2022
Fifty-one concealed immigrants were found dead inside an abandoned truck on the road in San Antonio, Texas.
The truck was carrying 62 people, smuggled from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. The investigators deemed that the victims died from the intense heat inside the truck. At least three people were arrested.
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2018
A 4,000-year-old Neolithic wooden trackway was discovered in Suffolk, England.
The track measures 30 meters and is in perfect condition.
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2005
A brand new design for Freedom Tower in Manhattan, New York, was publicly revealed.
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1996
The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy premiered in the US.
The movie won the Best Makeup Award at the 69th Academy Awards.
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1992
The third-strongest recorded earthquake in US history happened in Southern California.
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake caused nearly $100 million in damages.
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1987
The musical “Dreamgirls” was performed for the first time at the Ambassador Theatre, New York City.
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1983
The first Hughes Communications Galaxy satellite was launched into orbit.
The Galaxy 1 satellite was the first in a long line of satellites manufactured and orbited by Hughes Communications. It was used to transmit cable television channels such as HBO, Cinemax, the Disney Channel, CNN, and ESPN.
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1969
New York City Police raided Stonewall Inn gay bar and handled patrons and employees roughly.
The action caused alarm within the community, including neighbors. Six days of protests broke out, which would go on to be a catalyst for the LGBT rights movement.
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1964
The Organization of Afro-American Unity was formed.
Malcolm X set the organization up to fight for the rights of African Americans.
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1956
The first private research atomic reactor opened in Chicago, Illinois, US.
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1926
Mercedes and Benz merged to form the brand name Mercedes-Benz.
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1914
Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated, ultimately causing World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was next in line for the Austro-Hungarian throne and a major proponent of peace within the empire. Bosnian Serbs and Serbian secret military organization the Black Hand were behind the assassination, so the Austro-Hungarian Empire blamed Serbia. After much back-and-forth, war was declared on Serbia. Within a short time, all of Europe’s greatest powers had chosen a side, and World War I began.
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1894
Labor Day became an official US holiday.
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States and is celebrated on the first Monday in September. The three-day weekend it falls on is known as Labor Day Weekend.
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1838
Queen Victoria took to the throne during her coronation on this day at Westminster Abbey, London.
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1776
The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the final “Committee of the Whole” Congress.
The moment was documented in Trumbull’s famed painting of The Committee of Five.
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