CNN Interactive - Almanac - September 10, 1998

The House International Relations Committee to hold hearing in Washington on the safety of U.S. embassies worldwide.
President Clinton tentatively scheduled to give speech on auto safety.
House Government Reform and Oversight Committee holds hearing into activities of Democratic fund-raiser Johnny Chung.
Russian government has scheduled talks on an emergency federal budget for the remainder of the year.

On Friday, September 11, a medical ethics conference on "Doctors, Death and Dignity" is to begin in Chautauqua, New York.
On Saturday, September 12, Alfred Wolfram of Shakopee, Minnesota, attempts to break his current kissing record in the Guinness Book of World Records. He'll try to kiss more than 10,504 people today.
On Sunday, September 13, the 50th annual Emmys take place in Los Angeles.
On Monday, September 14, trial tentatively scheduled to begin in Pontiac, Michigan, in wrongful-death lawsuit against talk show host Jenny Jones.
On Tuesday, September 15, attorneys face deadline to file appeal on U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright's ruling to release President Clinton's deposition in the Paula Jones case.

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In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia.
In 1846, Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts, received a patent for his sewing machine.
In 1919, New York City welcomed home General John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who'd served in the U.S. First Division during World War I.
In 1939, Canada declared war on Germany.
In 1945, Vidkun Quisling was sentenced to death in Norway for collaborating with the Nazis.
In 1948, American-born Mildred Gillars, accused of being Nazi wartime radio broadcaster "Axis Sally," was indicted in Washington, D.C., for treason.
In 1955, "Gunsmoke" premiered on TV.
In 1963, 20 black students entered public schools in Birmingham, Tuskegee and Mobile, Alabama, following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace.