Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 21, 1942 | The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight. |
| September 5, 1941 | Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany. |
| September 18, 1895 | The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington. |
| September 24, 1960 | USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. |
| September 2, 1963 | CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. |
| September 26, 2014 | A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico. |
| September 14, 1782 | American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York. |
| September 20, 1920 | Irish War of Independence: British police known as "Black and Tans" burn the town of Balbriggan and kill two local men in revenge for an IRA assassination. |
| September 1, 1715 | At the age of five, Louis XV becomes king of France in succession to his great-grandfather, King Louis XIV. |
| September 27, 1777 | American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia. |
| September 13, 1962 | An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university. |
| September 18, 1944 | World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs. |
| September 12, 1948 | Chinese Civil War: Marshal Lin Biao, commander-in-chief of the Chinese communist Northeast Field Army, launched a massive offensive toward Jinzhou, Liaoshen Campaign has begun. |
| September 28, 1973 | The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile. |
| September 17, 1965 | The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India. |
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