September 14 - This Day in History

September 14: General Interest
1901: McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds

On this day in 1901, U.S. President William McKinley dies after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition... read more


American Revolution
1779 : Brodhead completes Allegheny River expedition
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brodhead-completes-allegheny-river-expedition


Automotive
1927 : Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dancer-isadora-duncan-is-killed-in-car-accident


Civil War
1862 : North and South clash at the Battle of South Mountain
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battles-of-south-mountain-and-cramptons-gap


Cold War
1959 : Soviet probe reaches the moon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-probe-reaches-the-moon


Crime
1974 : A song about crime hits the charts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-song-about-crime-hits-the-charts


Disaster
1999 : Millions flee from Hurricane Floyd
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/millions-flee-from-hurricane-floyd


General Interest
1812 : Napoleon enters Moscow
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-enters-moscow

1847 : Scott captures Mexico City
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/scott-captures-mexico-city

1975 : American canonized as saint
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-canonized-as-saint


Hollywood
1982 : Hollywood star and real-life princess Grace Kelly dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hollywood-star-and-real-life-princess-grace-kelly-dies


Literary
1914 : Make Way for Ducklings author Robert McCloskey is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/make-way-for-ducklings-author-robert-mccloskey-is-born

1964 : Steinbeck wins the Medal of Freedom
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/steinbeck-wins-the-medal-of-freedom


Music
1955 : Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/little-richard-records-quottutti-fruttiquot


Old West
1901 : An adoptive westerner becomes president of the United States
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-adoptive-westerner-becomes-president-of-the-united-states


Presidential
1901 : President William McKinley dies from gunshot wounds
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-dies-from-gunshot-wounds


Sports
1968 : Denny McLain becomes a 30-game winner
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/denny-mclain-becomes-a-30-game-winner


Vietnam War
1965 : South Vietnamese forces and U.S. advisers conduct parachute assault
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-forces-and-us-advisers-conduct-parachute-assault

1966 : Operation Attleboro is launched in War Zone C
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-attleboro-is-launched-in-war-zone-c


World War I
1916 : Seventh Battle of the Isonzo
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seventh-battle-of-the-isonzo


World War II
1944 : Americans launch Operation Stalemate—at extraordinary cost
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-launch-operation-stalemate-at-extraordinary-cost