The Cherokee Strip Land Run
On September 16, 1893, one of the most dramatic episodes of American westward expansion unfolded in what is now northern Oklahoma. At noon, a signal shot began the Cherokee Outlet ...
The Birth of Retail Pioneer J.C. Penney
On September 16, 1875, American merchant and retail executive James Cash Penney was born on a farm near Hamilton, Missouri. Raised in a rural, religious household that emphasized self-discipline and ...
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The Battle of Harlem Heights
On September 16, 1776, amid the setbacks of the American Revolution’s New York campaign, General George Washington’s army won a vital tactical success at the Battle of Harlem Heights in ...
The Naming of Boston
In September 1630, the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s Court of Assistants ordered that “Trimountaine”—the English settlers’ name for the peninsula long known to the Massachusett people as Shawmut—be called Boston. The ...
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The Founding of General Motors
On September 16, 1908, entrepreneur William Crapo “Billy” Durant incorporated the General Motors Company in New Jersey, establishing a holding company that would help reshape the American automobile industry. Flint, ...
The Publication of “One Horse Open Sleigh”
On September 16, 1857, American composer James Lord Pierpont copyrighted the sheet music for his lively winter song, “The One Horse Open Sleigh.” The song had received its first documented ...
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The Birth of B.B. King
On September 16, 1925, legendary blues musician, singer, and songwriter Riley B. King—universally known as B.B. King—was born on a cotton plantation near Itta Bena, Mississippi. Raised by his grandmother ...
Remembering Bob Younger: The Close of a Frontier Legacy
On September 16, 1889, Robert Ewing “Bob” Younger—the youngest of the Younger brothers and a member of the James–Younger Gang—died at Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater. He was 35 years ...
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The Birth of Historian Francis Parkman
On September 16, 1823, the American historian and writer Francis Parkman was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Raised in a prominent New England family, Parkman endured chronic illness, severe headaches, and ...
The Eve of Antietam
On September 16, 1862, an anxious quiet settled over the rolling fields and orchards along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. After a day of troop movements, artillery fire, and late ...
The Departure of the Mayflower
On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England, beginning its voyage across the Atlantic toward North America. The merchant vessel carried 102 passengers, including English religious Separatists—later associated with ...
The Birth of Peter Falk
On September 16, 1927, Peter Michael Falk—the beloved American actor best known as Lieutenant Columbo—was born in New York City. At age three, Falk lost his right eye to a ...
The Signing of the Selective Training and Service Act
On September 16, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law, creating the first peacetime military draft in United States history. Commonly known as ...
On This Day: Lauren Bacall Is Born
On September 16, 1924, Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske in the Bronx, New York. Raised by her mother after her parents divorced, she studied at the American Academy ...
The First Official Use of the Great Seal
On September 16, 1782, the Great Seal of the United States was used for the first time on an official American document. The first brass die—made after the Continental Congress ...
