September 11, 2001 - In
memory of those who died on that date which is not yet history, but still a
part of our present. And, in honor of those who were and are our heroes.
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September 1, 1937 - The Housing
Act, known as the Wagner-Steagall Act, inaugurated the U.S. Public Housing
Program which was part of the New Deal.
September 3, 1783 - The
Treaty of Paris between the new United States and England was signed.
It formally ended the American Revolution. Future second President John
Adams signed the Treaty on behalf of the new nation.
His son, John Quincy
Adams, was the sixth President.
September 4, 1853 - Sojourner
Truth, an abolitionist, women's rights activist, Methodist
preacher and author, addressed the American Anti-Slavery Society.
September 4, 1974 - President
Gerald R. Ford met with the Congressional Black Caucus.
September 4, 1881 - Electricity
came to some Manhattan homes and offices in Lower Manhattan when inventor
Thomas A. Edison set up a steam-powered generator on Pearl Street. The wires
were put underground along with telephone wires in Manhattan after "The
Great Blizzard of 1888."
September 5, 1774 - The Continental
Congress met in Philadelphia for the first time.
September 5, 1882 - The
United States first Labor Day parade was held in New York City.
September 5, 1898 - Sarah
Emma Edmonds Seelye died. She was a nurse, Civil War soldier and spy. She
enlisted in the Michigan voluntary infantry and masqueraded as a man for a
year. She served at the First Battle of Bull Run and also at Antietam. She
also "disguised" herself as a woman and spied for the Union Army. She
then deserted and went on to be a nurse for the United States Christian
Commission.
September 6, 1757 - The
Marquis de Lafayette was born. He came to America to serve with George
Washington in the American Revolution. Alexander Hamilton was the only one on
Washington's staff who spoke French and he translated for Washington and the
Frenchmen who joined us in our cause. The two men became friends.
When Lafayette was
imprisoned during the French Revolution, his son, George Washington Lafayette,
and his tutor, Festal, came here and lived with Alexander and Elizabeth
Hamilton. Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury. He was killed
in a dual with Vice President Aaron Burr in 1804.
Mrs. Hamilton was one of
the first women philanthropists in the United States, and was one of the
founders of the Orphan Asylum Society in 1806. Today it is Graham
Windham.
September 12, 1787 - The
first African-American Masonic Lodge was organized.
September 13, 1970 - The
first New York City Marathon was held.
September 15, 1776 - British
forces entered and then occupied New York City (which then
referred only to Manhattan). The occupation lasted for seven years.
See September 21st.
September 15, 1850 -
Singer Jenny Lind gave her first concert in the United States. Lind was
born in Sweden and was given the nickname "The Swedish
Nightingale." She then came the United States at the
invitation of P.T. Barnum of circus fame! Among the 93 concerts she gave, one
was at Castle Garden in Lower Manhattan. Lind made $250,00 and donated
some of the proceeds to charities. including the Orphan Asylum Society.
September 16, 1620 - The
Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England and sailed across the Atlantic
Ocean for the New World. There were 102 passengers aboard. It landed near what
is now called Plymouth Rock in what is now Massachusetts. Plymouth Colony and
The Colony of Massachusetts Bay were originally separate colonies.
September 18, 1865 -
Richmond, VA was the site of an Equal Rights Meeting.
September 19, 1947 - Jackie
Robinson was named Rookie of the Year.
September 21, 1776 -
"The Great Fire" broke out in Manhattan as the Patriots fled
the newly occupied city. The Patriots blamed the British who blamed the
Patriots. Much of Lower Manhattan was destroyed. The land to the North was
largely farms and the built-up city was in Lower Manhattan. The cause might
have been accidental.
September 21, 1981 - Sandra
Day O'Connor was nominated to be the first woman on the Supreme Court of
the United States by President Ronald Reagan.. She retired in 2006.
September 22, 1862 - President
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the
enslaved..
September 25, 1890 - Yosemite
National Park was created by an Act of Congress.
September 30, 1888 - "Little
Women" by Louisa May Alcott was published.
"Corporate Culture
& Memory Marketing" leverages the history & heritage of a company,
its "DNA," its who, what, why, where and how which makes up its
culture. It leverages the "DNA" as a marketing, public relations and
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brand. It can raise the comfort level of a consumer or business client/customer; appeal
to feelings of nostalgia particularly in regard to an old brand; and build on
or rebuild a reputation; and highlight its culture which is based on its
history & heritage, setting it apart from its competitors and all other
companies. And the past, which includes today when tomorrow comes can help
predict the future; and, also transmitting the history and culture to each
party to a merger can avoid costly problems including a breakup.
Services: Providing Content & Story Telling for
on-line
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Consulting on
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Writing and editing: Curating for on-line and off-line exhibits and social
media; Creating Knowledge
Banks of historic records including visuals; Conducting Oral History
interviews to fill in gaps;
Creating Virtual Time
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companies with corporate culture clash after a merger by transmitting the
"DNA" of each party to
merger to the other party.
What happened to you in your past Septembers? This September?