Associated Press On Sept. 24, 1960, the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Va.. On this date in: 1755-…
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Associated Press On Sept. 23, 1952, Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice-presidential nomination by appearing live on television to refute allegations of improper…
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Associated Press On Sept. 22, 1980, the conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war. 1761- Britain’s King George III and his wife, Charlotte,…
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Associated Press On Sept. 21, 1792, the French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy. On this date in: 1897- The New York Sun ran…
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On this day…. 1356 – The Battle of Poitiers was fought between England and France. Edward “the Black Prince” captured France’s King John. 1777 –…
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Associated Press On Sept. 18, 1961, United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia. On this date in: 1759-…
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Associated Press On Sept. 17, 1862, Union forces hurled back a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Civil War battle of Antietam. With nearly 23,000…
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Associated Press On Sept. 16, 1982, a massacre of between 1,200 and 1,400 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange…
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Associated Press On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a Baptist church in Birmingham,…
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Associated Press Sept. 14, 2001, the FBI released the names of the 19 hijackers who took part in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; President George…
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