September by RobinJRichards

This is the BIRTHSTONE for September.

Who uttered this sentence sometime during the month of September: "Since 5:45 A.M. we have been returning the fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs. "

The first Monday in September is Labor Day in the US. Within 2 years either way, in what year was the first Labor Day celebrated as a Federal holiday by Congressional proclamation?

"Do you remember the 21st night of September?" Do you remember the name of the group that sang this line? If so. name them.

As a result of the 9/11 Attacks, September 11th is now THIS COMMEMORATIVE HOLIDAY in the US.

In the French Revolutionary calendar, September was split, in part, by two months. Name either one. (edited at 10:47 am, September 1, 2016 (PDT))

THIS NEWSPAPER ran its first edition on September 18, 1851. We're sure there was plenty of news to fit the page.

The Full Moon of September (which falls on the 16th this year) is given THIS NAME.

In fact, a famous song on [the Answer to Q8] was written in 1908 and performed as part of THIS SHOWMAN'S Follies.

FIRST AND LAST NAME NEEDED: In September 1979, THIS MAN was forced to give up his trademark mask in a copyright dispute over a character he once performed. Undaunted, he wore wraparound shades until his death in 1999 to get around it.

For a week in September in 1986, Dan Rather signed off the "CBS Evening News" using THIS ONE WORD PHRASE. No one knew why.

On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken played THIS NUMBERED GAME of his streak, breaking a 56 year old record many thought never would be broken. (edited at 10:45 am, September 1, 2016 (PDT))

On September 8, 1998, Mark McGwire hit THIS NUMBERED HOME RUN, breaking a 37 year old record many thought would never be broken (well in the pre-Roids era at least).

In September of 1850, THIS FORM OF PUNISHMENT, synonymous with navies, was banned in the US Navy.

In September 1960, The Flintstones debuted. The program was originally sponsored by THIS BRAND NAMED PRODUCT and even had the main characters using it in ads before the show (something which wouldn't fly today due to Federal laws).

"Summer has come and passed / The innocent can never last / Wake me up when September ends..." These lyrics were from a song that appeared on THIS 2004 ALBUM.

"It's late September and I really should be back at school" was a line uttered to the namesake subject of THIS SONG.