September 7
1776. The world's first submarine attack. The submersible craft "Turtle" attempts to attach a time bomb to HMS Eagle, the flagship of British Admiral Richard Howe, in New York Harbor. This effort, and the Turtle's other efforts all failed.
A replica:
1812. The BAttle of Borodino, where Napoleon defeats the armies of Tsar Alexander I. Russia is ours! This will be easy....
1864. William T. Sherman orders the evacuation of captured city of Atlanta by all civilian inhabitants. Civilians scramble to obey the order, leaving many possessions behind (much of which will be lost forever in an event that will be reported here later on the appropriate date. Oooooooh, foreshadowing).
1921. The first Miss America pageant is held, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1940. The first of 57 consecutive nights of German bombing raids on London begins.
1963. The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens, with 17 charter members.
1977. The Torrijos-Carter Treaties are signed, and the US promises to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama at the end of the century.
1979. ESPN debuts.
2008. The US takes control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest mortgage financing companies in America.