CoM Moderators Posted September 1, 2024 Posted September 1, 2024 1869 - Construction begins on the Grand Central Depot for Cornelius Vanderbilt's New York and Harlem Railroad (later replaced by Grand Central Station, and then by Grand Central Terminal) 1874 - Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia 1939 - In the "scoop of the century," Telegraph journalist Clare Hollingworth becomes the first to report the outbreak of World War II 1945 - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Vince DiMaggio smashes his 4th grand slam of season, tying NL record, in an 8-3 win v Boston Braves 1953 - WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins 1953 - Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship 1976 - The Meadowlands Race Track opens in East Rutherford, New Jersey 1997 - Jerry Lewis' 32nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,500,000 2012 - Two suicide bombings kill 12 people and wound 50 in a NATO base in Afghanistan's Sayed Abad district 2019 - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asks for Polish forgiveness for WWII at 80 year commemoration in Pilsudski Square, Warsaw More Historical Events »
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