September 7th


70: Titus' Roman army occupies and plunders Jerusalem. The U.N. blames the Jews.


1876: In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are surrounded by an angry mob, who tell them to wait in the line like everyone else.


1921: The first Miss America Pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Contestants are advised not to say anything about gay marriage.


1963: The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members, and 235 guys arrested for DUI and domestic abuse.


1979: ESPN makes its debut. Women lose control of the remote forever.


1979: The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for $1 billion to avoid bankruptcy. It promises to never, ever ask for money again.