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1818 – Thomas Talbot, American businessman and politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1886) 1819 – Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (d. 1885) 1829 – August Kekulé, German chemist and academic (d. 1896) 1831 – Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)
1776 – According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist). 1863 – American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore capture Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a ...
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Events from the year 1956 in the United States. ... September 7 – Michael Feinstein, ... Timeline of United States history (1950–1969) References
The United States Navy establishes the Navy Fighter Weapons School (also known as Top Gun) at Naval Air Station Miramar. The novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo is first distributed to booksellers by the publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons. [2] March 13 – Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
September 7 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio, with 17 charter members. September 15 – The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, kills four children and injures 22. September 19 – Iota Phi Theta fraternity is founded. September 24 – The U.S. Senate ratifies the nuclear test ban treaty.
September 7 – Mary Canfield Ballard, poet and hymn-writer (b. 1852) September 14 – Isadora Duncan American-born dancer and choreographer (b. 1878) September 20 – George Nichols, American actor and director (b. 1864) September 27 – Leopold Wharton, film director (b. 1870) September 30 – Charles Kilpatrick, one-legged trick cyclist (b ...
September 7 – Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The U.S. agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. September 13 – Soap debuts on ABC and launches the career of Billy Crystal.