Today is Friday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2005. There are 120 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Friday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2005. There are 120 days left in the year. On this date in 1945, Japan formally surrenders in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II.
In 1666, the Great Fire of London breaks out, claiming thousands of homes, but only a few lives. In 1789, the United States Treasury Department is established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupy Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offers the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair. In 1930, the first non-stop airplane flight from Europe to the United States is completed in 37 hours as Capt. Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte of France arrive in Valley Stream, N.Y, aboard The Question Mark. In 1935, a hurricane slams into the Florida Keys, claiming 423 lives. In 1945, Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam an independent republic. In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevents the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. In 1969, North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh dies. In 1985, a U.S.-French expedition locates the wreckage of the Titanic about 560 miles off Newfoundland. In 1995, at a military cemetery on a hill high above Honolulu, President Clinton marks the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, saying it taught Americans that "the blessings of freedom are never easy or free." In 2004, President Bush pledges "a safer world and a more hopeful America" as he accepts his party's nomination for a second term at the Republican National Convention in New York.
In 1666, the Great Fire of London breaks out, claiming thousands of homes, but only a few lives. In 1789, the United States Treasury Department is established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupy Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offers the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair. In 1930, the first non-stop airplane flight from Europe to the United States is completed in 37 hours as Capt. Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte of France arrive in Valley Stream, N.Y, aboard The Question Mark. In 1935, a hurricane slams into the Florida Keys, claiming 423 lives. In 1945, Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam an independent republic. In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevents the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. In 1969, North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh dies. In 1985, a U.S.-French expedition locates the wreckage of the Titanic about 560 miles off Newfoundland. In 1995, at a military cemetery on a hill high above Honolulu, President Clinton marks the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, saying it taught Americans that "the blessings of freedom are never easy or free." In 2004, President Bush pledges "a safer world and a more hopeful America" as he accepts his party's nomination for a second term at the Republican National Convention in New York.
About $300,000 in remodeling is nearing completion at East High School in preparation for its first year of consolidation with North High School. Ruben Nazario is the principal.
The executive director of the Western Reserve Transit Authority says the first day of transporting students to schools went "just fine," but there were a number of problems reported, especially in transporting diocesan school children to their buildings.
Marilyn Van Derbur, a former Miss America and a Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Colorado, talks to Trumbull County teachers at Packard Music Hall on the topic of how to motivate students.
September 2, 1965: For 36 hours, heavy rains fall on the Youngstown district, dropping 4 inches of rain in some spots and lifting water levels that had been lowered by drought.
A 15-year-old South Side boy is in serious condition after being stabbed in the back by a group of teen-agers at Warren Avenue and Hillman Street.
Mahoning County's three draft boards will send 88 young men into military training in September, almost double previous quotas.
September 2, 1955: Attendance on the first day of the 109th Canfield Fair totals 9,330, an increase of 1,286 over the first day of the fair in 1954.
J. Fred Knott, Republican candidate for mayor, is asking every Youngstown policeman to suggest that member of the department who "is best fitted to serve as police chief."
In one of the biggest plans of its kind in American corporate history, General Motors Corp. will ask its 112,000 salaried employees in the United States to become part-owner of the company by joining its "savings-stock purchase program."
September 2, 1930: Federal charges loom for two men arrested in a sensational raid at a Brookfield Township dope den that was said to be the scene of many wild liquor and narcotic orgies for Youngstown, Sharon, Farrell and other cities. Six capsules of cocaine are seized.
Mahoning County's 84th annual fair passes into history as one of the most successful ever held with a total of 55,000 persons attending, an increase of 5,000 over 1929.
George O. May, senior partner of Price, Waterhouse & amp; Co., testifies during a hearing in Youngstown that merger terms with Bethlehem Steel Corp. favored Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube.