The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales occured in London. Over 1 million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on…
3 September 2004
The Beslan hostage crisis ends with the deaths of over 300 people, more than half of which are children.
2 September 1885
In Rock Springs, Wyoming, about 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their…
1 September 1902
Probably the first science fiction film, A Trip to the Moon is released in France.
29 August 2005
Hurricane Katrina killsmore than 1,836 and causing over $80 billion in damage as devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida.