Today in History: September 19, Greg Louganis hits head on diving board
At present is Friday Sept the nd day of There are days left in the year In the modern day in history On Sept Olympic diver Greg Louganis suffered a concussion after striking his head on the diving board during the preliminary round of the -meter springboard diving competition at the Seoul Summer Games Louganis would recover from the injury and win a gold medal in the event the following day Also on this date In President George Washington s farewell address was published In it America s first chief executive advised Observe good faith and justice toward all nations Cultivate peace and harmony with all Related Articles Toyota and Hyundai recall more than million vehicles for seat belt panel display problems Amazon pledged to aid affordable housing How has it fared so far Inhumane Trump s mass deportations ensnare noncriminal immigrants from all walks of life What to know about Fat Bear Week and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title Kimmel s future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments In the th president of the United States James A Garfield died months after being shot by Charles Guiteau he was succeeded by Vice President Chester A Arthur In President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the army and navy In the United States conducted its first contained underground nuclear test code-named Rainier in the Nevada desert In the Mexico City area was struck by a devastating earthquake that killed at least people In The New York Times and The Washington Post published the manifesto of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski kah-ZIHN -skee which proved instrumental in identifying and capturing him In Hu Jintao hoo jin-tow became the undisputed leader of China with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin jahng zuh-MEEN from his top military post In struggling to stave off financial catastrophe the Bush administration laid out a radical bailout plan calling for a takeover of a half-trillion dollars or more in worthless mortgages and other bad debt held by tottering institutions Relieved investors sent stocks soaring on Wall Street and around the globe In Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees recorded his nd save making him baseball s all-time leader in the category In Great Britain and the world reported a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings princes and prime ministers and crowds who thronged the streets of London The present day s Birthdays Actor Rosemary Harris is Singer-songwriter Paul Williams is Singer Bill Medley The Righteous Brothers is Singer Sylvia Tyson Ian and Sylvia is R B singer Freda Payne is Actor Jeremy Irons is Model-actor Twiggy Lawson is TV personality Joan Lunden is Musician-producer Nile Rodgers is Rock singer Lita Ford is Musician Jarvis Cocker Pulp is Country singer Trisha Yearwood is Republican Sen Tim Scott of South Carolina is News anchor Soledad O Brien is Actor Sanaa Lathan suh-NAH LAY -thun is Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon is Actor Columbus Short is
