September 1st
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- 1894
Wildfire wipes out Hinckley, Minnesota, killing 438 people.
- 1897
Boston subway opens, first in North America.
- 1901
Construction starts on New York Stock Exchange.
- 1914
Passenger Pigeons go extinct.
- 1923
7.9 magnitude earthquake hits Tokyo and Yokohama, killing 142,000.
- 1947
Calumet Farm becomes first stable to surpass $1M in annual earnings.
- 1952
Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' is published.
- 1985
Wreck of the Titanic discovered.
- 1995
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland.
- 1999
Mario Lemieux becomes owner of Pittsburgh Penguins, a first in pro sports. View Post →
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- 2021
Paraná River at lowest levels in 77 years due to drought.
- 1752
Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia from London's Whitechapel Foundry.
- 1807
Aaron Burr acquitted of treason charges.
