This day in history September 30, 2019
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Started by metmike - Sept. 30, 2019, 11:52 p.m.

Read about history, remember and learn. Pick out a good one:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_30

  • 1922 – The University of Alabama opens the American football season with a 110–0 victory over the Marion Military Institute, which still stands as Alabama's record for largest margin of victory and as their only 100 point game.
  • 1927Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.

1962 – Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association.

2016Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.

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By metmike - Sept. 30, 2019, 11:55 p.m.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez


Cesar Chavez (born César Estrada Chávez, locally [ˈsesaɾ esˈtɾaða ˈtʃaβes]; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and Latino American civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, later renamed the United Farm Workers (UFW) union.