This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 15 1978 Muhammad Ali wins world heavyweight championship Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1858 The first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco begins 1970s 1971 Greenpeace emerges from nuclear bomb protest 21st Century 2008 Lehman Brothers declares bankruptcy Arts & Entertainment 1954 Famous Marilyn Monroe skirt scene filmed 1890 Agatha Christie is born 1955 Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” is published 1962 The Four Seasons earn their first No. 1 hit with “Sherry” Asian History 1950 U.S. forces land at Inchon Black History 1963 Four Black schoolgirls killed in Birmingham church bombing Civil War 1862 Confederates capture Harpers Ferry Cold War 1959 Khrushchev arrives in Washington Crime 1990 A Bible school instructor abducts a teenage girl Holocaust 1935 Nuremberg race laws imposed U.S. Presidents 1857 Future President William Taft born Vietnam War 1972 South Vietnamese forces retake Quang Tri City World War I 1914 First trenches are dug on the Western Front 1916 Tanks introduced into warfare at the Somme World War II 1940 Tide turns in the Battle of Britain 1944 Americans launch Operation Stalemate—at extraordinary cost

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 16 1620 Mayflower departs England The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England, bound for Virginia with 102 passengers. However, stormy weather and navigational errors eventually force the Mayflower off course. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1893 Settlers race to claim land in Oklahoma Arts & Entertainment 1977 Opera star Maria Callas dies Crime 1845 Suspected Christian spy is murdered 2013 Gunman kills 12 in D.C. Navy Yard massacre Inventions & Science 1908 William Durant creates General Motors Latin American & Caribbean History 1810 Mexican War of Independence begins World War II 1940 United States imposes the draft

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 17 1862 Battle of Antietam breaks out The a pivotal, bloody Civil War skirmish halted Confederate momentum on the battlefield and abroad. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1868 Cheyenne and Sioux battle frontiersmen at Beecher’s Island 1970s 1978 Camp David Accords signed 21st Century 2011 Occupy Wall Street begins Arts & Entertainment 1967 The Who literally spark an explosion on national television 1996 Oprah launches influential book club 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes first Black Miss America Civil War 1862 The Allegheny Arsenal explodes, killing 78 people Space Exploration 1976 NASA unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise U.S. Constitution 1787 U.S. Constitution signed U.S. Presidents 1796 George Washington prepares final draft of farewell address World War II 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 18 1793 George Washington lays the Capitol cornerstone George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building, the home of the legislative branch of American government. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1980s 1987 Hundreds are accidentally poisoned in Brazil Arts & Entertainment 1970 Jimi Hendrix found dead 1987 “Fatal Attraction” opens in the U.S. 1974 Doris Day wins malpractice lawsuit Games This Week in History Quiz Test your knowledge of major events that occurred this week in history. play now Asian History 1976 One million people attend funeral of Mao Zedong Civil War 1862 Union General George B. McClellan lets Confederates retreat from Antietam Cold War 1960 Fidel Castro arrives in New York Colonial America 1634 Anne Hutchinson arrives in America Crime 1975 Patty Hearst captured by police 1959 Serial killer Harvey Glatman is executed Inventions & Science 1981 Canada mall sets parking-lot record Mysteries & Folklore 1973 Future President Jimmy Carter files report on UFO sighting

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 19 1957 Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion The United States detonates a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel in Nevada. The test, known as Rainier, was the first fully contained underground detonation. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1827 Jim Bowie stabs a Louisiana banker with his famous knife 1990s 1995 Unabomber manifesto published American Revolution 1777 Arnold and Gates argue at First Battle of Saratoga Arts & Entertainment 1952 John Steinbeck publishes ‘East of Eden’ 1960 Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” launches dance craze’ 1973 Country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons dies 2000 Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel debuts Cold War 1959 Khrushchev barred from visiting Disneyland Latin American & Caribbean History 1955 Perón deposed in Argentina Natural Disasters & Environment 1985 Earthquake shakes Mexico City U.S. Presidents 1881 President James Garfield dies Vietnam War 1969 Nixon cancels draft calls for November and December Women’s History 1893 New Zealand first in women’s vote World War II 1941 Germans bombard Leningrad

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 20 1973 Billie Jean King triumphs in “Battle of the Sexes” In the highly publicized tennis match, top women’s player 29-year-old Billie Jean King beats 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, a former No. 1 ranked men’s player. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1806 The returning Lewis and Clark reach the first white settlement on the Missouri American Revolution 1777 Redcoats kill Americans in Paoli Massacre Arts & Entertainment 1878 Upton Sinclair is born 1946 First Cannes Film Festival Asian History 1932 Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation Colonial America 1565 First European battle on American soil Crime 2012 Amish convicted in beard-cutting attacks Exploration 1519 Magellan sets sail from Spain LGBTQ+ History 2011 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is repealed Natural Disasters & Environment 2002 Avalanche thunders into Russian village Sports 1988 Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold the day after suffering head injury U.S. Presidents 1881 Chester Arthur becomes third president to serve in one year 1963 Kennedy proposes joint mission to the moon

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 21 1780 Benedict Arnold commits treason Arnold became synonymous with the word 'traitor.' read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1985 George Clooney makes “Facts of Life” debut Asian History 1949 Mao Zedong outlines the new Chinese government Crime 1983 A 13-year-old newspaper delivery boy is found dead European History 1792 Monarchy abolished in France Landmarks 1915 Stonehenge is sold at auction LGBTQ+ History 1955 The Daughters of Bilitis become the first lesbian rights group in the U.S. Native American History 1904 The great Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph dies in Washington Natural Disasters & Environment 1999 Earthquake kills thousands in Taiwan 1938 The Great New England Hurricane Sports 2008 Last baseball game played at historic Yankee Stadium U.S. Presidents 1939 FDR urges repeal of Neutrality Act embargo provisions World War II 1942 The Superfortress bomber takes flight