September 7 - The Day in History

September 7 : General Interest 1813: United States nicknamed Uncle Sam On this day in 1813, the United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812... read more American Revolution 1776 : World's first submarine attack http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-first-submarine-attack Automotive 1896 : Electric car wins the first auto race in the United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/electric-car-wins-the-first-auto-race-in-the-united-states Civil War 1864 : Atlanta is evacuated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atlanta-is-evacuated Cold War 1950 : United Nations defeats Soviet motion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-nations-defeats-soviet-motion Crime 1996 : Tupac Shakur is shot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tupac-shakur-is-shot Disaster 1921 : Flash flood hits San Antonio http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flash-flood-hits-san-antonio General Interest 1977 : Panama to control canal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/panama-to-control-canal 1986 : Tutu becomes archbishop http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tutu-becomes-archbishop Hollywood 1950 : Julie Kavner, voice of Marge Simpson, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/julie-kavner-voice-of-marge-simpson-is-born Literary 1911 : Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested for stealing the Mona Lisa http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/guillaume-apollinaire-is-arrested-for-stealing-the-mona-lisa Music 1936 : Buddy Holly is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/buddy-holly-is-born Old West 1876 : Minnesotans nearly wipeout the James-Younger Gang http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/minnesotans-nearly-wipeout-the-james-younger-gang Presidential 1977 : Carter agrees to transfer Panama Canal to Panama http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-agrees-to-transfer-panama-canal-to-panama Sports 1953 : Maureen Connolly wins U.S. Open http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/maureen-connolly-wins-us-open Vietnam War 1965 : Marines launch Operation Piranha http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-launch-operation-piranha 1967 : McNamara Line announced http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcnamara-line-announced World War I 1914 : British commander Sir John French issues first dispatch http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-commander-sir-john-french-issues-first-dispatch World War II 1940 : The Blitz begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-blitz-begins

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