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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