Today is Saturday, September 14, the 258th day of 2024. There are 108 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier; Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him, becoming the youngest US president ever at age 42.
Also this date:
In 1847, during the Mexican-American War, American forces under General Winfield Scott took control of Mexico City.
In 1861, the first naval engagement of the Civil War took place when the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate privateer schooner Judah off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.
In 1927, modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan died in Nice, France, when her scarf became entangled in a wheel of the sports car she was riding in.
In 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, former movie star Grace Kelly, died at the age of 52 from injuries from a car accident the day before.
In 1991, the South African government, the African National Congress and the Inkatha (in-KAH’-tah) Freedom Party signed a national peace pact.
In 1994, on the 34th day of a players’ strike, Acting Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced that the 1994 season was over.
In 2001, Americans packed churches and public squares on a day of remembrance for the victims of the September 11 attacks. President George W. Bush prayed with his cabinet and attended services at the Washington National Cathedral, then flew to New York, where he waded into the ruins of the World Trade Center and addressed rescue workers in a show of resolve.
In 2012, fury over an anti-Muslim film that ridiculed the Prophet Muhammad sparked violent clashes in the Muslim world.
Today’s birthdays:
- Actor Walter Koenig (KAY’-nihg) (“Star Trek”) is 88.
- The architect Renzo Piano is 87 years old.
- Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 84 years old.
- Actor Sam Neill is 77.
- Country singer John Berry is 65 years old.
- The actor Melissa Leo is 64 years old.
- The actor Faith Ford is 60 years old.
- Film director Bong Joon-Ho is 55 years old.
- Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is 54.
- Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley is 53.
- Actor Andrew Lincoln is 51 years old.
- Rapper Nas is 51.
- The middle distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj with Olympic gold is 50 years old.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is 46 years old.
- Chef/TV personality Katie Lee is 43.
- Actor Jessica Brown Findlay is 37.
- NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler is 35.
- Golfer Tony Finau is 35.
- Actor Emma Kenney is 25.