1677 – Stephen Hales, English physiologist and chemist, invented Forceps (d. 1761) is born.
1787 – The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
1814 – Francis Scott Key finishes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", later to be the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
1849 – American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
1854 – David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company (d. 1929) is born.
1859 – Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
1862 – American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history.
1862 – American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
1899 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company (b. 1842) dies.
1920 – The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio
1948 – John Ritter, American actor, Three's Company, and producer (d. 2003) is born.
1949 – The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
1965 – Yuji Naka, Japanese video game designer, created Sonic the Hedgehog is born.
1975 – Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver is born.
1976 – The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA.
1978 – The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
1979 – Flo Rida, American rapper is born.
1983 – Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.
1985 – Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player is born.
1985 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1925) dies.
1987 – Pope John Paul II embraces an AIDS-infected boy while visiting San Francisco.
1996 – Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918) dies.
2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
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