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Today is Monday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2025. There are 114 days left in the year.
On Sept. 8, 1986, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” began the first of 25 seasons in national syndication.
In 1504, Michelangelo’s towering marble statue of David was unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy.
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In 1565, a Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Florida.
In 1664, the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York.
In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people; it remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
In 1935, Sen. Huey P. Long, D-La., was fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.
In 1941, the 900-day