It happened on… September 5

Erramatti Mangamma became the world's oldest living mother by giving birth to twins at the age of 74 in Hyderabad, India.

Hurricane Irma becomes the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, with winds of 185 mph (280 km/h).

The television show “The Muppet Show” premieres. Mia Farrow is the surprise guest.

Black September, a Palestinian terrorist group, takes 11 Israeli hostages during the Munich Olympics in Germany.

The TVA network launches its first television stations in Montreal, Quebec City, and Chicoutimi.

Gene Mauch (right) becomes the first general manager of the Montreal Expos.

Jerry Lewis hosts his first telethon for muscular dystrophy on Labor Day. He raises one million dollars.

Cassius Clay [Muhammad Ali] defeats three-time Polish European champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski by unanimous decision and wins the Olympic light-heavyweight title at the Rome Games.

Hanna-Barbera's “The Huckleberry Hound Show” (Huckleberry Hound), featuring Yogi Bear, airs for the first time on television.

Jack Kerouac publishes the novel “On the Road.”

The first professional baseball league, the National Association of Professional Baseball, is founded in Chicago.

The Great Fire of London comes to an end, destroying 13,200 homes and claiming eight lives.