In 1970, a West Virginia housewife, Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, initiated a campaign to set aside a special day just for Grandparents. In 1978, the United States Congress passed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. The proclamation was signed by President Jimmy Carter. (September was chosen to signify the 鈥渁utumn years鈥 of life.) Read more about Grandparents Day here!
Daily Calendar for Sunday, September 7, 2025
The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox and is bright enough to allow finishing all the harvest chores.
Born
- Queen Elizabeth I of England 鈥
- Grandma Moses (painter) 鈥
- J. P. Morgan Jr. (financier) 鈥
- Elia Kazan (director) 鈥
- Anthony Quayle (actor) 鈥
- Buddy Holly (singer) 鈥
- Gloria Gaynor (singer) 鈥
- Julie Kavner (actress) 鈥
- Chrissie Hynde (singer) 鈥
- Devon Sawa (actor) 鈥
- Evan Rachel Wood (actress) 鈥
Died
- Catherine Parr (widow of Henry VIII of England) 鈥
- Maurice Duplessis (former premier of Quebec) 鈥
- Keith Moon (musician) 鈥
- Uzi Gal (invented the Uzi submachine gun) 鈥
- Gregory Mcdonald (author) 鈥
Events
- Edith Eleanor McLean was the first baby to be placed in an incubator鈥
- First automobile parade, Newport, Rhode Island鈥
- First international lifeboat race took place, New York City鈥
- First Canadian Official Languages Act went into effect鈥
- The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut鈥
- Google Inc. was founded鈥
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- New England and New York experienced a widespread killing frost, resulting in a $1 million crop loss in Maine鈥
- 105 degrees F, Santa Ana, California鈥
- 109 degrees F in Weldon, North Carolina鈥
- Football players at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, were knocked off their feet by a violent bolt of lightning鈥
- Calgary was deluged by hail that caused approximately $350 million in insured losses, making this hailstorm the costliest on record in Canada.鈥
