plate and surrounds deep piles of toppings) was created by Ike Sewell at his bar and grill called Pizzeria Uno.

1945 - With the stationing of American soldiers in Italy during World War II (1941-1945) came a growing appreciation of pizza. When the soldiers returned from war, they brought with them a taste for pizza.

1948 - The first commercial pizza-pie mix, "Roman Pizza Mix," was produced in Worcester, Massachusetts by Frank A. Fiorello.

1950s - It wasn't until the 1950s that Americans really started noticing pizza. Celebrities of Italian origin, such as Jerry Colonna, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, and baseball star Joe DiMaggio all devoured pizzas. It is also said that the line from the song by famous singer, Dean Martin; "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that amore" set America singing and eating pizzas.

1957 - Frozen pizzas were introduced and found in local grocery stores. The first was marketed by the Celentano Brothers. Pizza soon became the most popular of all frozen food.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Pizza/PizzaHistory.htm

What is the most popular day to eat pizza?

September 4:

September 4: Newspaper Carrier Day

This day commemorates the hiring of the very first newspaper carrier, 10 year old Barney Flaherty. On September 10, 1833, Benjamin Day, publisher of The New York Sun, hired Flaherty to sell papers for his penny press. The only job requirement was that he had to show that he could throw a newspaper into the bushes.

Do you know which state was the first to make Labor Day an actual holiday?

Oregon in 1887

September 3:

September 3: Labor Day

Labor Day, an American federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September, celebrates and pays tribute to the economic and social contributions and achievements of American workers.

There is some controversy over who actually proposed Labor Day.  In 1882, Matthew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed the holiday while serving as secretary of the CLU (Central Labor Union) of New York. Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882, after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto, Canada.

President Grover Cleveland, in an attempt to resolve a dispute with the labor movement during the Pullman Strike, proposed legislation making Labor Day a national holiday.  It was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike

Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_day

Do you know which state was the first to make Labor Day an actual holiday?

The first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton.

The current Secretary of the Treasury is Timothy Geithner. The Secretary of the Treasury earns $191,300 per year.

September 2:

September 2: Department of the Treasury formed

The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress on September 2, 1789 to manage government revenue. The Department is administered by the Secretary of the Treasury, who is a member of the Cabinet.

The basic functions of the Department of the Treasury mainly include:

Producing all currency, coinage and postage stamps of the U.S.

Collecting taxes, duties and money paid to and due to the U.S.

Paying all bills of the U.S.

Managing the federal finances

Managing government accounts and the United States public debt

Supervising national banks and thrift institutions

Advising on domestic and international financial, monetary, economic, trade and tax policy Enforcing federal finance and tax laws

Investigating and prosecuting tax evaders

Publishing statistical reports

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury

The first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton.  Do you know the current Secretary of the Treasury?

The symbol for the Prohibition Party is a camel

September 1:

September 1: Prohibition Party formed

Organized by Rev. John Russell of Michigan, the Prohibition Party, whose cause was to prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages, came in to being on this day in 1869 at a convention in Chicago.  Delegates from 20 states were present.  Its conception was spurred by several factors including the failure of public officials to enforce existing prohibition laws, lack of support for prohibition by the Republican and Democratic parties and the outrageous formation of the United States Brewer’s Association.

Prohibition Party platforms frequently included prohibition of gambling, women’s suffrage, currency and prison reform and free public education.

The best showing occurred in 1892 with 271,000 votes received by John Bidwell for president.

The Party allied with other organizations whose goals were similar including the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League.

Their greatest victory occurred with grassroots pressure on national lawmakers.  Congress passed the 18^th Amendment which prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages nationwide.  It was ratified in 1919.  Unfortunately for them, the Amendment was repealed in 1933.

Do you know the symbol for the Prohibition Party?