Well, well, well. It's early Saturday morning and I have a blog to write. With no other ideas coming to mind, I'll fall back onto This Day in History.
On September 23, 1779 during the American Revolution ('The Troubles' to you Brits) John Paul Jones uttered his famous "I have not yet begun to fight!" in answer to an English demand that he surrender his ship during a naval engagement.
For you astronomers, on September 23, 1846, the planet Neptune was first spotted.
Mickey Rooney, Julio Iglesias, Ray Charles, and Bruce Springsteen were all born the 23rd.
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better as Padre Pio, died September 23, 1968. He had the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, on his body.
Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis from their exploration the Louisiana Territory September 23, 1806.
Merkle's Boner, a famous baseball mistake, gave the Chicago Cubs the National League Pennant on this day in 1908. It's one of the most famous plays (or non plays) in the sport's history.
There you have it, friends. September 23 in history!
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