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Six September Decades

By Eloise Graham

September 1959

President Dwight Eisenhower arrives in Paris on September 2.  In sports on September 11, Elroy Face’s 22 game win streak comes to an end as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4 and Jerry Walker of the Orioles pitches 16 Inn beating White So  1-0. On September 12, “Bonanza” premieres on NBC-TV. September 29 has two other TV shows debuting. They are “Philip Marlow” on ABC-TV and “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” on CBS-TV.

September 1969

September 2, the first ATM (automatic teller machine) in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York. Rockville Center is a village in Long Island, NY. September 10 US performs nuclear test at Grand Valley, Colorado. September 11 USSR performs nuclear test at Easter Kazakh/Semipalatinsk USSR. September 22 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC. Also on September 22, SF Giant Willie Mays becomes second player to hit 600 home runs.

September 1979

On September 1, Pioneer 11 makes first fly-by of Saturn discovers new moon, more rings. September 3, Hurricane David hits Dominican Republic. Hurricane David, a category 5, kills over 2,000 in its 14-day ordeal in the Atlantic Ocean. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes it debut on September 7. On September 22 Isreal
performs nuclear test at Indian Ocean.

September 1989

September 1 “Roger and Me”, the first documentary directed by Michael Moore premieres at the Telluride Film Festival. September 4 the Jerry Lewis 24th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $42,737,219. September 14 Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in USSR win 4-2. September 26 last Vietnamese soldiers leave Cambodia.

September 1999

September 4 MLB’s Cincinnati Reds set a National League record with nine home runs as they rout the Philadelphia Phillies, 22-3. September 11 US Open Women’s Tennis Serena Williams wins her first Grand Slam title; beats World #1 Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6. September 13 John Elway’s #7 jersey is retired by the Denver Broncos.

September 2009

September 14 US Open Men’s Tennis John Martin del Porto of Argentina wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. September 23 “Modern Family” premieres on ABC. September 29 MESSENGER spacecraft performs a third and final Mercury fly-by.