September in History
Day-by-day historical events for every published September date — 27 days so far, each retold as a classic newspaper front page.
- September 1 — German Troops Storm Poland as Hitler Opens European War
- September 2 — Swissair Jet Crashes Off Nova Scotia, 229 Dead
- September 3 — Treaty of Paris Ends American War
- September 4 — Stanford Duo Launches Google Search Engine
- September 5 — Clay Takes Light Heavyweight Gold in Rome Ring
- September 6 — Ripken Breaks Gehrig's Iron-Man Mark at 2,131 Games
- September 7 — London Blitz Begins as RAF Holds
- September 8 — NBC Boldly Goes: 'Star Trek' Launches Tonight With Alien Hunt
- September 9 — Eisenhower Signs Civil Rights Act, First Since Reconstruction; Thurmond Filibuster Fails
- September 10 — Biggest Experiment in History Powers Up at CERN Near Geneva
- September 11 — Terrorists Kill 2,977; Hijackers Turn Planes Into Weapons
- September 12 — Hurricane Smashes Guadeloupe; 1,200 Dead, Island Ruined
- September 13 — Miyamoto's Plumber Jumps Into Japanese Homes
- September 14 — Gravitational Waves Detected From Black Hole Collision
- September 15 — Lehman Brothers Files Chapter 11; $600 Billion in Assets
- September 16 — Mendelssohn Finishes Violin Concerto, His Last
- September 17 — Egypt and Israel Sign Peace Framework at Camp David
- September 18 — Voyager 1 Captures First Distant Image of Earth and Moon Together
- September 19 — Quake Kills Thousands, Levels City Blocks; 100,000 Homeless
- September 20 — King Crushes Riggs in $100,000 'Battle of the Sexes'
- September 21 — O'Connor Confirmed as First Woman on Supreme Court
- September 22 — Lincoln Issues Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
- September 23 — New Planet Discovered by Mathematical Prediction; Neptune Found
- September 24 — India's Probe Enters Mars Orbit on Debut Try
- September 25 — Madison's Amendments Win Congressional Approval
- September 26 — Soviet Officer Ignores Computer Alert, Halts Nuclear Response
- September 27 — Ford Model T Leaves Plant; Mass Motor Age Dawns
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