Not exactly Scrabble...

[Randi]

B2 across MORNING C18 down GLORY
September birth flower

[pommystuart]

James Blundell (1790-1878), an obstetrician and physiologist at Guy's Hospital, performed his seminal human-to-human (G16-C20) Blood (O08-O18) transfusion on September 25, 1818.

[Morgan]

O 20 going UP to go with Stuarts Blood transfusion- I will add PLATELETS Since I retired (and have more time) I have been donating platelets. Its a great community of people who do; And very committed. Heaven help the donation center that has to cancel someone's appointment.

[pommystuart]

1st Sept 1925
(c17-C14) Cmdr. John (A20-G20) Rodgers and a crew of four in a PN-9 aircraft run out of fuel on the first San Francisco to Hawaii flight. Landing at sea, they rig a sail and set sail for Hawaii. On Sept. 10, they are rescued by the submarine USS R-4, 10 miles from Kaui, then Territory of Hawaii.

[pommystuart]

Testing code

[Randi]

L12 down FIRST
P9 across CONTINENTAL
P9 across, reversed CONGRESS

September 5, 1774: The 1st Continental Congress was called to order. Comprised of delegates from all 13 American colonies, it served as the governing body during the American Revolution, from 1774 to 1789. Two years later, on September 9, it changed the name of the United Colonies to the United States.

[Morgan]

Hope this doesn't mess up everything else
P 04 Up EAST M04 across backward West gives us the treaty of East and West Germany September 12 1990 . They meet at T

[pommystuart]

Morgan, You got West going in the right direction (to the left) but East is to the right, (well up to halfway round the world it is).

[pommystuart]

The steam tug USS (A12-A06) Fuschia and the sidewheel steamer Thomas Freeborn conduct a raid against a boat works above Milford Haven, Va., on Stutts Creek.
Some three miles upstream a force of 40 sailors land, destroying four Confederate boats, capturing five, and demolishing a fishery.

[Randi]

A6 across, reversed ASTER

Another September birth flower

[pommystuart]

September 3rd is a special day, as it’s the day we celebrate (A13-A17) Welsh (N12-N06) Rarebit Day.

[Morgan]

F 16 backward BELLS They ring bells in New York on 9-11 in honor and memory of those lost in the terrorist attack. I really like bells, but that puts a somber mood to it.

[pommystuart]

Some of you may have come across this place and it's commander in the logs.

16th Sept 1854
(I17-I20) Mare (O01-O06) Island, Calif. becomes the first permanent U.S. naval installation on the west coast, with Cmdr. David G. Farragut as its first base commander.

[Randi]

B9 across FESTIVE

[Morgan]

E 01 Across deNEVE Spanish Governor de Neve founder of the City of Los Angeles on Sept 4, 1781.
The full name of Los Angeles is El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula, which translates to "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula". The name is Spanish and is an abbreviation of the original name. Makes addressing post cards difficult.

[pommystuart]

8th Sept 2016
Space probe (K01-P01) Osiris-(G19-E19) Rex by NASA was launched to collect rock samples from the Bennu asteroid.
There should be a - between Osiris and Rex but I could not find space long enough to fit together.

[Randi]

L7 across, reversed - I offer OFFERED to fill in that gap

[pommystuart]

Thanks Randi for that.

9th Sept 2017
The tomb of a goldsmith family dating back 3,500 years was discovered near (N20-N16) Luxor, Egypt.

[Morgan]

H20 Backward TWAIN September 1867 Twain left the Port at Jaffa taking with him refugees from the failed Adams Colony in the Holy Land. The Ship was the QUAKER CITY.
https://www.shapell.org/historical-pers ... ms-colony/ Interesting article on more than one colony and more than one writer.

[Randi]