September 14 - The Day in History

September 14 : General Interest 1901: McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds On this day in 1901, U.S. President William McKinley dies after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York... read more American Revolution 1779 : Brodhead completes Allegheny River expedition http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brodhead-completes-allegheny-river-expedition Automotive 1927 : Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dancer-isadora-duncan-is-killed-in-car-accident Civil War 1862 : North and South clash at the Battle of South Mountain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battles-of-south-mountain-and-cramptons-gap Cold War 1959 : Soviet probe reaches the moon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-probe-reaches-the-moon Crime 1974 : A song about crime hits the charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-song-about-crime-hits-the-charts Disaster 1999 : Millions flee from Hurricane Floyd http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/millions-flee-from-hurricane-floyd General Interest 1812 : Napoleon enters Moscow http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-enters-moscow 1847 : Scott captures Mexico City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/scott-captures-mexico-city 1975 : American canonized as saint http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-canonized-as-saint Hollywood 1982 : Hollywood star and real-life princess Grace Kelly dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hollywood-star-and-real-life-princess-grace-kelly-dies Literary 1914 : Make Way for Ducklings author Robert McCloskey is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/make-way-for-ducklings-author-robert-mccloskey-is-born 1964 : Steinbeck wins the Medal of Freedom http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/steinbeck-wins-the-medal-of-freedom Music 1955 : Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/little-richard-records-quottutti-fruttiquot Old West 1901 : An adoptive westerner becomes president of the United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-adoptive-westerner-becomes-president-of-the-united-states Presidential 1901 : President William McKinley dies from gunshot wounds http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-dies-from-gunshot-wounds Sports 1968 : Denny McLain becomes a 30-game winner http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/denny-mclain-becomes-a-30-game-winner Vietnam War 1965 : South Vietnamese forces and U.S. advisers conduct parachute assault http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-forces-and-us-advisers-conduct-parachute-assault 1966 : Operation Attleboro is launched in War Zone C http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-attleboro-is-launched-in-war-zone-c World War I 1916 : Seventh Battle of the Isonzo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seventh-battle-of-the-isonzo World War II 1944 : Americans launch Operation Stalemate-at extraordinary cost http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-launch-operation-stalemate-at-extraordinary-cost

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