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This Day in History, September 9
On September 9th, 1739, 1542, Mary Stuart was crowned "Queen of Scots" at the age of nine months.
This Day in History, September 8
On September 8th, 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was inaugurated.
This Day in History, September 7
On September 7th, 1251 BC, the mythical hero Heracles is believe to have been born.
This Day in History, September 6
On September 6th, 1628, the Puritans settled Salem, Massachusetts.
This Day in History, September 5
On September 5th, 1793, the Reign of Terror was initiated to strike back against the French Revolution.
This Day in History, September 4
On September 4th, 1964, Scotland's Forth Road Bridge officially opened.
This Day in History, September 3
On September 3rd, 1976, the Viking 2 took the first close-up, color photographs of Mars.
This Day in History, September 2
On September 2nd, 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out and burned for three days.
This Day in History, September 1
On September 1st, 1974, the SR-71 Blackbird set the record for shortest flight from New York to London.
This Day in History, August 31
On August 31st, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash.
This Day in History, August 30
On August 30th, 1850, Honolulu, Hawai'i became an official city.
This Day in History, August 29
On August 29th, 1756, the Seven Years' War began.
This Day in History, August 28
On August 28th, 1884, the first known photograph of a tornado was made.
This Day in History, August 27
On August 27th, 1962, the Mariner 2 was launched.
This Day in History, August 26
On August 26th, 1862, the Second Battle of Bull Run began.
This Day in History, August 25
On August 25th, 1718, the city of New Orleans was founded.
This Day in History, August 24
On August 24th, 1853, potato chips were first prepared.
This Day in History, August 23
On August 23rd, 1614, the University of Groningen was established.
This Day in History, August 21
On August 21st, 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia.
This Day in History, August 20
On August 20th, 1977, the United States launched the Voyager II spacecraft.
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