On this day in history, Sept. 21, 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice to be confirmed on the Supreme Court. Today marks the 265th day of the year, with 101 days remaining. In 1792, the French monarchy was abolished, and in 1898, the famous editorial response “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” was published. In 1915, Stonehenge was purchased by Cecil Chubb and later donated to the British people. President Warren Harding endorsed the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine in 1922. “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien was first published in 1937, and in 1938, a hurricane caused widespread damage in New York and New England. In 1955, Rocky Marciano completed his undefeated boxing career, and in 1970, Monday Night Football made its debut on ABC.
Today, famous birthdays include producer Jerry Bruckheimer, musician Don Felder, author Stephen King, and actor-comedian Bill Murray. Notable events on this day in the past century include Hurricane Hugo hitting South Carolina in 1989, and an attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya in 2013. In 2022, Vladimir Putin ordered a mobilization of reservists in Russia for the first time since World War II. Other notable figures born on this day include country singer Faith Hill, actor-comedian Dave Coulier, and actor Luke Wilson. Today, cyclist Tadej Pogačar celebrates his 26th birthday.
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