| On this date in: |
| 1788 |
The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital. |
| 1943 |
Chiang Kai-shek became president of China. |
| 1948 |
Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. |
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| 1949 |
The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed in New York City. |
| 1971 |
A four-day inmates’ rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York ended as police and guards stormed the prison; the ordeal and final assault claimed 43 lives. |
| 1990 |
“Law & Order” premiered on NBC. |
| 1996 |
Rapper Tupac Shakur, 25, died at a Las Vegas hospital six days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting. |
| 1998 |
NBC’s “Frasier” won a record fifth consecutive Emmy as TV’s best comedy series. |
| 1999 |
A bomb blamed by authorities on Chechen rebels devastated an eight-story apartment building in Moscow, killing at least 124 people. |
| 2000 |
Chase Manhattan agreed to buy J.P. Morgan for more than $35 billion, creating the third largest financial company in the U.S. |
| 2001 |
Secretary of State Colin Powell named Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States; limited commercial flights resumed for the first time in two days. |
| 2010 |
Rafael Nadal of Spain won his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. |
