Today is Tuesday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2003. There are 113 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2003. There are 113 days left in the year. On this date in 1776, the second Continental Congress makes the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."
In 1850, California becomes the 31st state of the union. In 1926, the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) is created by the Radio Corp. of America. In 1943, Allied forces land at Salerno and Taranto during World War II. In 1948, the People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) is created. In 1956, Elvis Presley makes the first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1957, President Eisenhower signs into law the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction. In 1971, prisoners seize control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, N.Y., beginning a siege that claims 43 lives. In 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung dies in Beijing at age 82. In 1991, boxer Mike Tyson is indicted in Indianapolis on a charge of raping Desiree Washington, a beauty pageant contestant. Tyson is later convicted. In 1997, Sinn Fein, the IRA's political ally, formally renounces violence as it takes its place in talks on Northern Ireland's future.
September 9, 1978: Sharon Steel Corp., reaffirming its faith in the Youngstown steel district, announces that it will spend $4 million for a radically new hot strip mill at the Roemer Works in Farrell to expand its products and markets.
The Environmental Protection Agency says the Army Corps of Engineers did an inadequate job on a preliminary environmental study of the possible impact of U.S. Steel's proposed $3.5 billion mill near Conneaut.
Jon Chuirazzi, 25, of Mineral Ridge is killed and another man injured when a storage tank explodes at the Girard Machine Co. on Depot St.
September 9, 1963: Robert F. Doolittle, general counsel and secretary of the Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co., is appointed by Gov. James A. Rhodes to the powerful new Ohio Board of Regents, which will guide higher education in the state. Doolittle is a graduate of Harvard University and its law school.
"The Little Hoover Commission report prepared under the direction of Howard Bishop of Youngstown is not going to die," Gov. James A. Rhodes says as he and his cabinet hold a public meeting in Hotel Pick-Ohio. Flagrant waste in government will be stomped out, even if it does mean trampling some toes, the governor tells a group of 250 business and civic leaders.
September 9, 1953: A new Mahoning County Jail will cost taxpayers $850,000, Architect Arsene Rous-seau tells county commissioners. He estimates construction of the 61,000 square foot jail at $12.50 per square foot, with an additional $87,500 in miscellaneous expenses.
Mahoning County Engineer Samuel Gould Jr. suggests to Mahoning County commissioners that they enter the water business by buying water in bulk from Youngstown and resell it to consumers in Austintown Township.
September 9, 1928: The Youngstown Amateur Movie club is formed with Clyde Hammond, whose recent film "The Dragon Fly" received a high rating by Photoplay Magazine, as president. The first film will be made shortly in a barn-studio on the South Side, and actors, especially feminine talent, are being sought.
Youngstown College will open its fall session with 150 young men and women, including a freshman class of about 75. The addition of a third year of regular college work has drawn a number of students from other colleges whose homes are in Youngstown.