September 2 - This 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. ATMs went on to revolutionize the banking industry, eliminating the need to visit a bank to conduct basic financial transactions... 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
1987 : 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 B.C. : 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 : Japan surrenders
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders

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

2013 : Diana Nyad, 64, makes record swim from Cuba to Florida
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/diana-nyad-64-makes-record-swim-from-cuba-to-florida


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