Biden to lay out plans for vaccine push; Mindy hits Florida as tropical storm; Jeter joins Hall of Fame

A model presents a gown from the William Zhang collection by designer Hongwei Zhang during the China Fashion Week held in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. 

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to celebrate labor unions, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Washington. 

Hall of Fame inductees, from left, Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and Ted Simmons hold their plaques for photos after the induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. 

This GOES- East GeoColor satellite image taken Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at 10:30 p.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Mindy as it makes landfall on the Florida Panhandle. 

In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction, a measure primarily concerned with protecting voting rights and which also established a Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice.

In 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, beginning a siege that ended up claiming 43 lives.

In 1991, boxer Mike Tyson was indicted in Indianapolis on a charge of raping Desiree Washington, a beauty pageant contestant. (Tyson was convicted and ended up serving three years of a six-year prison sentence.)

In 2005, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, the principal target of harsh criticism of the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina, was relieved of his onsite command.

Ten years ago: New Yorkers and Washingtonians shrugged off talk of a new terror threat as intelligence officials scrambled to nail down information on a possible al-Qaida strike timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

In 2015, New York became the first U.S. city to require salt warnings on chain-restaurant menus.

In 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in British history, serving as sovereign for 23,226 days (about 63 years and 7 months), according to Buckingham Palace, surpassing Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother. 

Five years ago: Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson were among those inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Five years ago: Defying the White House, Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation giving the families of victims of the September 11 attacks the right to sue Saudi Arabia. (Obama vetoed the bill, but Congress overrode his veto.) 

Five years ago: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, speaking at an LGBT fundraiser in New York City, described half of Republican Donald Trump’s supporters as “a basket of deplorables,” a characterization for which she ended up expressing regret. 

One year ago: President Donald Trump acknowledged that he had downplayed the coronavirus in the weeks after it emerged, saying he was trying to be a “cheerleader” for the country and avoid causing panic. 

One year ago: Officials said the wildfires burning in Oregon’s forested valleys and along the coast had destroyed hundreds of homes; in Washington state, flames devoured buildings and huge tracts of land. 

1968 — Arthur Ashe wins the U.S. Open by beating Tom Okker 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ashe is the first African-American male to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Arthur Ashe is shown in action during the inaugural U.S. Open Tennis Championship at Forest Hills in Queens, New York City on Sept. 9, 1968. (AP Photo)

1974 — Jimmy Connors romps to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Ken Rosewall to win the U.S. Open.

Jimmy Connors, 22, holds the victory cup after he crushed veteran Ken Rosewall of Australia in the finals of the U.S. Open Tennis championships, Sept. 9, 1974. Connors beat Rosewall 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 in a game that lasted only one hour and eight minutes. Rosewall is sitting on the ground behind Connors. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

1979 — In an all-New Yorker U.S. Open men’s final, John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Tracy Austin, at 16 years, 8 months and 28 days, becomes the youngest U.S. Open women’s singles champion, ending Chris Evert’s 31-match win streak at the Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

John McEnroe holds the U.S. Open men's singles trophy after defeating Vitas Gerulaitis at the U.S. Open in New York, Sept. 9, 1979. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

1990 — Pete Sampras — 19 years, 28 days — becomes the youngest U.S. Open men’s singles champion, defeating Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

U.S. Open champion Pete Sampras raises his trophy cup as opponent Andre Agassi looks on during ceremonies in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 9, 1990. The 19-year-old from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., became the youngest to win the event. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

1992 — Robin Yount becomes the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

Milwaukee Brewers' Robin Yount follows the flight of his 3,000th career hit, a seventh inning single against the Cleveland Indians in an American League game in Milwaukee, Sept. 9, 1992. (AP Photo/Joe Picciolo)

2006 — Maria Sharapova beats Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4, 6-4 to win the U.S. Open final. A month shy of her 50th birthday, Martina Navratilova closes her competitive career with a mixed doubles championship for her 59th Grand Slam title.

Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after winning the women's singles championship over Justin Henin-Hardenne of Belgium at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

2006 — Top-ranked Ohio State tightens its hold on the No. 1 spot after beating the No. 2 ranked and defending champion Longhorns 24-7 in Austin, Texas.

Ohio State flanker Ted Ginn Jr. (7) celebrates his 2nd quarter touchdown against Texas with teammate Anthony Gonzalez (11) in their football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

2007 — Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 to win his fourth straight U.S. Open championship and 12th career Grand Slam title. Federer becomes the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win the American Grand Slam four years running.

Novak Djokovic, left, of Serbia applauds as Roger Federer of Switzerland holds up the championship trophy after winning the men's finals at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

2007 — Asafa Powell sets another world record in the 100 meters, winning a heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in 9.74 seconds. The world’s fastest man improves his record by 0.03 seconds, having run 9.77 three times.

Asafa Powell of Jamaica celebrates after setting the new world record in the 100 meters dash running 9.74 seconds at the Rieti Grand Prix, Italy, Sunday Sept. 9, 2007. Powell, who has run 9.77 three times, finished third in the 100 last month at the world athletics championships in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

2012 — Shannon Eastin makes NFL history. Eastin is the line judge in the St. Louis Rams-Detroit Lions game, making her the first woman to be an official in a regular-season game. She is among the replacement officials hired by the league while the regular officials are locked out.

Line judge Shannon Eastin runs the sidelines before the Detroit Lions-St. Louis Rams NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

2012 — Serena Williams, two points from defeat, regains her composure and wins the last four games to beat No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 for her fourth U.S. Open championship and 15th Grand Slam title.

In this Sept. 9, 2012, file photo, Serena Williams reacts after beating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

2012 — Denver’s Peyton Manning is 19 of 26 for 253 yards and two touchdown passes in Denver’s 31-19 win over Pittsburgh. Manning, coming off four neck surgeries, becomes the third QB in NFL history to reach 400 TD passes.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning waves to the crowd as he leaves the field following an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Denver. The Broncos won 31-19. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

2012 — New England’s Tom Brady becomes the 14th player with 40,000 yards passing in his career during 34-14 win over Tennessee.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) after throwing a two-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski against the Tennessee Titans in the second quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Joe Howell)

2013 — Rafael Nadal wins his 13th Grand Slam title and second U.S. Open by defeating top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. The Spanish clay-court specialist, ranked No. 2, improves to 22-0 on hard courts in 2013.

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, bites the trophy while posing for photos after defeating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men's singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Pedestrians in lower Manhattan watch smoke billow from New York's World Trade Center on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Thick smoke billows into the sky from the area behind the Statue of Liberty, lower left, where the World Trade Center was, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer)

Smoke billows through buildings in Manhattan as seen from Brooklyn after the collapse of New York's World Trade Center, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Two women hold each other as they watch the World Trade Center burn in New York Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Ernesto Mora)

Pedestrians on Pierrepont Place in the Brooklyn borough of New York, watch as smoke billows from the remains of the World Trade Center in New York, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Deputy chief of the Army Reserve, Col. Malcolm Bruce Westcott, comforts Pentagon employee Racquel Kelley while giving her medical aid outside the Pentagon in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Will Morris)

A firefighter moves through piles of debris at the site of the World Trade Center in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Graham Morrison)

People walk over New York's Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn following the collapse of both World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Fire and smoke billows from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/David Karp)

Flames and smoke pour from a building at the Pentagon in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Will Morris)

A fireman screams in pain as he is rescued shortly after both towers of New York's World Trade Center collapsed following a terrorist attack, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (Robert Mecea/Newsday via AP)

People cover their faces as they escape the collapse of New York's World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)

The remains of the World Trade Center stands amid the debris in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Alexandre Fuchs)

Pedestrians flee the area of New York's World Trade Center in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Harry Shasho sweeps up before being evacuated from his vitamin store after the collapse of New York's World Trade Center on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)

People flee the falling South Tower of the World Trade Center on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

People flee the scene near New York's World Trade Center Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)

A person falls from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center as another clings to the outside, left, while smoke and fire billow from the building, Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Smoke billows from one of the towers of the World Trade Center as flames and debris explode from the second tower, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Chao Soi Cheong)

Firefighters work beneath the destroyed mullions, the vertical struts, of the World Trade Center in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)