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Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Day 244 of 2026  ·  121 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 36
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Births (1) Deaths (0) Events (6) Reminders (2)
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Arts & Culture Military & War Miscellaneous Politics & Government
1 Births
6 Events
2 Reminders
9 Total entries

★ Born on this day 1 entry

1875
Edgar Rice Burroughs, novelist, (Tarzan's father so to speak).
US Arts & Culture 151 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1807
Aaron Burr aquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire.
US 219 yrs ago
1849
California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey.
US Politics & Government 177 yrs ago
1878
First woman telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston.)
US Arts & Culture 148 yrs ago
1896
Chop Suey is devised to appeal to both American and Chinese tastes. The word means "hash" in Chinese.
CN 130 yrs ago
1939
Germany invades Poland, starts World War II.
DE Military & War 87 yrs ago
1952
Sutro Bath by Cliff House closes.
US 74 yrs ago

▶ Also today 2 entries

▶National Chicken Month begins today. (no clucking).
▶Labor Day, a legal holiday