This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 24 79 Mount Vesuvius erupts On August 24, after centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. The cities, buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, were never rebuilt and largely forgotten in the course of history. In the 18th century... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1814 British troops set fire to the White House 1873 Elusive Mount of the Holy Cross photographed   Cold War 1954 Congress passes Communist Control Act   Crime 1981 John Lennon’s killer sentenced 2012 Killer in Norway massacre is sentenced   European History 1572 Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre   Latin American & Caribbean History 1821 Spain accepts Mexican independence   Space Exploration 2006 Pluto is demoted   U.S. Presidents 1814 George Washington’s portrait saved from British looters   Vietnam War 1969 U.S. unit refuses commander’s order   World War I 1914 Poet Alan Seeger volunteers in French army   World War II 1941 Hitler suspends euthanasia program

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 25 1944 Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation On August 25, 1944, after more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defied an order by Adolf Hitler to blow up... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1835 “The Great Moon Hoax” is published in the “New York Sun” 1896 Outlaw Bill Doolin is killed   1980s 1985 Samantha Smith dies in plane crash   21st Century 2009 Ted Kennedy, “liberal lion of the Senate,” dies at 77   Arts & Entertainment 1939 “The Wizard of Oz” opens in U.S. theaters 1962 Little Eva earns a #1 hit with “Loco-Motion” 1984 Truman Capote, author of “In Cold Blood,” dies   Exploration 1875 Englishman swims the Channel   Food 1958 Momofuku Ando creates the first mass-market instant ramen   Middle Eastern History 1982 U.S. Marines deployed to Lebanon   Natural Disasters & Environment 1931 Yangtze River peaks in Gaoyou, China, killing more than 10,000 1979 Hurricane David is born   U.S. Presidents 1950 Truman orders army to seize control of railroads   World War I 1914 Germans burn Belgian town of Louvain   World War II 1945 John Birch, inspiration to conservatives, killed by Chinese communists

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 26 1939 First televised Major League baseball game On August 26, 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. At the time, television was... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1978 “Grease” movie soundtrack earns its second #1 hit   Cold War 1957 Russia tests an intercontinental ballistic missile   Crime 1986 “Preppy Murder” stuns New York   European History 1346 Battle of Crecy   Sports 2016 Quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits during national anthem   U.S. Constitution 1920 19th Amendment adopted   U.S. Government and Politics 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson receives Democratic nomination for president 1968 Democratic convention besieged by protesters   U.S. Presidents 1794 President George Washington expresses his determination to subdue the Whiskey Rebellion    World War I 1914 Battle of Tannenberg begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 27 1883 Krakatoa explodes with massive force One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history occurs on Krakatoa (also called Krakatau), a small, uninhabited volcanic island east of Sumatra and west of Java, on August 27, 1883. Heard 3,000 miles away—and believed to have produced the loudest sounds in human history—the...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1875 Tycoon William Ralston drowns   American Revolution 1776 British forces defeat Patriots in the Battle of Brooklyn   Arts & Entertainment 1967 Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies   Crime 1979 Lord Mountbatten killed by IRA 2007 NFL star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case   Sports 1976 Transgender athlete Renée Richards barred from U.S. Open   U.S. Presidents 1908 Lyndon B. Johnson is born   World War I 1916 Romania enters World War I

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 28 1955 Emmett Till is murdered On August 28, 1955, while visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman four days earlier. His assailants—the white woman’s husband and his brother—made Emmett carry a 75-pound cotton... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1869 Three leave Powell’s Grand Canyon expedition   1980s 1987 HIV-positive Ray brothers’ home burned down   African History 1879 Zulu king captured   Arts & Entertainment 1963 Mahalia Jackson prompts Martin Luther King Jr. to improvise “I Have a Dream” speech 2003 Britney Spears and Madonna kiss at the VMAs   Black History 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. delivers “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington   Cold War 1952 “Red Scare” dominates American political news   Crime 1990 Murdered students are discovered at the University of Florida   European History 1988 Air-show accident burns spectators 1996 Charles and Diana divorce   Religion 1774 St. Elizabeth born in New York City   U.S. Government and Politics 1968 Protests at Democratic National Convention in Chicago   U.S. Presidents 1917 President Woodrow Wilson picketed by women suffragists   World War II 1941 Mass slaughter in Ukraine

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 29 2005 Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on August 29, 2005. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was among the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. In the wake of the storm, there were over 50...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1958 Michael Jackson is born 1982 Actress Ingrid Bergman dies on her birthday   Civil War 1862 North and South clash at the Second Battle of Bull Run   Cold War 1949 Soviets explode atomic bomb   Crime 2007 Richard Jewell, hero security guard wrongly accused as Olympic bombing suspect, dies   Hispanic History 1970 Thousands of Mexican American antiwar activists march in Chicano Moratorium   Inventions & Science 1876 Charles F. Kettering, inventor of electric self-starter, is born   Native American History 1911 Ishi discovered in California 1970 Native American group occupies Mount Rushmore to protest broken Treaty of Fort Laramie   Sports 2004 Brazilian marathoner assaulted at Olympics   U.S. Government and Politics 2008 Republican John McCain selects Sarah Palin as his running mate   World War I 1914 Women join British war effort

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 30 1967 Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justice On August 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. He would remain on the Supreme Court for 24 years before retiring for health reasons, leaving a legacy of upholding the rights of the individual as guaranteed by the U.S.... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1776 Washington refuses British general’s letter of reconciliation   Arts & Entertainment 1980 Christopher Cross has his first of two #1 hits with “Sailing” 2003 Movie tough guy Charles Bronson dies   Black History 1983 Guion S. Bluford becomes the first African American to travel to space   Crime 1989 A murdering couple is sentenced to death   European History 1918 Vladimir Lenin shot   Inventions & Science 2006 California Senate passes Global Warming Solutions Act   U.S. Presidents 1963 Hotline established between Washington and Moscow   Vietnam War 1969 Ho Chi Minh responds to Nixon letter

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 31 1980 Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workers On August 31, 1980, representatives of the communist government of Poland agree to the demands of striking shipyard workers in the city of Gdansk. Former electrician Lech Walesa led the striking workers, who went on to form Solidarity, the first independent labor union to develop in a Soviet bloc... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2015 Angela Merkel says “Wir schaffen das” on accepting refugees   Arts & Entertainment 1928 Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s “The Threepenny Opera” premieres in Berlin   Crime 1888 Jack the Ripper’s first victim murdered 1985 Los Angeles mob attacks “Night Stalker” serial killer   European History 1997 Princess Diana dies in a car crash   Inventions & Science 1897 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetograph 1955 General Motors demonstrates first solar-powered car   Natural Disasters & Environment 1886 Earthquake shakes Charleston, South Carolina   U.S. Presidents 1935 FDR signs Neutrality Act   World War I 1916 American soldier Harry Butters killed in the Battle of the Somme

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 01 1972 Bobby Fischer becomes the first American to win the World Chess Championship On September 1, 1972, in what’s billed as the “Match of the Century,” American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky during the World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. In the world’s most publicized title match ever played, Fischer, a 29-year-old Brooklynite, became... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1980s 1985 Wreck of the Titanic found   21st Century 2004 Chechen separatists storm Russian school   African History 1969 Qaddafi leads coup in Libya   American Revolution 1775 King George refuses Olive Branch Petition 1777 Sam Mason survives attack on Fort Henry   Annual Observances 2001 First Muslim holiday U.S. postage stamp is issued   Arts & Entertainment 1850 P.T. Barnum brings European opera star Jenny Lind to New York   Asian American & Pacific Islander History 1964 First Japanese player makes MLB debut   Civil War 1864 Confederate forces abandon Atlanta   Cold War 1983 Korean Airlines flight shot down by Soviet Union   Crime 1981 A teenage boy murders his father   Early U.S. 1807 Aaron Burr acquitted of treason   Inventions & Science 1998 Federal legislation makes airbags mandatory   Natural Disasters & Environment 1923 Japan’s Great Kanto Earthquake kills over 140,000   Sports 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates field MLB’s first all-Black lineup   Vietnam War 1966 French president Charles de Gaulle urges the United States to get out of Vietnam   World War I 1917 Soldier recounts brush with poison gas   World War II 1939 Germany invades Poland

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 02 1945 Japan surrenders, bringing an end to WWII Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. By the summer of 1945, the defeat of Japan was a foregone conclusion. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade of Japan and intensive bombing of Japanese... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1885 Chinese miners are massacred in Wyoming Territory   American Revolution 1789 Congress founds U.S. Treasury   Ancient Middle East 31 B.C. The Battle of Actium   Arts & Entertainment 1995 Michael Jackson earns his 12th and final solo #1 with “You Are Not Alone”   Civil War 1862 Union general George B. McClellan is restored to full command   European History 1666 Great Fire of London begins   Inventions & Science 1969 First U.S. ATM opens for business   Sports 2013 Diana Nyad, 64, makes record swim from Cuba to Florida   U.S. Presidents 1944 Navy aviator George H.W. Bush and his squadron attacked   Vietnam War 1969 Vietnamese president and communist icon Ho Chi Minh dies   World War II 1945 Vietnam declares its independence from France

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 03 1783 Treaty of Paris signed The American Revolution officially comes to an end when representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783. The signing signified America’s status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1777 The Stars and Stripes flies in battle for the first time   Crime 2004 Russian school siege ends in bloodbath   Inventions & Science 1928 Penicillin discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming   Religion 1914 Pope Benedict XV named to papacy   U.S. Presidents 1919 Wilson embarks on tour to promote League of Nations   World War II 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany 1943 Allies invade Italian mainland

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 04 1886 Geronimo surrenders On September 4, 1886, Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted Geronimo’s surrender, making him the...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Ancient Rome 476 Last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, deposed    Arts & Entertainment 2002 Kelly Clarkson wins first “American Idol” 2014 Comedy legend Joan Rivers dies   Black History 1957 Arkansas troops block “Little Rock Nine” from entering segregated high school   Civil War 1861 Confederate forces enter Kentucky   Inventions & Science 1888 George Eastman patents Kodak camera   Religion 2016 Mother Teresa becomes a saint   Sports 1972 U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz wins 7th gold medal in the 1972 Olympics   U.S. Presidents 1951 President Truman makes first transcontinental television broadcast   Vietnam War 1969 Radio Hanoi announces the death of Ho Chi Minh   World War I 1914 French general gives order to attack at the Marne

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 05 1836 Sam Houston elected as president of Texas On September 5, 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. Born in Virginia in 1793, Houston moved with his family to rural Tennessee after his father’s death; as a teenager, he ran away and lived... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1847 Outlaw Jesse James is born in Missouri   American Revolution 1774 First Continental Congress convenes   Arts & Entertainment 1957 The New York Times gives “On the Road” a rave review   LGBTQ+ History 1991 AIDS activists unfurl a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ home   Native American History 1877 Sioux military leader Crazy Horse is killed   Sports 1972 Massacre begins at Munich Olympics   U.S. Presidents 1975 Gerald Ford survives first assassination attempt   Vietnam War 1969 Lt. William Calley charged for My Lai massacre 1970 U.S. forces launch last major American operation of the war   Women’s History 2006 Katie Couric makes historic network anchor debut

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 06 1901 President William McKinley is shot On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approaches him and fires two shots into his chest. The president rose slightly on his toes before collapsing forward, saying “be... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2018 Off-duty police officer mistakenly enters neighbor’s apartment and shoots its owner to death   African History 1966 South African prime minister and architect of apartheid assassinated   American Revolution 1781 Benedict Arnold orders burning of New London   Arts & Entertainment 1847 Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden and moves in with the Emersons   European History 1972 More Israeli hostages killed in Munich 1997 Some 2.5 billion TV viewers watch Princess Diana’s funeral   Exploration 1522 Magellan’s expedition circumnavigates globe   Sports 1975 Teen tennis star Navratilova seeks political asylum in U.S. 1995 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. breaks record for consecutive games played   World War I 1914 First Battle of the Marne begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 07 1813 United States nicknamed Uncle Sam On September 7, 1813, according to the most cited—and Congressionally approved—account, the United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1960s 1968 Protesters disrupt the Miss America Pageant   American Revolution 1776 World’s first submarine attack   Arts & Entertainment 1911 Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested for stealing the Mona Lisa 1936 Rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly is born   Civil War 1864 General Sherman orders civilians evacuated from Atlanta   Crime 1876 Minnesotans attack the James-Younger criminal gang 1996 Tupac Shakur is shot   Latin American & Caribbean History 1977 U.S. agrees to transfer Panama Canal to Panama   World War II 1940 The Blitz begins as Germany bombs London

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 08 1974 Ford pardons Nixon In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1960s 1965 Delano Grape Strike begins   American Revolution 1776 Nathan Hale volunteers to spy behind British lines 1781 Bloody battle begins at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina   Arts & Entertainment 1504 Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled to the public 1907 Gertrude Stein meets great love Alice B. Toklas 1966 'Star Trek' premieres 1986 Oprah goes national 1993 “The Joy Luck Club” premieres 2003 Recording industry begins suing individual sharers of copyrighted mp3 files   Black History 1968 First Miss Black America crowned   Civil War 1863 Rebels thwart Yankees at the Second Battle of Sabine Pass   Cold War 1945 American troops arrive in Korea to partition the country   Colonial America 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York   Crime 1935 Louisiana senator Huey Long is shot   European History 1941 Siege of Leningrad begins 2022 Queen Elizabeth II dies; Charles becomes King   LGBTQ+ History 1975 Gay sergeant challenges the Air Force   Natural Disasters & Environment 1900 Deadly hurricane batters Galveston, Texas   Sports 1957 Althea Gibson becomes first African American to win U.S. Open tennis title   Vietnam War 1954 SEATO established   World War I 1915 German airship hits central London   World War II 1943 Italian surrender is announced

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 09 1956 Elvis Presley makes first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” The King of Rock and Roll teams up with TV’s reigning variety program, as Elvis Presley appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show” for the first time on September 9, 1956. After Presley earned big ratings for “The Steve Allen Show,” the Dorsey Brothers “Stage Show” and “The Milton Berle Show,” Sullivan... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1850 California becomes the 31st state in record time   21st Century 2002 72-year-old Buzz Aldrin punches a moon landing conspiracy theorist in the face   American Revolution 1776 Congress renames the nation “United States of America”   Arts & Entertainment 1939 Audiences are shown a surprise preview of “Gone with the Wind”   Asian History 1976 Mao Zedong dies   Crime 1919 The Boston police department goes on strike 1971 Uprising at Attica prison begins   Sports 2007 NFL nabs New England Patriots in “Spygate” scandal   U.S. Presidents 1893 President Cleveland’s child is born in the White House   Vietnam War 1967 Sergeant Duane D. Hackney receives Air Force Cross 1969 Ho Chi Minh laid to rest in Hanoi   World War II 1942 Japanese bomb U.S. mainland

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 10 1897 First drunk driving arrest On September 10, 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. Smith later pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings. In the United States, the first laws against operating a motor vehicle... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1813 The Battle of Lake Erie 1846 The struggling Donner Party sends ahead to California for food   Arts & Entertainment 1981 Picasso’s “Guernica” is returned to Spain 1991 Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is released as a single   Colonial America 1608 John Smith elected to lead Jamestown   Crime 1921 Silent film star Fatty Arbuckle arrested for murder   European History 1977 The guillotine falls silent   Inventions & Science 2008 CERN Large Hadron Collider is powered up   Natural Disasters & Environment 1960 Hurricane Donna batters the Florida Keys   World War I 1919 New York City parade honors World War I veterans   World War II 1940 British War Cabinet reacts to the Blitz in kind

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 11 2001 Attack on America At approximately 8:46 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1812 Russians dedicate Fort Ross, their first stronghold on the California coast 1814 America victorious on Lake Champlain 1857 120 emigrants murdered at the Mountain Meadows Massacre   American Revolution 1777 The Battle of Brandywine begins   Arts & Entertainment 1971 Donny Osmond has the #1 hit on the U.S. pop charts with “Go Away Little Girl”   Cold War 1971 Nikita Khrushchev dies   Latin American & Caribbean History 1973 Chilean president Salvador Allende dies in coup   Slavery 1851 The Christiana Riot

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 12 1940 Lascaux cave paintings discovered Near Montignac, France, four teenagers discover a collection of prehistoric cave paintings when they stumble upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern. The 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings, consisting mostly of animal representations, are among the... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1846 Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope 1944 Singer-songwriter Barry White is born 1972 Hopalong Cassidy rides off into his last sunset 2004 First season of “Entourage”—a TV show about life in Hollywood—comes to an end   Black History 1974 Violence erupts in Boston over desegregation busing 1992 Mae Jemison becomes first Black woman in space   Crime 2014 Paralympian Oscar Pistorius convicted of culpable homicide   European History 1953 Nikita Khrushchev announced as the Soviet Union’s new leader   Inventions & Science 1993 New floating bridge opens in Seattle; I-90 stretches from coast to coast   Natural Disasters & Environment 1988 Hurricane Gilbert slams Jamaica   Sports 1951 Sugar Ray Robinson wins back belt 1995 Harlem Globetrotters’ 8,829-game winning streak snapped   U.S. Government and Politics 2009 Tea Party protest draws thousands to Washington, D.C.   U.S. Presidents 1953 John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island   World War II 1942 The Laconia is sunk

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 13 1993 Israel-Palestine peace accord signed After decades of bloody animosity, representatives of Israel and Palestine meet on the South Lawn of the White House and sign a framework for peace. The “Declaration of Principles” was the first agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians towards ending their conflict and sharing the holy land... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2007 UN’s watershed Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted   Arts & Entertainment 1916 Children’s author Roald Dahl is born 1990 “Law & Order” debuts 1996 Tupac Shakur dies 2004 Oprah gives away nearly 300 new cars   Civil War 1862 Union troops discover Rebels’ Antietam battle plan   Crime 1971 Massacre at Attica Prison   Women’s History 1963 Mary Kay launches her namesake company   World War II 1940 Italy invades Egypt

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 14 1901 President McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds U.S. President William McKinley dies on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley won his first Congressional seat at the age of 34 and spent 14 years in the House, becoming known as the leading... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1847 General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City   21st Century 2015 Muslim teen arrested for bringing reassembled clock to school   Arts & Entertainment 1814 Francis Scott Key pens “The Star-Spangled Banner” 1927 Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident 1964 John Steinbeck awarded the Medal of Freedom 1974 Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” hits #1 1982 Hollywood star and real-life princess Grace Kelly dies   Civil War 1862 North and South clash at the Battle of South Mountain   Cold War 1959 Soviet probe reaches the moon   European History 1812 Napoleon enters Moscow   Food 1964 Pop-Tarts debut   Hispanic History 1988 Dolores Huerta beaten by police while peacefully protesting   Natural Disasters & Environment 1999 Millions flee from Hurricane Floyd   Religion 1975 Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes one of the first American-born saints   Sports 1994 MLB cancels playoffs, World Series

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 15 1978 Muhammad Ali wins world heavyweight championship On September 15, 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1858 The first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco begins   1970s 1971 Greenpeace is born   21st Century 2008 Lehman Brothers declares bankruptcy   Arts & Entertainment 1890 Agatha Christie is born 1954 Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed 1955 Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” is published 1962 The Four Seasons earn their first #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 On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the Americas with 102 passengers. The ship was headed for Virginia, where the colonists—half religious dissenters and half entrepreneurs—had been authorized to settle by the British crown. However, stormy weather and... 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   U.S. Presidents 1977 Presidential sibling Billy Carter gets his own beer   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 Beginning early on the morning of September 17, 1862, Confederate and Union troops in the Civil War clash near Maryland’s Antietam Creek in the bloodiest single day in American military history. The Battle of Antietam marked the culmination of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of... 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 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes first Black Miss America 1996 Oprah launches influential book club   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