Historical Events
1st One Hour Flight
Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Virginia
- Russia annexes part of Poland
Famous Birthdays
- Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (La belle estate), born in Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy (d. 1950)
- John Heaton, American sledder (Olympic silver skeleton 1928, 48, bronze bobsled 1932; American team's flag bearer 1948), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1976)
About September 9, 1908
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 115 years, 7 months and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Virgo
