September 9

In 1776, the United States is officially named the United States by the Continental Congress.

In 1839, the first glass plate photograph is taken by John Herschel.

In 1947, a moth gets stuck in a relay in a computer in Harvard University and becomes the world's first computer bug.

September 8

In 70 A.D., Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem.

In 1892, the Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.

In 1966, the first series of Star Trek premiers on NBC.

In 1971, the actor Martin Freeman was born.

September 7

In 1191, Richard the Lionhearted defeats Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf (in modern-day Israel).

In 1936, Buddy Holly is born.

In 1963, with 17 members, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, OH.

In 1978, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated while walking across Waterloo Bridge in London. He was assassinated by Francesco Guillino, a Bulgarian secret policeman, with a ricin pellet shot from a specially designed umbrella.

September 6

In 1522, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage, the Victoria, returns to Spain and becomes the first vessel to circumnavigate the Earth.

In 1901, President William McKinley is shot and fatally wounded by Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY.

In 1968, Swaziland becomes independent from Britain.

September 5

In 1793, the Reign of Terror in is begun by the French National Convention.

In 1877, Cheif Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux is bayoneted by a U.S. soldier after resisting confinement in Fort Robinson, Nebraska.

In 1977, Voyager 1 is launched, after being delayed briefly.

In 1997, Blessed Theresa of Calcuta dies.

September 4

In 476 A.D., Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy," deposing Romulus Augustus and ending the Western Roman Empire.

In 1882, Thomas Edison lights one square mile of Manhattan with the first ever commercial electric power plant, considered by many as the day that began the electrical age.

In 1998, two college students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, found Google.

September 3

In 1260, the Mongols are defeated by the Mamluks in the Battle of Ain Jalut, which was the Mongol's first decisive defeat and marking the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.

In 1783, the American Revolution ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris between the United States and the Empire of Great Britain.

In 1875, the first official game of polo was played in Argentina after being invented by ranchers.