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On this day September 22-28 (week 39)
September 22, 2024 - September 28, 2024 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries on each day for the week. This week features the F-14 Tomcat, U.S. singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, baseball star Babe Ruth, actor David McCallum, the Cunard liner Queen Mary, the marriage of George Clooney and the landmark tree at Sycamore Gap.
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September 22, 2006: The F-14 Tomcat, made famous by the movie Top Gun, was retired by the U.S. Navy after 32 years in service. It was superceded by the F/A-18 Super Hornet
September 23, 1949: Bruce Springsteen, U.S. singer-songwriter, was born. He came to fame in the post-Vietnam War years with hits like Born to Run, and Born in the USA
September 24, 1934: Baseball star Babe Ruth played his farewell game with the New York Yankees. He is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time
September 25, 2023: David McCallum, who shot to fame in the 1960s series The Man from UNCLE, and later played the eccentric medical examiner in the TV show NCIS, died at age 90
September 26, 1934: The Cunard liner Queen Mary, which broke the Atlantic crossing record four times, was launched in Scotland. The River Clyde had to be deepened to cope with her size
September 27, 2014: A-listers flocked to Venice for days of celebrations as Hollywood star George Clooney married Lebanese-British human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin
September 28, 2023: A landmark tree at Sycamore Gap, on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was cut down overnight, causing widespread outrage around the world