Moments in Time: Fannie Farmer
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On Sept. 22, 1888, National Geographic magazine published its first issue, without photos. The publication had so few subscribers that its editor, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, addressed each copy and carried them to the post office himself.
On Sept. 23, 1992, Manon Rheaume became the first woman to play in one of the four major men's North American pro sports leagues when she stepped on the ice as goalie for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning in a preseason game. Admitting to being "very nervous," she also noted that part of her admission was "for publicity," but added that it was "still a chance to play. That's what I care about."
On Sept. 24, 1902, cookbook author Fannie Farmer, who changed the way Americans prepared food by advocating for the use of standardized measurements in recipes, opened Miss Farmer's School of Cookery in Boston. Farmer not only taught women how to cook, but later instructed medical professionals on nutrition for the sick.
On Sept. 25, 1890, religious leaders issued the "Mormon Manifesto," which ordered all Latter-day Saints to uphold America's anti-polygamy laws. The men were given little choice in the decision, as they faced federal confiscation of their temples and revocation of church members' basic civil rights for failure to comply.
On Sept. 26, 1996, biochemist and U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid returned to Earth in the U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis after six months in orbit aboard the Russian space station Mir. She was the first American woman to live in a space station.
On Sept. 27, 622, the prophet Muhammad completed his Hegira, or "flight," from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution. In Medina, he set about building the followers of his religion, Islam, into an organized community and Arabian power. The Hegira would later mark the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
On Sept. 28, 1850, Congress voted to end flogging on both naval and merchant vessels. Until then, seamen were often punished by being stripped to the waist and subjected to lashes on their backs with whips called cat-o'-nine-tails.
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