Princess Diana is laid to rest - This Day in History – Sept 6th

Back in 1997, the 36-year-old, beloved “People’s Princess” Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest after losing her life in a car crash.  At least 2.5 billion people viewed her televised funeral worldwide.  To this day, Princess Diana has remained a beloved figure to the media and entertainment world.  Legendary Singer and Songwriter, Elton John sang "Candle in the Wind" at the funeral.

The “Iron Man” beats the  “Iron Horse” consecutive games record

Cal Ripken Jr., known as the “Iron Man” played his 2,131^st game in 1995, breaking the record held by the "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig.  This was Mr. Ripken’s 13th season playing shortstop for the Baltimore, Orioles.  Mr. Ripken would play up to 2,632 games in his major league career.  He voluntarily removed himself against a game with the New York Yankees back in 1998.

According to history.com, “Ripken retired after the 2001 season with the lifetime record for home runs by a shortstop (345) and a record for fielding percentage by a shortstop in a season (.9956, 1990). He played in 19 All-Star Games, and was awarded the All-Star MVP in 1991 and in his last All-Star Game in 2001, in which he hit a solo home run. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. A record 75,000 fans attended his induction ceremony.”

President McKinley shot at Pan-American Exposition

William McKinley, the 25^th President of the U.S. was shot twice on this day back in 1901.  Mr. McKinkley was attending the Pan-American Exposition n Buffalo, NY when Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist shot the President at point-blank range.  The injury took the life of President McKinley one week later due to a gangrene infection.  Mr. Czolgosz was sent to the electric chair for his crime.  Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded President McKinley.

The first Military “Little Willie” tank is produced 

Back in 1915, the first tank was produced in England called, “Little Willie.”  Weighing in at 14 tons this machine initially got stuck in trenched and moved throughout tough terrain at 2 mph.  After significant improvements the tanks original prototype was transformed into the usage at military battlefields.

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