September 1 - This Day in History

September 1: General Interest
1864: Atlanta falls to Union forces

On this day in 1864, Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman lays siege to Atlanta, Georgia, a critical Confederate hub, shelling civilians and cutting off supply lines. The Confederates retreated, destroying the city's munitions as they went... read more


American Revolution
1775 : King George refuses Olive Branch Petition
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-george-refuses-olive-branch-petition


Automotive
1998 : Federal legislation makes airbags mandatory
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/federal-legislation-makes-airbags-mandatory


Civil War
1862 : North and South clash at the Battle of Chantilly
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-chantilly


Cold War
1983 : Korean Airlines flight shot down by Soviet Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/korean-airlines-flight-shot-down-by-soviet-union


Crime
1981 : A teenage boy murders his father
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-teenage-boy-murders-his-father


Disaster
1894 : Minnesota town burns
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/minnesota-town-burns


General Interest
1807 : Aaron Burr acquitted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aaron-burr-acquitted

1939 : Germans invade Poland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland

1969 : Qaddafi leads coup in Libya
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/qaddafi-leads-coup-in-libya

1985 : Wreck of the Titanic found
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wreck-of-the-ititanici-found

2004 : Chechen separatists storm Russian school
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chechen-separatists-storm-russian-school


Hollywood
2007 : Penn's Into the Wild premieres
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/penns-into-the-wild-premieres


Literary
1928 : Robert Pirsig is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-pirsig-is-born


Music
1850 : P.T. Barnum brings Jenny Lind to New York
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pt-barnum-brings-jenny-lind-to-new-york


Old West
1836 : First Anglo women settle west of the Rockies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-anglo-women-settle-west-of-the-rockies


Presidential
1802 : Richmond Recorder publishes report of presidential concubine
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richmond-recorder-publishes-report-of-presidential-concubine


Sports
1964 : First Japanese player makes MLB debut
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-japanese-player-makes-mlb-debut


Vietnam War
1966 : De Gaulle urges the United States to get out of Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/de-gaulle-urges-the-united-states-to-get-out-of-vietnam

1968 : Fighter pilot nominated for Medal of Honor
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fighter-pilot-nominated-for-medal-of-honor

1970 : McGovern-Hatfield amendment defeated in the Senate
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcgovern-hatfield-amendment-defeated-in-the-senate


World War I
1917 : Soldier recounts brush with poison gas
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soldier-recounts-brush-with-poison-gas


World War II
1939 : Germany invades Poland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland