Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans; NFL kicks off; beer, beignets back in New Orleans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Ryan Succop (3) celebrates with Pat O'Connor (79) and Bradley Pinion (8) after kicking what proved to be the game-winning field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. 

Friends and volunteers hand out trays of hot food at the spot where a former McDonalds drive-thru window once stood, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New Orleans.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with wide receiver Antonio Brown (81) after Brown caught a touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. 

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Washington. Biden is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. 

In 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. (Afterward, Perry sent the message, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”)

In 1919, New York City welcomed home Gen. John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who’d served in the U.S. First Division during World War I.

In 1960, Hurricane Donna, a dangerous Category 4 storm eventually blamed for 364 deaths, struck the Florida Keys.

In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, a Black student.

In 1963, 20 Black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace.

In 1984, a revival of the TV game show “Jeopardy!” hosted by Alex Trebek premiered in syndication.

In 1987, Pope John Paul II arrived in Miami, where he was welcomed by President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan as he began a 10-day tour of the United States.

In 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2005, Cadaver dogs and boatloads of forensic workers fanned out across New Orleans to collect the corpses left behind by Hurricane Katrina; cleanup crews towed away abandoned cars and even began readying a hotel for reopening.

Ten years ago: Oscar-and Emmy-winning actor Cliff Robertson died in Stony Brook, New York, a day after turning 88.

Ten years ago: A pair of NASA probes — named Grail-A and Grail-B — rocketed toward the moon on the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity and determining what was inside Earth’s orbiting companion. 

Ten years ago: On the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton paid tribute to the 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 during a ceremony dedicating the first phase of a memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 

Five years ago: Angelique Kerber won her first U.S. Open title and the second Grand Slam trophy of her breakthrough season, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Five years ago: John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was released from a Washington mental hospital for good. 

One year ago: Diana Rigg, a British actor whose career included roles in the 1960s spy series “The Avengers” and the fantasy juggernaut “Game of Thrones,” died at the age of 82.

One year ago: Authorities in Oregon said more than 500,000 people statewide had been forced to leave their homes because of wildfires; the number represented more than 10% of the state’s population.

One year ago: Twitter said it would start labeling or removing misleading claims that were aimed at undermining public confidence in elections.

1962 — Rod Laver becomes the first man since Don Budge in 1938 to win the Grand Slam beating Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, at the U.S. Open. Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the U.S. Open with a 9-7, 6-4 win over Darlene Hard.

Roy Emerson, left, and Rod Laver hold trophies at Forest Hills, New York on Sept. 10, 1962, after their national men’s singles championship match which Laver won 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Karl Mildenberger in the 12th round in Frankfurt, Germany, to retain his world heavyweight title.

Muhammad Ali reacts after the referee stopped the bout between Ali and European champ Karl Mildenberger, Sept 10, 1966, in Frankfurt, Germany. Ali won by technical knockout. (AP Photo)

1967 — John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Billie Jean King wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships. King, who also swept the three titles at Wimbledon, is the first to accomplish the feat of two sweeps in the same year since Alice Marble in 1939.

Billie Jean King of Long Beach, Calif., and John Newcombe of Australia smilingly hold their trophies after winning the women’s and men’s singles titles of the U.S. Tennis Championships at Forest Hills, New York on Sept. 10, 1967. Mrs. King beat Mrs. Ann Haydon Jones of Britain 11-9, 6-4 in the finals. Newcombe won the cup after defeating Clark Graebner of the U.S. 6-4, 6-4, 8-6. (AP Photo)

1972 — The United States men’s basketball team loses its first game in Olympic competition. The Soviet Union wins 51-50 with the help of a controversial ending. Dr. William Jones, secretary general of the International Amateur Basketball Federation, tells the referees to have the players replay the final three seconds and the Soviets score a last-second bucket. The Americans, who had the lead when the buzzer sounded the first time, protest in vain. The U.S. team later refuses to accept the silver medal.

United States basketball team players enjoy a brief moment of elation when they thought they had beaten the Soviets, but the referee reset the clock by three seconds and the Soviet Union scored a final goal to win the game 51-50 in Munich, Sept. 10, 1972. (AP Photo)

1972 — Ilie Nastase trailing two sets to one and facing break point at 1-3 in the fourth set, comes back to defeat Arthur Ashe, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, for the U.S. Open men’s singles title.

Ilie Nastase, 26, a native of Bucharest, Romania, holds the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 10, 1972. Nastase became the first European to win the men's title since 1934. He defeated American Arthur Ashe (right), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. (AP Photo/John Rooney Jr.)

1978 — Jimmy Connors becomes the only player to win the U.S. Open on three different surfaces, with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Bjorn Borg. Connors wins the first men’s final played on the Deco Turf II courts at the new USTA National Tennis Center. Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.

Jimmy Connors returns a shot from Bjorn Borg in the first set of their U.S. Open Tennis Championship match at the National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1978. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

1983 — Martina Navratilova wins her first U.S. Open women’s singles championship, beating Chris Evert Lloyd 6-1, 6-3.

Martina Navratilova, right, is congratulated at the net by Chris Evert Lloyd after Martina won the Women's Singles title at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in New York, Saturday, Sept. 10, 1983. Martina won the title for the first time by a score of 6-1, 6-3. (AP Photo/Carol Newsom)

1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third woman to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.

West Germany's Steffi Graf holds the U.S. Open Women's Singles trophy high, after her victory against Gabriela Sabatini, Sept. 10, 1988. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

1989 — Boris Becker wins his first U.S. Open by beating top-seeded Ivan Lendl 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 in a four-hour struggle in sweltering heat. Lendl, who won three straight Open titles from 1985-87, tied an Open record with his eighth consecutive final, something Bill Tilden did from 1918-25.

1994 — Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario becomes the first Spanish woman to win the U.S. Open when she beats Steffi Graf, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Spain's Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario reacts after defeating Steffi Graf to win the women's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, in this Sept. 10, 1994 photo. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

1995 — Pete Sampras wins his third U.S. Open men’s singles title, taking down the No. 1 seed and defending champion Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

Pete Sampras of Tampa, Fla., returns the ball to Andre Agassi of Las Vegas during the finals of the U.S. Open Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995 in New York. (AP Photo/Osamu Honda)

1995 — Fuad Reveiz of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record for consecutive field goals, converting from 32 and 27 yards to give him 30 in a row.

Minnesota Vikings kicker Fuad Reveiz gets a pat on the shoulder by one of his sons after his wife, Gayle, congratulated him after Reveiz broke the NFL consecutive field goals record with his 30th kick Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995, against the Detroit Lions. The Vikings won 20-10. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

2000 — Marat Safin stuns four-time U.S. Open champion Pete Sampras, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, to become the first Russian to win the U.S. Open men’s singles championship.

In this Sept. 10, 2000, file photo, Russia's Marat Safin poses with his trophy after defeating Pete Sampras in the men's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)

2005 — Andre Agassi, 35, outlasts 22-year-old baseliner Robby Ginepri in five sets at the U.S. Open and become the oldest Grand Slam finalist in 31 years. Kim Clijsters captures the first Grand Slam singles title in her fifth appearance in a Grand Slam final, defeating Mary Pierce, 6-3, 6-1.

Andre Agassi of the United States reacts after winning his mens semifinal match against Robby Ginepri of the United States at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday Sept. 10, 2005. Agassi won 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

2006 — Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the U.S. Open final for his third major championship this year and ninth of his career. Federer becomes the first man ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns for three straight years.

Roger Federer, of Switzerland, holds up the men's singles championship trophy after defeating Andy Roddick, of the United States, at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

2006 — Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts make fewer mistakes than Eli Manning and the New York Giants in the first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at quarterback. Big brother Peyton is 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts score on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli and the Giants 26-21.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, walks off the field with brother, Peyton Manning, quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts after the Colts beat the Giants 26-21 in NFL football action at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

2010 — The Bryan brothers win their ninth Grand Slam title, derailing the “Indo-Pak Express” doubles team of India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in the men’s doubles final at the U.S. Open. Bob and Mike Bryan capture their third title at Flushing Meadows and 65th overall with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) victory.

In this Sept. 10, 2010 file photo, Bob Bryan, left, and his brother Mike Bryan look at their rackets before their men's doubles finals match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

2011 — Vitali Klitschko defeats Polish challenger Tomasz Adamek by technical knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title in Wroclaw, Poland. The fight is stopped 2 minutes, 20 seconds into the 10th round.

Referee Massimo Barrovecchio of Italy, center, raises the hand of the winner, Vitali Klitschko, left, of Ukraine after the WBC heavyweight champion title bout against challenger Tomasz Adamek of Poland, right, in the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

2011 — Alan Moore, a 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five, becomes the oldest player ever to get in a college football game when he kicks an extra point for NAIA Faulkner in its season-opener.

Faulkner's Alan Moore (26) is congratulated by teammate Don Lee, left, after kicking an extra point during an NAIA college football game against Ave Maria University at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. Moore, 61, a Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five, became the oldest player ever to get in a college football game Saturday. (AP Photo, David Bundy)

2012 — Jiyai Shin makes a two-putt par on the ninth hole of a playoff and beats Paula Creamer to win the Kingsmill Championship, ending the longest playoff between two players in LPGA Tour history. The players play the 18th hole eight times trying to break the tie before darkness forced suspension of play a day eralier.

Jiyai Shin, of South Korea, hugs her caddy as she celebrates winning the Kingsmill Championship LPGA Tour golf tournament in Williamsburg, Va., Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Shin won the tournament in a nine-hole playoff with Paula Creamer. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

2012 — Andy Murray wins the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title. Murray beats defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in his fifth try in the final of a major tournament.

Britain's Andy Murray poses with the trophy after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, in the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in New York. His considerable lead, and a chance at history, slipping away, Murray dug deep for stamina and mental strength, outlasting Djokovic in a thrilling five-set U.S. Open final. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

2013 — Thomas Bach is elected president of the International Olympic Committee, keeping the powerful sports body in European hands. Bach, a 59-year-old German lawyer, succeeds Jacques Rogge, the Belgian who is stepping down after 12 years.

Thomas Bach of Germany, the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arrives to a news conference at the end of the 125th IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)

2013 — Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is fined $100,000 by the NFL for his illegal low block on Minnesota center John Sullivan in the Lions’ season-opening victory on Sept. 8.

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh pretends to play guitar before a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Crews remove the torso of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom watches a rally against California's recall election before taking the stage on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in San Leandro, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Emma Raducanu, of Great Britain, reacts after defeating Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Jamie Lee Curtis poses for photographers, reflected in glasses, at the photo call for the film 'Halloween Kills' during the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Poland's Robert Lewandowski controls the ball during the World Cup 2022 group I qualifying soccer match between Poland and England, at the Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Emma Raducanu, of Great Britain, returns a shot to Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Alexander Zverev, of Germany, returns a shot to Lloyd Harris, of South Africa, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Italy's Giacomo Raspadori, right, celebrates with Italy's Moise Kean, left, after scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup 2022 qualifier group C soccer match between Italy and Lithuania at the Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil reacts after the last out in the top of the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Boston Red Sox dump water onto Hunter Renfroe after their 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at Fenway Park in Boston. Renfroe hit a two-run home run in the eighth and threw out a runner at third to end the game. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Crews work to remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

People line up outside of a sports center to be inoculated with a dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Maria Sakkari, of Greece, reacts to winning a point against Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, stretches to hit a return to Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain and his dog Roscoe arrive at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. The Italian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is seen through a teleprompter as he speaks during his news conference at his office in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Japan announced Thursday it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September as health care systems remain under severe strain, although new infections have slowed slightly. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

A Kyrgyzstan's soldier shoots from a portable air-defense system during a joint military exercises at the Edelweiss training ground, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Joint military exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries, including Russia, Kyrgyzstan and others, are being held in the Edelweiss range in Kyrgyzstan amid the situation in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

Simon Leung Kam-wai, center, a committee member of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, is escorted by police during an investigation of the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong. 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating and inciting others to take part in last year's unauthorized candlelight vigil to mark the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong which has seen dozens of activists arrested. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A police officer walks past burned hospital equipment on the site of a destroyed field hospital following a fire in North Macedonia's northwestern city of Tetovo, early Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. The government of North Macedonia will hold an emergency meeting Thursday over a fire overnight that ripped through a field hospital set up to treat COVID-19 patients, leaving numerous people dead. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

National Disaster Response Force personnel search for missing people after two passenger ferries collided Wednesday in the river Brahmaputra, near Nimati Ghat, in Jorhat, northeastern Assam state, India, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)