In answer to a young girl’s letter to “The Sun” newspaper, Francis Church wrote one of the most famous editorials of all time. Church’s editorial response appeared on September 21, 1897 and deeply affected most who read it.
On September 17, 1787, 39 delegates from 12 states signed the U.S. Constitution, laying the groundwork of our nation’s government.
On September 15, 1831, the John Bull steam locomotive made its inaugural trip on New Jersey’s first railroad.
Eight days after being shot by an assassin at the Pan-American Expo, President McKinley died on September 14, 1901.
On September 13, 1788, New York City was established as America’s first capital under the Constitution of the United States.
After decades of serving the poor in the harshest conditions, Mother Teresa passed away on September 5, 1997.
After nearly 30 years fighting the Americans and Mexicans that invaded his home, Geronimo surrendered on September 4, 1886.
In the wake of the American Revolution, Congress established the Treasury Department on September 2, 1789.
More than 70 years after one of the world’s most famous ships tragically sank, it was discovered largely intact on the ocean floor on September 1, 1985.