Cool Facts- The Saimaa ringed seal is one of the most endangered seals in the world with around 400 mature individuals. Only found in Lake Saimaa in Finland, they have been completely separate from any other species of seal for 9,500 years. While they exclusively eat fish, these seals eat almost every species that inhabit the lake. Despite this, the Saimaa ringed seal does not have an impact on the fishing industry of the area. Despite being protected from hunting for almost 70 years, the Saimaa ringed seal is on the brink of extinction. Due to the small size of the lake mixed with multiple bad breeding seasons in a row, certain fishing methods have been banned from Lake Saimaa along with artificial dens being installed on the beaches.
Rating- 14/10 (Check out Norppalive from WWF for some awesome videos and a live feed of these seals.)
British aviator Beryl Markham is mobbed by reporters when she arrived at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on September 6, 1936. The plaster on her forehead covers cuts suffered when she crashed on the shore of Baleine Cove, Breton Island, Canada, due to a gasoline shortage caused by ice on the fuel tank. Her plane was badly damaged, but she escaped with a scratched face and a bruised body. She was trying to fly from Europe to New York. Although she did not reach New York, she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic east-west solo.
Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien, 6 septembre 1799, An 7 (156): Chapeau Turc. Chapeau-Capote.
'Chapeau Turc' and 'Chapeau-Capote'. Left: long-sleeved dress. Fichu, tied on the back. Right: dress with short sleeves and train. Further accessories: very long gloves, fan, flat shoes with pointed toes and bows. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Pierre de la Mésangère, Paris, 1797-1839.
Dr. James B. Rhoads, Archivist of the United States, with Horace M. Peterson III (at right), founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America, and the President of the Black Archives’ Board of Directors (left), on September 6, 1978.
Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration
Series: Photographs Documenting National Archives Program Activities, Ceremonies, and Observances
Image description: Dr. Rhoads, Horace M. Peterson III, and an unidentified man stand in front of bookshelves, posing for a photo. Dr. Rhoads is wearing a light-colored plaid suit with a striped necktie; Mr. Peterson is wearing a medium-toned suit with a light necktie; and the third man is wearing a dark suit with a dotted necktie and matching pocket square.
Though Louis may think cats are shit,
While out on a walk with his miss,
H passed a feline
Who fitly opined
Its shrewd thoughts (and ours) with a hiss.
September 6th: In 1936, Benjamin, the last Thylacine, died after it being left outside during a cold night at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. However, sightings of the tiger continued after it was declared extinct, being a subject of interest for cryptozoology.
The ice breaker "City of New York" sails from New York Harbor, September 6, 1928, captained by Commander Richard Byrd, at the start of its 13,000 mile voyage to Antarctica.