On September 18, 1837, Charles Lewis Tiffany and his schoolmate John B. Young opened a store in New York City under the name “Tiffany & Young.” The establishment, located at 259 Broadway, was described as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium,” a phrase that…
Read MoreOld Faithful, situated within the bounds of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, was given its name on September 18, 1870. Its historical significance is closely interwoven with the park’s exploration and the burgeoning understanding of geothermal features during the late 19th century. The National…
Read MoreOn September 17, 1787, within the revered walls of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaders finished the work of creating what’s been called the greatest government ever devised. After several months of intense deliberation, the framers of the United States Constitution signed a document…
Read MoreThe Camp David Accords, signed on September 17, 1978, represent a historic moment in the quest for peace in the Middle East. The negotiations, held at the presidential retreat of Camp David in Maryland, were brokered by then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter and brought together…
Read MorePope Honorius I, who served as the Bishop of Rome from 625 to 638, remains a figure of significant controversy in the history of the Catholic Church due to his posthumous excommunication by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. This unusual and dramatic event, which took…
Read MoreThey say that as GM goes, so goes America. The story of GM began in 1907 when William Durant “received a phone call about a large automobile merger put together by financier J.P. Morgan. Weeks later, Durant held a meeting in his room at…
Read MoreOn September 15, 1954, one of the most iconic moments in film history was captured on the streets of New York City—Marilyn Monroe’s famous skirt-blowing scene from The Seven Year Itch. This scene, where Monroe’s white dress billows up as she stands over a…
Read MoreAs the sun rose over Russia on September 15, 1812, Napoleon had already begun his ride to set up his headquarters in the Kremlin. The French Empire had made the long march to Moscow. “He would have passed through a beautiful city described as…
Read MoreOn September 14, 1741, George Frideric Handel completed one of the most celebrated pieces of music in history: the oratorio Messiah. This monumental work, which has become a cornerstone of Western choral literature, was composed in a remarkably short span of just 24 days.…
Read MoreOn September 14, 1901, Theodore Roosevelt truly became “the man in the arena” after the death of his predecessor, William McKinley. The assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York, marked a tragic and pivotal moment in American history.…
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