SEPTEMBER 14th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1901 : McKinley died of infection from gunshot wounds | & more about history on this day in the video… U.S. President William McKinley died after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
MAJOR EVENTS iN HiSTORY ON THiS DAY ~ SEPTEMBER 14th …see the timeline below for more details, births & events…
PEOPLE BORN ON THiS DAY ~ SEPTEMBER 14th …in production …see the timeline below for more details & more events…
DEATHS ON THiS DAY ~ SEPTEMBER 14th ..in production …see the timeline below for more details & more events…
TiMELiNE of HiSTORY ON THiS DAY on SEPTEMBER 14th
0326 ~ Helena of Constantinople discovered the True Cross and Jesus’s tomb (Holy Sepulchre) in Jerusalem.
1741 ~ George Frideric Handel completed his oratorio Messiah
1814 ~ The Defence of Fort McHenry poem was written by Francis Scott Key, and later used as the lyrics for The Star-Spangled Banner.
1901 ~ President of the United States William McKinley died after an assassination attempt on the 6th of September, and was succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
1917 ~ Russia was officially proclaimed a republic.
1954 ~ Soviet Tu-4 bomber dropped a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village, during a top secret nuclear test.
1958 ~ The first 2 German post war rockets, designed by Ernst Mohr the German engineer, reach the upper atmosphere.
1959 ~ The Soviet probe Luna 2 became the 1st man made object to reach the Moon, when it crash landed.
1960 ~ OPEC, The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries was founded.
1969 ~ The US Selective Service selected the 14th of September as the First Draft Lottery Date.
1984 ~ Joe Kittinger became the 1st person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
1985 ~ Penang Bridge opened to traffic connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, becoming the longest bridge in Malaysia.
1987 ~ The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting a total of 10 home runs.
1992 – The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.
1995 ~ Body Worlds opened in Tokyo, Japan.
1998 ~ Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom completed their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
1999 ~ Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga joined the United Nations.
2000 ~ Microsoft released Windows ME.
2001 ~ Historic National Prayer Service was held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks.
2008 ~ Aeroflot Flight 821 crashed on approach to Perm Airport, killing all 88 people on board.
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