The first USA Labor Day parade is held in New York City. Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the…
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4 September 1970
Salvador Allende is elected as the President of Chile. Salvador Allende ran for the presidency for the first time in 1952 but was temporarily expelled…
3 September 1976
The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. Fresh off the success with Viking 1, NASA landed on Mars again on Sept. 3,…
2 September 1998
All 229 people on board are killed when Swissair Flight 111 crashes in Nova Scotia. Scores of bodies and bits of debris were recovered from…
1 September 1969
A military coup brings Muammar Gaddafi to power in Libya. Muammar al-Qaddafi, a 27-year-old Libyan army captain, leads a successful military coup against King Idris…
31 August 1897
Thomas Edison get a patent for his Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. Thomas Edison receives a patent for his movie camera, the Kinetograph. Edison had…
30 August 1945
Hong Kong is liberated from it control by Japan by the British Armed Forces. The second world war, which some predicted might continue for another…
29 August 1966
The Beatles perform their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Although they made an unannounced live appearance in January 1969 on the rooftop…
28 August 1810
The French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet during the Battle of Grand Port. The Naval Battle of Grand Port marked a decisive…
27 August 2011
Hurricane Irene hits the United States east coast. 47 are killed. Irene was one of the costliest storms in U.S. history and killed at least…