Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
Here is a list of some historical events in September. You can learn What major event happened in September?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 20, 1973 | Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. |
| September 19, 2016 | In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police. |
| September 18, 1879 | The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time. |
| September 26, 1923 | The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr. |
| September 2, 1649 | The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. |
| September 12, 1848 | A new constitution marks the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state. |
| September 8, 1973 | World Airways Flight 802 crashes into Mount Dutton in King Cove, Alaska, killing six people. |
| September 26, 1914 | The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. |
| September 29, 1907 | The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C. |
| September 22, 1711 | The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina. |
| September 29, 2007 | Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion. |
| September 9, 1791 | Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington. |
| September 21, 1993 | Russian President Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution. |
| September 1, 1529 | The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives. |
| September 8, 1914 | World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war. |
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