"Warren had a ferocious charm that was impossible to resist. Why or for whom would have I resisted him?"
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Today's EventsA total lunar eclipse -- of "harvest moon" -- will be visible throughout the United States, with slightly better viewing in the eastern two-thirds of the country. The event starts at 9:12 p.m. EDT, with totality from 10:19 p.m. EDT to 11:29 p.m. EDT.The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land in Florida. Astronaut Shannon Lucid will be returning home after six months in space aboard Russia's Mir space station.The American Red Cross re-lights its 1917 Tiffany stained-glass windows in Washington, D.C., extinguished during the World War II blackouts. The windows are said to be "largest suite of non-ecclesiastical Tiffany windows" still in their original location.Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben and Jerry's ice cream hold a discussion with students concerning social responsibility and radical business philosophies.A three-day conference on the Human Genome Project, an international research program to understand the human genetic code, opens in Tuskegee, Alabama.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Bonn, Germany, for talks with Chancellor Helmut Kohl.Toymaker Lego holds a conference on children and television ads in Billund, Denmark.In Denmark, Copenhagen's hippie enclave of Christiania turns 25. Squatters plan celebrations.
On the horizonOn Friday, September 27, doctors involved in coronary artery bypass surgery planned for Russian President Boris Yeltsin will meet. A date for the surgery likely will be set at these meetings.On Saturday, September 28, the African National Congress' leadership holds a special meeting to discuss changes to the new constitution ordered by the Constitutional Court.On Sunday, September 29, the Cities of Asia-Pacific conference on urban growth problems opens in Brisbane, Australia, and runs through October 1.On Monday, September 30, Disney begins 25th anniversary celebrations at Disney World, continuing through October 4.On Tuesday, October 1, the Major League Baseball playoffs start.On Wednesday, October 2, a trial date for the Oklahoma City bombing case is expected to be announced at a court hearing in Denver.On Thursday, October 3, the New York City Marathon will be held.On Friday, October 4, the Museum of Television and Radio holds its annual Television Festival in Los Angeles.On this dayIn 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution. In 1789, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first secretary of state; John Jay the first chief justice; Samuel Osgood the first postmaster-general; and Edmund Jennings Randolph the first attorney general.In 1892, John Philip Sousa and his newly formed band performed publicly for the first time, at the Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield, New Jersey.In 1914, the Federal Trade Commission was established.In 1950, United Nations troops recaptured the South Koreancapital of Seoul from the North Koreans.In 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago.In 1980, the Cuban government abruptly closed Mariel Harbor, ending the "freedom flotilla" of Cuban refugees that began the previous April.In 1981, the twin-engine Boeing 767 made its maiden flight inEverett, Washington.In 1990, the Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, designed to bar moviegoers under the age of 17 from certain films.NewslinkThe founders of America's most politically active ice-cream company are once again spreading the gospel about making money and making a difference. Famous for their good deeds as much as their fat-filled flavors like Cherry Garcia and Rainforest Crunch, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are talking to kids about social responsibility and radical business philosophies. To see their ideas in practice visit the Ben & Jerry's Web site, where you can be socially active -- and order ice cream, sorbet and frozen yogurt through the mail.
Holidays and moreKorea celebrates its Thanksgiving Holiday.Sri Lanka double dips by celebrating both Binara Full Moon Poya Day and Bandaranayake Memorial Day.North Yemen celebrates National Day.Fitness expert Jack LaLanne is 82. Singer Bryan Ferry is 51.Singer Olivia Newton-John is 48. Actress Mary Beth Hurt is 48.Country singer Carlene Carter is 41. Actress Linda Hamilton is 40.Singer Tracy Thorn (Everything But The Girl) is 34. Singer Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men) is 24.Sources: Associated Press,Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan
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