Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the largest bankruptcy filing in USA history. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank, succumbed…
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14 September 1975
Pope Paul VI canonized the first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, known as “Mother Seton,” is special to all Americans for…
13 September 1906
The first flight of a fixed wing aircraft in Europe takes place. In 1906, the Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont made public flights in France with his…
12 September 490 BC
The Battle of Marathon: The Athenians and their Plataean allies, defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. The Battle of Marathon took place in…
11 September 2008
A major fire in Channel Tunnel broke out on a freight train. Part of the tunnel is closed for 6 months. Firefighters endured extreme temperatures…
10 September 1846
10 September 1846 – Elias Howe gets a patent for the sewing machine. While working as a journeyman machinist, Elias Howe Jr. wrestled for years…
9 September 1990
Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in the Batticaloa District. The uneasy relationship between Tamils and Sinhala has persisted for centuries,…
8 September 1946
95.6% of the voter in Bulgaria vote in favor of abolishing the monarchy. When Soviet troops arrived in Bulgaria, they were welcomed by the populace…
7 September 1921
The first Miss America Pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Established in 1921 by local Atlantic City businessmen as a way to extend…
6 September 1968
Swaziland becomes independent. Swaziland became independent on 6 September 1968 and joined the Commonwealth. In 1973, the King repealed the independence constitution, abolishing parliament and…