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This Day In History
1741
George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.
1891
The New York Central's Empire State Express becomes the world's first high-speed passenger train, covering the 436 miles between New York City and Buffalo in just 7 hours and 6 minutes (including stops), averaging 61.4 mph, a new world speed record in rail travel, with an officially recorded top speed of 82 mph.
1901
President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
1959
The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
1975
The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
1984
Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
2000
Microsoft releases Windows Me.
Famous Birthdays
1486
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German magician, occult writer, theologian, astrologer, and alchemist (d. 1535)
1769
Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (d. 1859)
1867
Charles Dana Gibson, American artist (d. 1944)
1911
William H. Armstrong, American children's author (d. 1999)
1924
Patricia Barringer, American professional baseball player (d. 2007)
1927
Martin Caidin, American aviation writer (d. 1997)
1936
Walter Koenig, American actor
1947
Sam Neill, New Zealand actor
1955
William Jackson, Scottish harpist and composer
1959
John Berry, American country music artist
1988
Martin Fourcade, French biathlete
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