Es passierte an einem 08 September

1664 : From New Amsterdam to New York


On September 8, 1664, the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, the capital of New Holland, surrendered to the British who renamed the city New York.
Legend has it that the Dutch bought Manhattan for $24 to an Algonquian tribe. New York became later the first capital of the United States.

1941 : Beginning of the siege of Leningrad


On September 8, 1941, the Germans began the siege of Leningrad, the second largest city in the Soviet Union. It lasted 872 days during which one million Soviet civilians and soldiers died of hunger and cold.
The only access allowed a tenuous supply, very inadequate for the population. After eating plants, animals, leather and wallpaper, people ate their dead.
The Red Army broke through the German lines in January 1943 but the Germans retreated only at the beginning of 1944.

1974 : Pardon for Nixon


On September 8, 1974, one month after becoming President of the United States, following the resignation of President Nixon because of the Watergate scandal, Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon for any crimes he committed while he was in office. This pardon was not well accepted by the population.
Ford had become Nixon's Vice President when Spiro Agnew, who was prosecuted for tax evasion and corruption, resigned.

2001 : The Williams sisters in the final of the US Open


On September 8, 2001, the Williams sisters met in the final of the US Open Tennis. Venus beat Serena 6-2, 6-4. The following year, Serena beat Venus when they met again in the US open.

Tagesaktualität : 08 September

International Literacy Day
September 8 is International Literacy Day. The day was decided by the UNESCO in 1965 to promote the importance of literacy in the world. Today, 20% of adults are illiterate and two thirds of them are women.
Independance Day in Macedonia
September 8 is the Independence Day in Macedonia, which commemorates its independence from Yugoslavia, declared on September 8, 1991 and accepted on 8 April 1993.

Zitat des Tages : 08 September

Gerald R. Ford, 38ème Président des Etats Unis
I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

Geburtstage : 08 September

Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (1672)
François Francoeur, French composer and violinist (1698)
Frédéric Mistral, French poet, Nobel Prize in Literature (1830)
Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (1841)
Alfred Jarry, French writer (1873)
Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (1910)
Derek Barton, English chemist, Nobel Laureate (1918)
Peter Sellers, English actor (1925)
Asha Bhosle, Indian singer (1933)
Michael Frayn, English playwright (1933)
Virna Lisi, Italian actress (1937)
Heather Thomas, American actress (1957)
Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman, second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (1960)
Kimberly Peirce, American director (1967)
David Arquette, American actor, director, screenwriter and producer (1971)
Martin Freeman, English actor (1971)
Richard Hughes, English musician (Keane) (1975)
Alecia Beth Moore (P!nk), American singer (1979)
Vitaly Petrov, Russian Formula One racing driver (1984)
João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer (1986)
Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian freestyle skier (1987)
Gustav Schäfer, German musician (Tokio Hotel) (1988)
Chantal Jones, American fashion model (1988)

Sie haben uns verlassen 08 September

Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (1882)
Friedrich Baumfelder, German composer, conductor y pianista (1916)
Richard Strauss, German composer (1949)
André Derain, French painter and sculptor (1954)
Hermann Staudinger, German chemist, Nobel laureate (1965)
Alexandra David-Néel, French-Belgian explorer (1969)
Percy Spencer, American engineer, inventor of the microwave oven (1970)
Willard Libby, American chemist, Nobel Prize (1980)
Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize (1981)
Henri Rol-Tanguy, One of the Leaders of the French Resistance during World War II (2002)
Aage Bohr, Danish physicist (2009)

Tipp des Tages : 08 September

Rapid thawing of meat


We invited our in-laws and we forgot to remove the roast from the freezer? Friends arrive unexpectedly?
Even if the meat needs to be thawed slowly, it is tempting to find a solution to accelerate the process.
We can put it in the microwave. However the outside will dry out while the heart will still be frozen.
We can put it in cold water. However the process is still long and there is a risk of poisoning if we let the meat at an inadequate temperature for too long.
You can also try to cook the still frozen meat. However the meat will lose its juice with the water and it will not be very tasty.
The best solution is to change the menu and make an omelette, for example. Or order a pizza.

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