"On Sept. 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) was powered up for the first time, successfully firing the first beam of protons through its 17-mile underground ring tunnel. Also on this date: In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia. In 1846, Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine."
"In 1960, running barefoot, Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the Olympic marathon in Rome, becoming the first Black African to win Olympic gold. In 1960, Hurricane Donna, a dangerous Category 4 storm blamed for 364 deaths, struck the Florida Keys. In 1963, 20 Black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace."
"In 1979, four Puerto Rican nationalists imprisoned for a 1954 attack on the U.S. House of Representatives and a 1950 attempted killing of President Harry S. Truman were freed from prison after being granted clemency by President Jimmy Carter. In 1987, Pope John Paul II arrived in Miami, where he was welcomed by President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan as he began a 10-day tour of the United States."
Sept. 10 records events from early colonial governance to modern scientific milestones and recent royal succession. John Smith was elected Jamestown colony council president in 1608, and Elias Howe received a sewing machine patent in 1846. Abebe Bikila won the 1960 Olympic marathon running barefoot while Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys the same year. In 1963 twenty Black students entered Alabama public schools amid a federal standoff with Governor George Wallace. Later notable events include presidential clemency for Puerto Rican nationalists (1979), Pope John Paul II’s 1987 U.S. visit, the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings and Anita Hill’s allegations, Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts in 2005, and King Charles III’s 2022 proclamation. Birthdays listed include Jared Diamond and Jose Feliciano.
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