UPI Almanac for Monday, Sept. 10, 2018

Today is Monday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2018 with 112 to follow.

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

Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include dancer Adele Astaire in 1896; Hall of Fame golfer Arnold Palmer in 1929; fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in 1933 (age 85); television journalist Charles Kuralt in 1934; home run-hitting baseball star Roger Maris in 1934; football Hall of Fame member Buck Buchanan in 1940; science writer Stephen Jay Gould in 1941; singer Jose Feliciano in 1945 (age 73); basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Lanier in 1948 (age 70); political commentator Bill O'Reilly in 1949 (age 69); musician Joe Perry (Aerosmith) in 1950 (age 68); actor Amy Irving in 1953 (age 65); actor Clark Johnson in 1954 (age 64); film director Chris Columbus in 1958 (age 60); actor Colin Firth in 1960 (age 58); baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Randy "The Big Unit" Johnson in 1963 (age 55); hockey Hall of Fame member Joe Nieuwendyk in 1966 (age 52); film director Guy Ritchie in 1968 (age 50); actor Ryan Phillippe in 1974 (age 44); ballet dancer Misty Copeland in 1982 (age 36).

On this date in history:

In 1813, U.S. naval units under the command of Capt. Oliver Perry defeated a British squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie.

In 1823, Simon Bolivar, who led the wars for independence from Spain in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, was named president of Peru with dictatorial powers.

In 1846, Elias Howe received a patent for the sewing machine.

In 1963, blacks entered the white public schools of Birmingham, Tuskegee and Mobile in Alabama after U.S. President John F. Kennedy federalized the state's National Guard.

In 1981, Pablo Picasso's epic painting, Guernica, which depicted the air bombing of the Spanish town by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italian planes, was delivered to Spain for the first time since it was painted in 1937. The painter, who was living in France, said it could not be returned to Spain until democracy was restored.

In 1993, The X-Files, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, debuted on Fox and would go on to run for nine consecutive seasons. After two movies and two revival seasons, Anderson told UPI in 2017 she thinks she's done with the franchise.

In 2002, Switzerland and Timor-Leste joined the United Nations, expanding the membership roll to 191. It eventually increased to 193.

In 2008, scientists in a Geneva lab activated the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful subatomic particle accelerator, built over a 14-year period and costing an estimated $8 billion. It had to be shut down after nine days for repairs.

In 2009, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shouted "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's address on healthcare reform to a joint session of Congress. Wilson's outburst brought sharp criticism from colleagues and he apologized to Obama for "inappropriate and regrettable" behavior and letting "my emotions get the best of me."

In 2011, nearly 200 people died after an overloaded ferry capsized and sank off the coast of Tanzania. More than 600 were rescued.

In 2013, Thomas Bach of Germany was elected president of the International Olympic Committee. Bach competed in fencing in the 1976 Games in Montreal.

In 2014, in a speech to the nation, President Barack Obama said the United States and a "broad coalition" will "degrade and ultimately destroy" Islamic State terrorists.

In 2017, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson to win his third U.S. Open and 16th Grand Slam title of his career.

A thought for the day: "You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing." -- Meryl Streep