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TLOC
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Today is Sunday 9/13/2026
1759 - The French were defeated by the British on the Plains of Abraham in the final French and Indian War.
1898 - Hannibal Williston Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film, which is used to make movies.
1943 - Chiang Kai-shek became the leader of China.
1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed.
1960 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission banned payola.
1970 - The first New York City Marathon took place. Fireman Gary Muhrucke won the race.
1977 - General Motors introduced the first diesel automobiles.
History
1759 - The French were defeated by the British on the Plains of Abraham in the final French and Indian War.
1898 - Hannibal Williston Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film, which is used to make movies.
1943 - Chiang Kai-shek became the leader of China.
1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed.
1960 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission banned payola.
1970 - The first New York City Marathon took place. Fireman Gary Muhrucke won the race.
1977 - General Motors introduced the first diesel automobiles.
migalyto
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Sept 14, 1814
On this day in 1814, lawyer Francis Scott Key was inspired to write what would become known as The Star-Spangled Banner after Fort McHenry successfully withstood a British attack during the War of 1812. The poem was designated the U.S. national anthem in 1931.
On this day in 1814, lawyer Francis Scott Key was inspired to write what would become known as The Star-Spangled Banner after Fort McHenry successfully withstood a British attack during the War of 1812. The poem was designated the U.S. national anthem in 1931.
migalyto
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Sept 14, 1939
World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, Connecticut .
World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, Connecticut .
TLOC
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Today is Monday, September 14, 2026
The History of Today
1940 - The Selective Service Act was passed by the U.S. Congress providing the first peacetime draft in the United States.
1959 - Luna II, a Soviet space probe, became the first man-made object on the moon when it crashed on the surface.
1972 - "The Waltons" premiered on CBS-TV.
The History of Today
1940 - The Selective Service Act was passed by the U.S. Congress providing the first peacetime draft in the United States.
1959 - Luna II, a Soviet space probe, became the first man-made object on the moon when it crashed on the surface.
1972 - "The Waltons" premiered on CBS-TV.
migalyto
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Sept 17, 1916
World War I flying ace, the Red Barron of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France
https://www.onthisday.com/people/the-red-baron
World War I flying ace, the Red Barron of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France
https://www.onthisday.com/people/the-red-baron
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