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September 27 ~ In 1985 a supermarket roof collapses in Brussels resulting in eight fatalities. Want to learn more about structural failure ? Check it out @ your library. The Warren Commission releases its report claiming that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in 1964. More about JFK @ your library.

September 26 ~ In 1991 Biosphere 2 begins its two-year mission to measure survivability. Want to know the latest about Biosphere 2? It’s @ your library. Happy birthday to fitness expert Jack LaLane who turns 96 today. Want to improve your fitness? There’s help @ your library.

Federal government formally gives the coal gasification plant, located on Highway 79 South, to South Dakota and Governor Janklow in turn authorizes use of the plant to the college [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 168]

September 25 ~ On this day in 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park. Interested in the geology of Yosemite ? Find it @ your library. Future Superman, Christopher Reeve , born this day in New York City in 1952. Discover the secrets of superheroes @ your library.

September 24 ~ The 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge is completed in 1958 in Urbandale, Iowa. More about bridge construction and design @ your library. The United States' first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise , is launched in 1960. More about aircraft carriers @ your library. On this day in 1890, Wilford Woodruff, Mormon Church President, issues a manifesto renouncing polygamy . Learn more @ your library.

September 23 ~ Lewis & Clark return to St Louis, completing the journey of the Corps of Discovery that lasted more than 2 years. Want to know more about the Lewis & Clark expedition ? Find it @ your library. Walter Pidgeon is born in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1897; in 1920 Mickey Rooney is born in Brooklyn, New York; and in 63 B.C. Ceasar Augustus was born in Rome. In 1846 Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich d'Arrest find Neptune. Love astronomy ? Find more @ your library.

September 22 ~ In 1791 English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday discovers the principle of the electric motor. President Abraham Lincoln issues the first portion of the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation @ your library. The USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb on this date in 1949. Want to know more about Russia and the atomic bomb ? Find it @ your library.