It’s Saturday, September 14, 2024, the 258th day of the year with 108 days remaining.
Historical Events on this Day:
On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley passed away in Buffalo, New York, from gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt then became the youngest U.S. president at age 42.
In 1847, U.S. forces under Gen. Winfield Scott gained control of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.
On this date in 1861, the USS Colorado engaged in the first naval battle of the Civil War, sinking the Confederate private schooner Judah off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.
Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan tragically died in Nice, France, in 1927 when her scarf got caught in a sports car’s wheel.
Princess Grace of Monaco, previously known as film star Grace Kelly, passed away at 52 in 1982 due to injuries sustained in a car crash the day before.
South Africa’s government, the African National Congress, and the Inkatha Freedom Party signed a national peace pact in 1991.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced the end of the 1994 season after a 34-day strike by players.
Americans united in churches and public spaces on this day in 2001 to honor the victims of the September 11 attacks. President George W. Bush prayed with his Cabinet, attended services at Washington National Cathedral, and visited the World Trade Center ruins to show resolve.
Violent clashes erupted across the Muslim world in 2012 due to anger over an anti-Muslim film mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
Notable Birthdays Today:
- Actor Walter Koenig (“Star Trek”) turns 88.
- Renowned architect Renzo Piano celebrates his 87th birthday.
- Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 84.
- Actor Sam Neill turns 77.
- Country singer John Berry is 65.
- Academy Award-winning actor Melissa Leo is 64.
- Actor Faith Ford celebrates her 60th birthday.
- Famed film director Bong Joon-Ho is 55.
- Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson turns 54.
- Actor Kimberly Williams-Paisley is 53.
- Actor Andrew Lincoln celebrates his 51st birthday.
- Rapper Nas turns 51.
- Olympic gold medalist middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj is 50.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis celebrates his 46th birthday.
- Chef and TV personality Katie Lee turns 43.
- Actor Jessica Brown Findlay is 37.
- NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler is 35.
- Professional golfer Tony Finau turns 35.
- Actor Emma Kenney celebrates her 25th birthday.
