Omega Point » Stanislav Petrov http://www.catherineomega.com A blog by Catherine Winters Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:30:41 +0000 en hourly 1 Events of September, 1983 http://www.catherineomega.com/2008/09/events-of-september-1983/ http://www.catherineomega.com/2008/09/events-of-september-1983/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:20:00 +0000 Catherine Winters http://www.catherineomega.com/?p=90 From Wikipedia:

  • September 16 — Donna Griffiths of Pershore in England stops sneezing after a continual series of sneezes for 978 days (since January 13, 1981).
  • September 17 — Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first African-American to be crowned Miss America, in Atlantic City, New Jersey
  • September 25-September 26 — Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war.
  • September 26 — Australia wins America’s Cup

But you know, whatever.

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