31 B.C. – The Roman leader Octavian defeated the alliance of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian, as Augustus Caesar, became the first Roman emperor.

1666 – The Great Fire of London broke out. The fire burned for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul’s Cathedral. Only 6 people were killed.

1775 – Hannah, the first American war vessel was commissioned by General George Washington.

1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established. 

1864 – During the U.S. Civil War Union forces led by Gen. William T. Sherman occupied Atlanta following the retreat of the Confederates. 

1901 – Theodore Roosevelt, then Vice President, said “Speak softly and carry a big stick” in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.

1930 – The “Question Mark” made the first non-stop flight from Europe to the U.S. The plane was flown by Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte.

1938 – The first railroad car to be equipped with fluorescent lighting was put into operation on the New York Central railroad.

1945 – Japan surrendered to the U.S. aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II. The war ended six years and one day after it began.

1945 – Ho Chi Minh declared the independence the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

1961 – The U.S.S.R. resumed nuclear weapons testing. Test ban treaty negotiations had failed with the U.S. and Britain when the three nations could not agree upon the nature and frequency of on-site inspections.

1963 – The integration of Tuskegee High School was prevented by state troopers assigned by Alabama Gov. George Wallace. Wallace had the building surrounded by state troopers. 

1969 – NBC-TV canceled “Star Trek.” The show had debuted on September 8, 1966.

1985 – It was announced that the Titanic had been found on September 1 by a U.S. and French expedition 560 miles off Newfoundland. The luxury liner had been missing for 73 years.

1991 – The U.S. formally recognized the independence of Lithuania, Lativa and Estonia.

1992 – The U.S. and Russia agreed to a joint venture to build a space station.

1996 – Muslim rebels and the Philippine government signed a pact formally ending 26-years of insurgency that had killed more than 120,000 people.

1998 – In Canada, pilots for Canada’s largest airline launch their first strike in Air Canada’s history.

Awareness Month

There are several awareness months celebrated in September — though the five that often get the most attention include Hispanic Heritage Month, National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Library Card Sign-up Month, and World Alzheimer’s Disease Month.

Achalasia Awareness Month

Alopecia Awareness Month

Animal Pain Awareness Month

Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Awareness Month

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Craniofacial Acceptance Month

Duchenne Awareness Month

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month

Falls Prevention Month

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

Gynecologic and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Healthy Aging Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 to October 15

Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Awareness Month

Library Card Sign-up Month

Lymphoma Awareness Month

Microplastic Awareness Month

Mullets For Mental Health Month

National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

National Fishing Month

National Guide Dog Month

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month

National Recovery Month

National Save a Tiger Month

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** The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 11,485 patients in the current iceberg lettuce-linked Cyclospora outbreak as of Aug. 27. Patients have been confirmed in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas. The number of deaths related to the outbreak still stands at two. The CDC continues to investigate additional Cyclospora outbreaks across the country.

** Another sprout product under recall; seed supplier refuses to issue recall

An unnamed seed company is now under investigation in an outbreak traced to fresh sprouts. And, another product has been added to the recall of implicated sprouts.

By Coral Beach 

** Alert issued by officials in Hong Kong about formaldehyde in rice noodles

Authorities in Hong Kong have issued a warning about a brand of imported rice noodles because of formaldehyde. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene

By News Desk 

** LMSI LLC/Kofinas Olive Oil Issues a Voluntary Recall of its Garlic Mediterranean Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Using a Garlic Essential Oil Not Approved for Culinary Use. LMSI LLC/ Kofinas Olive Oil is issuing a voluntary recall of its Garlic Mediterranean infused extra virgin olive oil for using a garlic essential oil not approved for culinary use. The flavored oil was bottled in glass bottles in 500 ml, 250 ml, and 100 ml sizes.

The recalled products were available for sale from August 31, 2025, to August 27, 2026, at the following locations:

Montgomery Store & Infusion Kitchen: 8210 Market Place Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45242

Findlay Market: 1801 Race St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Online sales directly from www.kofinasoliveoil.comExternal Link Disclaimer.

I went through old posts and found hints of an increase in data centers, at least in the early 2000s. One company tried to tell a story of why we need them and created a mural project; they also bought a 1960s power plant.

In 2010, Greenpeace posted a warning and petition re:

The Internet is how we connect, learn new things, and share what we love. But right now, much of our Internet is also dirty, no matter how we use it.

Data centers are where Internet companies store our photos, messages, and music, and many are powered by coal and dirty energy sources that pollute our environment and harm our climate.

What’s worse — the Internet’s demand for energy is only growing. If the Internet were a country, its electricity use would already rank sixth in the world.

Source: Greenpeace petition

I use the Internet daily for research and other purposes, like blogging or sharing information that might help someone. It’s truly embarrassing to realize that warnings about Data Centers were in the news some time ago! However, they were not given enough airtime or a proper platform to inform the public. Now, it is 2026; some parts of our country are suffering from droughts, while others have seen their land devastated not only by historic floods, but also by the fact that building data centers requires not only a lot of land but also an enormous amount of energy and water.

~ Nativegrly77