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What's in a Day? September 3
Today, Sept. 3, is Labor Day, the 247th day of the year. For what else is the day known?
This year is a leap year, which means September 3 is the 247th day of the year. It also means Halloween decorations and costumes are lining retailers' shelves and even Christmas decorations are springing up as well, including at the Big Lots store in Brandon.
With Labor Day shoppers en route to the mall, and tired workers tending to chores — or couches — at home, we thought it an interesting diversion to revisit a few things history has marked for the day September 3.
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- The American Revolution officially ends on this day when representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The boundaries of the new republic, born of the 13 former American colonies, are determined to be Florida north to the Great lakes and the Atlantic coast west to the Mississippi River.
- In 1976, The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking II lands on Mars and takes the first pictures of the planet's surface.
- If you're a New York Mets fan, you might recall that in 1985, Gary Carter his three consecutive home runs in one game. A day later he becomes the first player in Met history to hit five home runs over the span of two days. Overall, Carter went 6 for 8 with 9 RBIs in two games. Carter died Feb. 12 from brain cancer, at age 57.
- Looking for a classic film to watch on your day off? Consider that on this day in 1991, Frank Capra, the director of It's a Wonderful Life, died at home, at age 94. Save the Jimmy Stewart classic for the holidays, but consider watching in tribute to Capra today, You Can't Take It With You or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
- In 1982, long before the iPod, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak spent a good deal of his own money to stage a three-day concert in California's San Bernardino County that was billed as "the biggest things since Woodstock." The first band to kick off the US Festival on Sept. 3 was Gang of Four, followed by the Ramones, The English Beat, Oingo Boingo, the B-52's, Talking Heads and The Police.
- Andre Agassi in 2006 retired from professional tennis after losing to Benjamin Becker in the third round of the U.S. Open. In an emotional goodbye to fans, Agassi opened with the words: "The scoreboad said I lost today but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I have found. And over the last 21 years I have found loyalty, you have pulled for me on the court and also in life."
- First observed near the Winward Islands, a hurricane in 1930 kills more than 8,000 people in the Dominican Republic. Another 5,000 people were seriously injured. As it reached Puerto Rico, where the death toll was relatively small, gust of more than 200 miles per hour were recorded. (Storms in the Atlantic Ocean were not named until 1953.)
- What's My Line in 1967 has its last broadcast on CBS TV. The last show, with John Charles Daly as host, opened with Daly's joke about two hippies married in a bathtub. "That was a double-ring ceremony," he quipped.
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Gary Carter, Star Catcher, Helped Mets to Series Title, Dies at 57 / The New York Times
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