September 1
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- 1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch.
- 1752 - The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia
- 1807 - Former US Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege by General Sherman.
- 1875 - A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.
- 1897 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.
- 1902 - A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, is released in France
- 1905 - Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
- 1914 - St. Petersburg, Russia changes its name to Petrograd.
- 1939 - World War II: Germany attacks Poland, beginning the war in Europe.
- 1951 - The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
- 1969 - A revolution in Libya brings Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi to power
- 1983 - Cold War: Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed, including US Congressmen Lawrence McDonald.
- 1991 - Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union
- 2006 - Luxembourg became the first country to complete the move to all digital television broadcasting.
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