LAPD Officer Ken Osmond Survives a Line-of-Duty Shooting
On September 20, 1980, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ken Osmond survived a shooting while pursuing a suspected car thief. Before joining the LAPD, Osmond had become widely known for ...
Upton Sinclair: The Life Behind The Jungle
Upton Sinclair was born on September 20, 1878, in Baltimore, Maryland, into a life defined by sharp contrasts. His family often struggled financially, while wealthier relatives exposed him to a ...
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Red Auerbach: The U.S. Navy Veteran Who Built Basketball’s Greatest Dynasty
Born on September 20, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach rose from the crowded streets and playgrounds of Williamsburg to become one of the most consequential figures ...
George B. Simpson’s Electro-Heater Patent
On September 20, 1859, inventor George B. Simpson of Washington, D.C., received U.S. Patent No. 25,532 for an “Improved Electrical Heating Apparatus,” which he called an “electro-heater.” His design used ...
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The Great Fire of New York
On the night of September 20–21, 1776, only days after British forces occupied New York City, a massive fire swept through lower Manhattan. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight ...
The Birth of Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam
On September 20, 1861, Herbert Putnam—one of the most consequential figures in American librarianship—was born in New York City. Putnam received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1883, then studied ...
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Wilbur Wright’s First Complete Aerial Circle
On September 20, 1904, Wilbur Wright made the first complete circular flight by a manned, powered, heavier-than-air machine. Flying the Wright Flyer II over Huffman Prairie near Dayton, Ohio, he ...
The Battle of the Sexes Tennis Match
On September 20, 1973, one of the most consequential sporting events in modern American culture unfolded at the Houston Astrodome. In the celebrated “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis champion Billie ...
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The Swearing-In of President Chester A. Arthur
In the early hours of September 20, 1881, Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the twenty-first president of the United States after the death of President James A. Garfield ...
The Tragic Passing of Jim Croce
By September 1973, singer-songwriter Jim Croce’s career had reached a remarkable peak. Songs such as “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” had made him one ...
The Grand Army of the Republic Parade in Washington, D.C.
On September 20, 1892, Washington, D.C.’s avenues filled with Union Civil War veterans marching in the grand review and parade of the Grand Army of the Republic during its twenty-sixth ...
President Theodore Roosevelt’s First Full Cabinet Meeting in Washington
On September 20, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt convened his first full cabinet meeting at the White House, six days after succeeding President William McKinley. Roosevelt had taken the oath of ...
The First European Battle on American Soil: The Fall of Fort Caroline
Long before the American Revolution, French colonists attempted to establish a foothold on the marshy banks of Florida’s St. Johns River. In 1564, René Goulaine de Laudonnière founded Fort Caroline, ...
Elisha Otis and the Safety Elevator
On September 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis opened his own small elevator shop in Yonkers, New York, and made the first sale of a hoisting machine equipped with his safety ...
The Corps of Discovery Reaches La Charrette
September 20, 1806, marked an emotional turning point in the return of the Corps of Discovery. After more than two years away from the Missouri frontier, Captains Meriwether Lewis and ...
The Birth of Major General John F. Reynolds
On September 20, 1820, Major General John F. Reynolds—one of the Union Army’s most respected and capable field commanders—was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. As a youth, Reynolds attended John Beck’s ...
The Birth of Major General William J. Crumm
On September 20, 1919, Major General William Joseph Crumm was born in New York City. He entered the U.S. Army Air Forces as a flying cadet in 1941, earned his ...
The Departure of Ferdinand Magellan’s Armada
On September 20, 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his crew departed Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain, on an expedition intended to find a westward route to the spice-rich Moluccas, or ...
