President McKinley Shot at World’s Fair, Nation Holds Breath
The Assassination of President William McKinley Shocks America On September 6, 1901, the United States was plunged into crisis when President William McKinley was shot twice at point-blank range while greeting the public at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. The attacker, a 28-year-old…
Black September Terrorists Massacre Israeli Athletes at Munich Olympics
On September 05, 1972: Black September Terrorists Massacre Israeli Athletes at Munich Olympics
Spanish Settlers Found a Tiny Village Called Los Angeles
The Humble Birth of America’s Second-Largest City On September 4, 1781, a small group of 44 settlers — a remarkably diverse band of farmers, soldiers, and their families — gathered in what is now Southern California to officially establish a new settlement under Spanish colonial…
America’s Independence Officially Recognized as Revolutionary War Ends Forever
The Treaty of Paris: The Day America Became Truly Free On September 3, 1783, representatives from the United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War and cementing American independence in the eyes of the entire world. It was…
Japan Formally Surrenders, Ending the Deadliest War in History
V-J Day: The Moment World War II Finally Came to an End On September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezu signed the Instrument of Surrender, bringing World War II to its absolute…
Hitler’s Blitzkrieg Unleashed: The Day World War II Began
The World Holds Its Breath as Nazi Germany Invades Poland At 4:45 in the morning on September 1, 1939, the world changed forever. German forces under Adolf Hitler’s command launched a massive, coordinated assault on Poland, deploying over 1.5 million troops, thousands of tanks, and…
Princess Diana Dies in Paris Car Crash, World Mourns Together
The Night the World Stood Still: The Death of Princess Diana In the early morning hours of August 31, 1997, the world received news that seemed simply impossible to believe. Diana, Princess of Wales — the most photographed, most beloved, and most scrutinized woman on…
Thurgood Marshall Confirmed as First Black Supreme Court Justice
A Landmark Moment: Thurgood Marshall Takes His Place on the Supreme Court On August 30, 1967, the United States Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, making him the first African American in history to serve on the nation’s highest…
Hurricane Katrina Devastates New Orleans in Catastrophic Historic Storm
The Day the Levees Broke: Hurricane Katrina’s Wrath on New Orleans On August 29, 2005, one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in American history made landfall along the Gulf Coast, forever changing the city of New Orleans and exposing deep fault lines in the…
Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers His Immortal “I Have a Dream” Speech
A Dream Spoken Aloud: The March on Washington Changes America Forever On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in what became one of the largest political demonstrations in American history. The March on Washington for Jobs…
