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Saturday, October 19, 2013

September 2 - The Day in History

September 2 : General Interest
1969: First ATM opens for business

On this day in 1969, America's first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York... read more


American Revolution
1789 : Congress founds U.S. Treasury
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-founds-us-treasury

Automotive
1959 : Ford introduces the compact, fuel-efficient Falcon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-introduces-the-compact-fuel-efficient-falcon

Civil War
1862 : McClellan is restored to full command
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcclellan-is-restored-to-full-command

Cold War
1998 : Trial of Mathias Rust begins"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trial-of-mathias-rust-begins

Crime
1998 : A UN court hands down the first international conviction for genocide
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-un-court-hands-down-the-first-international-conviction-for-genocide

Disaster
1923 : Great Tokyo Fire continues to blaze
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-tokyo-fire-continues-to-blaze

General Interest
31 BC : The Battle of Actium
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-actium
1666 : Great Fire of London begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-fire-of-london-begins
1945 : Vietnam independence proclaimed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vietnam-independence-proclaimed

Hollywood
1973 : Lord of the Rings creator Tolkien dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-of-the-rings-creator-tolkien-dies

Literary
1946 : The Iceman Cometh, by Eugene O'Neill, opens on Broadway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-iceman-cometh-by-eugene-oneill-opens-on-broadway

Music
1996 : Michael Jackson earns his 12th and final solo #1 with "You Are Not Alone"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-earns-his-12th-and-final-solo-1-with-quotyou-are-not-alonequot

Old West
1885 : Whites massacre Chinese in Wyoming Territory
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/whites-massacre-chinese-in-wyoming-territory

Presidential
1944 : Navy aviator George H.W. Bush and his squadron attacked
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/navy-aviator-george-hw-bush-and-his-squadron-attacked

Sports
1991 : Connors celebrates birthday with win at U.S. Open
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/connors-celebrates-birthday-with-win-at-us-open

Vietnam War
1969 : Ho Chi Minh dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ho-chi-minh-dies
1972 : 47th North Vietnamese MiG shot down
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/47th-north-vietnamese-mig-shot-down

World War I
1917 : Fatherland Party formally launched in Germany
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fatherland-party-formally-launched-in-germany

World War II
1945 : Allies celebrate V-J Day
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vj-day


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