Edna Adan Ismail is a nurse midwife, activist, and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She previously served as Somalia’s Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development.

1937Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist (died 1992)^[†]

Barbara Frum, OC was an American-born Canadian radio and television journalist, acclaimed for her interviews for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

1937Archie Goodwin, American author and illustrator (died 1998)^[†]

Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie between 1964 and 1967. At Marvel, he served as the company's editor-in-chief from 1976 to the end of 1977. In the 1980s, he edited the publisher's anthology magazine Epic Illustrated and its Epic Comics imprint. He is also known for his work on Star Wars in both comic books and newspaper strips. He is regularly cited as the "best-loved comic book editor, ever."

Headlines from September 8, 1937

Stock Prices Here Tumble in Selling Wave; War Fears Cause Losses of 2 to 10 Points

CHINESE PRESSING SHANGHAI ATTACK; REMOVE CIVILIANS; BATTLE ALL NIGHT

LABOR'S PLATFORM URGES EXPANSION OF MAYOR'S REGIME; Asks 'Yardstick' Power Plant, Milk-Price Control and More Government Housing

10% WAGE INCREASE FOR 6,962 ERB AIDES IS ASKED BY TAYLOR; Recommendation, on Basis of Survey, Would Add $798,656 to Pay of Minor Employes

HITLER HAILS TIES WITH ITALY, JAPAN; Warns 'Community of Will' Between Rome and Berlin Cannot Be Disregarded

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