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UPI Almanac for Monday, Sept. 14, 2014

Eight days after an assassin's attack, William McKinley dies and Theodore Roosevelt succeeds him as U.S. president, golfer Billy Horschel posts two big wins, collects $11.4 million ... on this date in history.

By United Press International
Billy Horschel holds the trophies for the FedEx Cup (R) and PGA Tour Championship after winning both at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Sept. 14, 2014. The victories earned Horschel $11.4 million.. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI
1 of 9 | Billy Horschel holds the trophies for the FedEx Cup (R) and PGA Tour Championship after winning both at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Sept. 14, 2014. The victories earned Horschel $11.4 million.. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo

Today is Monday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2015 with 108 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Mercury, Neptune and Saturn.

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Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in 1849; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Robert Cecil in 1864; artist Charles Dana Gibson, "Gibson Girl" creator, in 1867; Margaret Sanger, American pioneer in the birth-control movement, in 1879; film director/producer Hal Wallis in 1898; actor Jack Hawkins in 1910; actor Clayton Moore, serial action star of the 1940s who later played the Lone Ranger on television, in 1914; actor Walter Koenig (age 79) in 1936; actor Nicol Williamson in 1936; basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Brown in 1940 (age 75); actor Joey Heatherton in 1944 (age 71); actor Sam Neill in 1947 (age 68); rock singer Jon "Bowzer" Bauman in 1947 (age 68), actor Mary Crosby in 1959 (age 56); actor Faith Ford in 1964 (age 51); Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in 1965 (age 50); actor Kimberly Williams-Paisley in 1971 (age 44); British singer Amy Winehouse in 1983.

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On this date in history:

In 1901, U.S. President William McKinley died of wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. He was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1920, the first live radio dance music was broadcast, carried by a Detroit station and featuring Paul Specht and his orchestra.

In 1959, the Soviet probe Lunik-2 became the first Earth-launched space vehicle to land on the moon.

In 1960, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries was founded.

In 1962, Princess Grace of Monaco -- American film actress Grace Kelly -- was killed when her car plunged off a mountain road by the Cote D'Azur. She was 52.

In 1984, Joe Kittinger, 56, left Caribou, Maine, in a 10-story-tall helium balloon to make the first solo trans-Atlantic balloon crossing. (He reached the French coast in three days and landed in Italy another day later.)

In 1991, the South African government, ANC, Inkatha Freedom Party and 20 other anti-apartheid groups signed a peace accord to end black factional violence.

In 1996, Bosnians elected a three-person collective presidency: one Muslim, one Serb and one Croat.

In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush proclaimed this to be a day of national mourning and remembrance for those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The FBI identified the hijackers and said several had taken flying lessons in Florida.

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In 2003, authorities said an estimated 124 people were dead or missing after South Korea was struck by the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in a century.

In 2005, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, the third and fourth largest U.S. air carriers, filed for bankruptcy as the industry reeled under record high jet fuel costs.

In 2008, the U.S. brokerage firm Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself to Bank of America for $50 billion and Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy after it failed to find a buyer.

In 2010, the French government faced international criticism over closing of gypsy camps and expulsion of thousands of people to Romania and Bulgaria, and for backing legislation to ban face-hiding clothing worn by some Muslim women.

In 2010, Reggie Bush, a former University of Southern California football star, returned his 2005 Heisman Trophy after USC was heavily penalized by the NCAA on charges Bush and his family received improper gifts while he was in school.

In 2012, Alexandria, Va., resident Amine Mohamed El-Khalifi, 29, whose plot to make a suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol was foiled by the FBI, was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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In 2013, NBA superstar LeBron James married longtime girfriend Savannah Brinson in San Diego.

In 2014, Billy Horschel, who was in 69th place when the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs began, won the Tour Championship by three strokes and collected $11.4 million, including $10 million for the taking the cup.


A thought for the day: John Kenneth Galbraith wrote: "The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself."

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