What Happened on Sep 2

Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to... Read more

The United States Department of the Treasury is Established

The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of... Read more

Battle of Berryville

Description: Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s divisions marched south from Halltown, reaching Berryville on September 3. Happening upon elements of... Read more

Union Forces Under General Sherman Capture Atlanta

On the night of September 1, Hood evacuated Atlanta, burning military supplies and installations, causing a great conflagration in the city (the... Read more

The Rock Springs Massacre

On September 2, 1885, a mob of white coal miners attacked their Chinese co-workers (both groups were employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company) in... Read more

Arthur Rose Eldred Becomes the first Eagle Scout

Eldred completed the required 21 merit badges for Eagle in April of 1912. In the August 1912 issue of Boy’s Life, Eldred was listed in the Honor... Read more

Japanese 18th Infantry Division Begins Landings at Longkou

During the course of the naval operations off Tsingtao, the British Royal Navy (RN) attached the China Station's pre-dreadnought HMS Triumph and... Read more

George Gershwin Completes Porgy And Bess

On September 2, 1935, George Gershwin signed his name to the completed orchestral score of the opera, Porgy and Bess. The composer called the... Read more

Construction on Stutthof Concentration Camp is Completed

In September 1939, the Germans established the Stutthof camp in a wooded area west of Stutthof (Sztutowo), a town about 22 miles east of Danzig... Read more

George H.W. Bush is Shot Down in the Pacific Ocean

He was assigned to Torpedo Squadron (VT-51) as the photographic officer in September 1943. The following year, his squadron was based on the USS... Read more

The Democratic Republic of Vietnam Declares its Independence

As the League for the Independence of Vietnam (Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi), better known as the Viet Minh, Vietnamese nationalists had fought... Read more

V-J Day - Victory over Japan Day — World War II Ends with Japanese Surrender

Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan... Read more

Formation of the Interim Government of India

Alarmed by the increasing lawlessness, Lord Wavell brought the Muslim League into the Interim Government. The formation of the coalition between... Read more

J.R.R. Tolkien Dies

Tolkien's wife, Edith, died on 29 November 1971, at the age of 82. Tolkien had the name Lúthien engraved on the stone at Wolvercote Cemetery,... Read more

"Dawn Of The Dead" Is Released

Dawn of the Dead (also known as Zombi internationally) is a 1978 horror film, written and directed by George A. Romero. It was the second film made... Read more

"Atlantic City" Is Released

Atlantic City is a film directed by Louis Malle. Filmed in late 1979, it was released in France and Germany in 1980 and in the United States in... Read more

"Eight Men Out" Is Released

Eight Men Out is an American dramatic sports film, released in 1988, based on 8 Men Out, published in 1963, by Eliot Asinof. It was written and... Read more

David Bowie releases Tin Machine II

Tin Machine II is an album by Tin Machine, originally released by Victory Music in 1991. For the American release of the album, the cover was... Read more

Morbid Angel releases Abominations of Desolation

Abominations of Desolation was an early demo album by Morbid Angel. While it was originally recorded in May 1986, the band did not release it at... Read more

Sepultura release Chaos A.D.

Chaos A.D. (Chaos Anno Domini) is the fifth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in late 1993 through Roadrunner Records.... Read more

The Fugees Release "Ready or Not" Single

"Fu-Gee-La" is the first single from the Fugees' second album, The Score. The song, which was produced by Salaam Remi, contains a sample of "If... Read more

In-Flight Fire Causes Pilots to Lose Control on Swissair Flight 111

Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111, SWR-111) was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F. Kennedy International... Read more

South Park Episode 211 - "Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods"

The kids go on a field trip to the planetarium. All of the children except Cartman are acting wierd. As usual Stan and Kyle, with Kenny's... Read more

Adult Swim Launches on Cartoon Network

Adult Swim, stylized as [adult swim], is an adult-oriented cable television network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 10:00 PM to... Read more

"Badger Badger Badger" by Jonti Picking First Published

"Badger Badger Badger", "The Badger Song" or "Badgers" is a Flash cartoon by British animator Jonti Picking. It consists of images of badgers doing... Read more