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What happened in history on this day: September 2?
On September 2 in ...
- 1963 - CBS and NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes.
- 1969 - NBC-TV cancels Star Trek.
- 1972 - CBS airs the last The Monkees 30-minute comedy TV show.
- 1979 - The NBC TV network airs the last episode of The Wonderful World of Disney.
- 1989 - The ABC TV network airs the last episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- 1989 - NBC airs its last episode of Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. 65 episodes were shown over four years.
- 1994 - The last syndicated episode of Tale Spin airs on TV.
- 2005 - Kanye West criticizes President George Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina during a televised benefit concert in New York, telling the audience: "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
Births on September 2
- 1904 - Birth of Vera Vague [Barbara Jo Allen] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Follow the Leader).
- 1906 - Birth of Barbara Jo Allen in New York City, New York, USA; writer/comedienne (radio character Vera Vague, regular spots on Bob Hope's Pepsodent radio programs, appeared in some 60 films, hosted TV show Follow the Leader).
- 1915 - Birth of Meinhardt Raabe; actor (Munchkin coroner in The Wizard of Oz).
- 1916 - Birth of Penny Santon in Greenwich Village, New York, USA; actress (Roll Out, Matt Houston).
- 1917 - Birth of Cleveland Amory in Nahant, Massachusetts, USA; conservationist/TV reviewer (TV Guide).
- 1919 - Birth of Marge Champion in Los Angeles, California, USA; dancer-actress (Marge and Gower Champion Show, Admiral Broadway Revue, Fame).
- 1925 - Birth of Ronnie Stevens in London, England; actor (Rodney - Dick and the Duchess).
- 1940 - Birth of Beverly Sanders in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey).
- 1948 - Birth of Terry Bradshaw; NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers), sportscaster (NFL on Fox).
- 1951 - Birth of Mark Harmon in Burbank, California, USA; actor (Dr Caldwell - St. Elsewhere, NCIS, Chicago Hope).
- 1951 - Birth of Michael Gray in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Ronnie - Brian Keith Show).
- 1955 - Birth of Linda Purl in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA; actress (Gloria - Happy Days, Matlock).
- 1964 - Birth of Keanu Reeves; actor (Life Under Water, Babes in Toyland, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, The Matrix).
- 1966 - Birth of Salma Hayek; actress (30 Rock, Ugly Betty).
- 1968 - Birth of Cynthis Watros; actress (Lost, Drew Carey Show, Titus).
- 1969 - Birth of Mark Brettschneider in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Jason - One Life to Live).
- 1973 - Birth of Katt Williams; actor (My Wife and Kids, Tracy Morgan Show).
Deaths on September 2
- 1970 - Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at age 64.
- 1977 - Death of Steve Dunne at age 59; actor (The Adventures of Sam Spade radio show, Professional Father TV show, The Brothers Brannigan, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Brady Bunch, The Millionaire, Lux Video Theatre).
- 2005 - Death of Bob Denver following surgery for throat cancer at age 70; actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Gilligan - Gilligan's Island).
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