Today in History – September 11th

Published September 11, 2012 |

1526, The Ottoman army occupies Buda after the crushing Hungarian defeat in the Battle of Mohacs.
1541, Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonko.
1609, Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
1709, Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
1758, Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years’ War.
1775, Benedict Arnold’s expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1776, British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
1777, American Revolution: Battle of Brandywine, The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
1789, Alexander Hamilton is appointed the 1st US Secretary of the Treasury.
1792, The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store them.
1802, France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
1813, War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington D.C..
1814, War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major US victory in the war.
1816, Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (d. 1888) was born.
1847, Stephen Foster’s well-known song, Oh! Susanna, is 1st performed at a saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1857, The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
1862, O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910) was born.
1885, D. H. Lawrence, English novelist (d. 1930) was born.
1914, Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
1916, The Quebec Bridge’s central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge initially collapsed in toto on August 29, 1907.
1917, Ferdinand Marcos, 10th President of the Philippines (d. 1989) was born.
1919, US Marines invade Honduras.
1922, The British Mandate of Palestine begins.
1924, Tom Landry, American football coach (d. 2000) was born.
1939, WWII: Canada declares war on Germany, the country’s 1st independent declaration of war
1941, Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.
1943, WWII: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija.
1943, WWII: Start of the liquidation of the Ghettos in Minsk and Lida by the Nazis.
1944, WWII: The 1st Allied troops of the US Army cross the western border of Germany.
1948, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan (b. 1876) died.
1956, Billy Bishop, Canadian fighter pilot (b. 1894) died.
1961, Foundation of the World Wildlife Fund.
1971, The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
1987, Lorne Greene, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1915) died.
1987, Peter Tosh, Jamaican musician (b. 1944) died.
2002, Johnny Unitas, American football player (b. 1933) died.

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