80th – USA NEWS LIVE https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com All About USA NEWS Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:42:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-THE-USA1-e1713184454543-1-32x32.png 80th – USA NEWS LIVE https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com 32 32 September 23: Tiger Woods wins his eightieth PGA Tour victory after back surgery https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/2024/09/september-23-tiger-woods-wins-his-eightieth-pga-tour-victory-after-back-surgery/ https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/2024/09/september-23-tiger-woods-wins-his-eightieth-pga-tour-victory-after-back-surgery/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:42:16 +0000 https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/?p=15531

Today is Monday, September twenty third, the 267th day of the 12 months 2024. There are 99 days left within the 12 months.

Today in history:

On September 23, 2018, Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, crowning his comeback after 4 back surgeries. It was the eightieth victory of his PGA Tour profession and his first in greater than five years.

Also on this date:

In 1780, British spy John Andre was captured together with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plan at hand over West Point to the British.

In 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and JW Milam, of the murder of black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.)

In 1957, nine black students were forced to depart Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas because a white mob was outside.

In 1952, Republican Senator Richard M. Nixon of California saved his vice presidential nomination by making a television appearance in Los Angeles during which he denied allegations of improper campaign fundraising. His speech became often known as the “Checkers” speech since it included a reference to his family's cocker spaniel.

In 2002, Governor Gray Davis signed a law making California the primary state to supply paid family leave to its staff.

In 2022, Roger Federer played his last skilled match after a glittering profession that included 20 Grand Slam titles.

Today's birthdays:

  • Singer Julio Iglesias is 81.
  • Actress/singer Mary Kay Place is 77.
  • Rock star Bruce Springsteen is 75.
  • Director and playwright George C. Wolfe is 70.
  • Actress Rosalind Chao is 67.
  • Actor Jason Alexander is 65.
  • Actor Chi McBride is 63.
  • Singer Ani (née AH) DiFranco is 54.
  • Producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri is 52.
  • The filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is 51.
  • Actor Anthony Mackie is 46.
  • Actor Skylar Astin is 37.
  • The tennis player Juan Martín del Potro is 36.

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Eighty years ago, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in France during World War II, an event that might turn out to be referred to as D-Day. The surprise invasion ultimately led to the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe and the tip of the war itself, which ended just over a yr later.

Heads of state from everywhere in the world have traveled to France in recent days to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the landing.

US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, British King Charles III and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky attended a US ceremony on the American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on Thursday, together with other well-known figures equivalent to “Saving Private Ryan” star Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg. The ceremony included speeches, a 21-gun salute, flyovers and the Playing military bugle signals.

Around 150 American veterans The soldiers who participated within the landing were also expected to attend the ceremony. An American veteran, Robert “Al” Persichitti from New York, died on the best way for the memorial service. He was 102 years old.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince William also attended a separate Canadian commemoration ceremony near the village of Courseulles-sur-Mer in northwestern France.

Here are some scenes from the commemorations.

Normandy, France

Utah Beach, France

Arromanches-les-Bains, France

Where is Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Where is Portland, United Kingdom

Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Courseulles-sur-Mer, France

Bayeux, France

Where is Southsea Common, England

Where is Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Ver-sur-Mer, France

Utah Beach, France

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France

Courseulles-sur-Mer, France

Normandy, France

Ver-sur-Mer, France

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Arromanches-les-Bains France

Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Utah Beach, France

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