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Featured webpages for September 2008

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September 1^st Today's featured webpage:
New Mexico Wine Festival at Bernalillo
for more see The Wines of New Mexico by Andy Sandersier - SW 641.22 San

Today in New Mexico History: September 1, 1821 — William Becknell left Arrow Rock, Mo., headed toward the Rocky Mountains to trade with Indians. He encountered a Mexican cavalry unit that took him into custody and escorted him into Santa Fe, where his goods were quickly traded. Realizing potential profits, Becknell planned other trips and opened the Santa Fe Trail.

September 2^nd Today's featured webpage:
Javalina
from Sedona, AZ
for fun read Los Tres Pequeños Jabalíes - The Three Little Javalinas by Susan Lowell - S E Lo

September 3^rd Today's featured webpage:
Peacocks and Peahens
from Honolulu Zoo, for more see Caring for Exotic Birds by Marcus Schneck and Jill Caravan - 636.6865 Schneck

Today in New Mexico History: September 3, 1972 — Four people are killed and over 500 evacuated from Hillsboro over Labor Day weekend as the rain-swollen Perchas River overflowed and flooded the town. President Nixon declared it a federal disaster area.

September 4^th Today's featured webpage:
Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk
from Cornell's All About Birds for more see Hawks in Flight: The flight identification by author - call number

Today in New Mexico History: September 4, 1886 — Apache war chief Geronimo and his band of Chiricahua renegades surrendered to U.S. Army forces at Skeleton Canyon in southwestern New Mexico, on the border with Arizona. Some historians claim that Geronimo's warriors were the last group of Indians to roam freely in the United States.

September 5^th Today's featured webpage:
Dorothy Gilman, author
for example see A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - MP (Mystery paperback)

September 6-7 Weekend featured webpage:
Petroglyph National Monument
from Nat'l Park Service, for more see Signs of Life: Rock Art of the Upper Rio Grande by Dennis Slifer - SW 709.01 Sl

Today in New Mexico History: September 6, 1853 — José Manuel Gallegos, an Albuquerque priest, defeated Governor William Carr Lane in a hotly contested congressional election. Gallegos became the first Hispanic delegate to the U.S. Congress from New Mexico.
Today in New Mexico History: September 7, 1957 — Tingley Coleseum opened at the State Fair Grounds with the performance of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. It had taken seventeen years to build.

picture of Time magazine cover showing Dr. Salk

September 8^th Today's featured webpage:
Dr. Jonas Salk
for more view A Paralizing Fear: The story of polio in America Nina Gilden Seavey (director) - Vid 1960 Science

Today in New Mexico History: September 8, 1880 — The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe railroad reached Socorro.

September 9^th Today's featured webpage:
"Slow Life"
from Tau Zero Foundation, for more see Wonders of Biodiversity by Roy A. Gallant - Y 578 Gallant

Today in New Mexico History: September 9, 1850 — New Mexico became a US territory, when President Millard Fillmore signed into law the Organic Act, 9 Statutes at Large 446, Chapter 49.

Picture of white oak tree in Athens, Georgia

September 10^th Today's featured webpage:
The Tree That Owns Itself
from Athens-Clarke County, for more see The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter by Colin Tudge - 582.16 Tudge

September 11^th Today's featured webpage:
The Black Bear, state mammal
for more see Contemporary New Mexico, 1940-1990 Richard W. Etulain (ed.) - SW 978.9 CO

Today in New Mexico History: September 11, 1821 — Mexico won independence from Spain in the spring of 1821, but the news did not reach Santa Fe until this date. All local government officials pledged their allegiance to the independent Mexican government.

September 12^th Today's featured webpage:
Common or Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
for more see Common Weeds of the United States by USDA - 581.65 Un

Today in New Mexico History: September 12, 1848 — On a bet, Francis X. Aubry left Santa Fe on horseback en route to Independence, Mo., a 900-mile journey that took him five days and 16 hours. He won the $1,000 wager.

September 13-14 Weekend featured webpage:
Go-jii-ya, Jicarilla harvest festival
from the Jicarilla Apache Nation for more see The Jicarilla Apache Tribe: A history, 1846-1970 by Veronica E Velarde Tiller - SW 970.3 Ti

Today in New Mexico History: September 13, 1692 — Don Diego de Vargas entered to Santa Fe taking back the casas reales (now the Palace of the Governors) from the Pueblo Indians who were still in revolt.
Today in New Mexico History: September 13, 1813 — The Spanish Cortes decreed that Indian missions, existing for over a hundred years, should be secularized allowing assimilation of Indians into mainstream society and opening their lands for private appropriation. However, the secularization of the New Mexican missions did not take place until after Mexican independence eight years later.
Today in New Mexico History: September 13, 1948 — The first TV station in New Mexico began operations as KOB in Albuquerque. The first commercial broadcast was November 29^th that year.
Today in New Mexico History: September 14, 1875 — Methodist minister F.J. Tolby was killed by operatives of the "Santa Fe Ring," a group of lawyers and businessmen who aggressively and unscrupulously had sought control of Spanish land grants. The death sparked violence and led to Governor Samuel B. Axtell's resignation.
Today in New Mexico History: September 14, 1989 — In New Mexico's coldest September ever, Raton's morning temperature dropped to 30°F (-1.1°C) the record low temperature for the date.

September 15^th Today's featured webpage:
Caber Tossing
from Sizes, Inc., for more about the Celts see The Celts by Duncan Norton-Taylor - 936.4 No

September 16^th Today's featured webpage:
Water-powered water pumps
for more see How It Works: The Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia, vol. 14 published by Stuttman - Y 603 Illustrated v.14

Today in New Mexico History: September 16, 1712 — Governor Marques de la Penuela issued an order obliging Santa Feans to celebrate a fiesta each September to honor the spiritual and ceremonial reconquest of New Mexico by Don Diego de Vargas. It is now the oldest continuous celebration in the United States.

September 17^th Today's featured webpage:
Elephant Butte Dam
from El Paso Community College, for more see Elephant Butte, Eastern Black Range by Richard P. Lozinsky et al. - SW 551 Loz

September 18^th Today's featured webpage:
Elephant Butte Dam
from El Paso Community College, for more see Elephant Butte, Eastern Black Range by Richard P. Lozinsky et al. - SW 551 Loz

Today in New Mexico History: September 18, 1692 — Gov. Don Diego de Vargas assigned the Los Cerrillos Land Grant southwest of Santa Fe to Alfonso Rael de Aguilar.

September 19^th Today's featured webpage:
Lemitar
for more see A cultural resource investigation of two historic sites in Lemitar, New Mexico Dan Scurlock - LC 978.962 Scu

Today in New Mexico History: September 19, 1888 — Patrick Carmody, Desideria Jogala and Romaldo Gonzales, three prisoners under sentence of death for murder, escaped from the Socorro county jail. They were awaiting a ruling from the Supreme Court on their appeal. There were allegations of complicity of the sheriff's office in the escape.

September 20-21 Weekend featured webpage:
The Golden Spiral and the Chambered Nautilus
for more see Secrets of the Natural World a Reader's Digest book - 508 Secrets

Today in New Mexico History: September 21, 1595 — Don Juan de Oñate entered into an agreement in Mexico City that entitled him to lead the colonization of New Mexico. Because of a series of bureaucratic and political maneuverings compounded by funding problems due to the delay, his expedition took several years to finally leave Mexico.

September 22^nd Today's featured webpage:
Bent's Fort
for more see A Life of George Bent George E. Hyde - request on inter-library loan

Today in New Mexico History: September 22, 1554 — Coronado, health badly deteriorated from injuries and the toll of his strenuous travels, died.
Today in New Mexico History: September 22, 1846 — General Stephen W. Kearny appointed Charles Bent the first governor of New Mexico under the newly established American regime government. Bent was assassinated at his Taos home the following January, and Kearny traveled on to conquer Mexican-controlled California by 1848.

September 23^rd Today's featured webpage:
Crown of thorns
for more see The Total Book of House Plants Russell C. Mott (ed.) - 635.965 Mott

September 24^nd Today's featured webpage:
Enchanted Skies Star Party
for more see The Star Guide Robin Kerrond - 523.8 Ke

September 25^th Today's featured webpage:
Gabriel García Márquez
for more see Cien Años de Soledad Gabriel García Márquez - S Ga and F Ga and LT Ga

Today in New Mexico History: September 25, 1927 — After his historic solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Charles Lindbergh visited Santa Fe, with his famous airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis.
Today in New Mexico History: September 25, 1948 — President Truman delivered campaign speeches in Lordsburg and Deming on a whistlestop from San Diego, California.
Today in New Mexico History: September 25, 2006 — At the first launch from the New Mexico Spaceport in Sierra County, the rocket, launched by UP Aerospace, veered off course shortly after lift-off.

September 26^th Today's featured webpage:
Gabriel García Márquez
for more see Cien Años de Soledad Gabriel García Márquez - S Ga and F Ga and LT Ga

Web cam picture of main street, Red River, NM, 8:00 am 28 Sept. 2007

September 27 - 28 Weekend featured webpage:
Red River, New Mexico
for more see Taos, Red River, Eagle Nest, New Mexico Circle Drive John H. Schilling - SW 551 Sc

Today in New Mexico History: September 28, 1835 — New Mexico Governor Albino Perez ordered the mayor of Las Trampas, Manuel Sanchez, to establish a land grant in the fertile Mora Valley and distribute parcels of land to 75 families willing to settle. The settlement occurred that same Fall.
Today in New Mexico History: September 28, 1893 — Albuquerque had the heaviest downpour ever with 2.25 inches (57 mm) of rain which established the 24 hour record.
Today in New Mexico History: September 28, 1953 — KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, NM (ABC) began broadcasting.

September 29^th Today's featured webpage:
Banned Books Week
from the American Library Association, for more see Girls lean back everywhere Edward De Grazia - 344.7305 De Grazia

Today in New Mexico History: September 29, 1950 — Captain Richard V. Wheeler made a record-breaking parachute jump of 12,938 meters (42,449 feet) at Holloman Air Force Base.

September 30^th Today's featured webpage:
Banned Books Week
from the American Library Association, for more see Girls lean back everywhere Edward De Grazia - 344.7305 De Grazia

Today in New Mexico History: September 30, 1878 — General Lew Wallace was sworn in as governor and inherited the problems of armed conflicts in Colfax and Lincoln counties. Although he completed his epic book, "Ben Hur," in the Plaza Hotel in Socorro and the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, he is probably more renowned in New Mexico for his relationship with Billy the Kid.

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