| September 8th 1946 | | Jack Kramer wins US Tennis Open
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| September 8th 1946 | | Bulgaria ends monarchy
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| September 8th 1946 | | Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456
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| September 8th 1946 | | 66th US Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom Brown Jr (97 63 60)
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| September 8th 1946 | | 60th US Womens Tennis: Pauline Betz beats Patricia Canning (119 63)
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| September 8th 1946 | | SF 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to NY Yankees 21-7
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| September 8th 1947 | | British govt sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis
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| September 8th 1948 | | British De Havilland 08-fighter flies faster than sound
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| September 8th 1951 | | Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries (SF)
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| September 8th 1951 | | Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sempiternus Rex
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| September 8th 1952 | | 72nd US Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63)
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| September 8th 1952 | | Ernest Hemmingway's "Old Man & Sea" published
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| September 8th 1953 | | Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona
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| September 8th 1953 | | "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 perfs
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| September 8th 1954 | | Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to NYC for WINS radio
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