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#OnThisDate September 16, 1920: Wall Street Inf...

Discover The 1920 Wall Street Bombing That Killed 38 And Injured Hundreds, An Unsolved Tragedy That Shaped American History And Security.

#OnThisDate September 15, 1959: Cold War Visit

Discover How Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 Visit To America Marked A Historic Cold War Turning Point And Opened New Paths For U.S.–Soviet Dialogue.

#OnThisDate September 14, 1862: South Mountain

Discover The 1862 Battle Of South Mountain, A Key Union Victory In Maryland That Forced Lee’s Retreat And Set The Stage For The Bloody Clash At Antietam.

#OnThisDate September 13, 1899: Fatal Beginning

Discover The Story Of Henry Hale Bliss, The First U.S. Motor Vehicle Fatality In 1899, And How His Death Marked The Start Of America’s Road Safety History.

#OnThisDate September 12, 1814: Bloody Encounter

Discover The Battle Of North Point On September 12, 1814, Where American Militia Stalled The British Advance And Helped Save Baltimore During The War Of 1812.

#OnThisDate September 11, 2012: Diplomatic Tragedy

Discover The 2012 Benghazi Attack That Killed Ambassador Stevens And Three Others, A Tragic Event That Reshaped U.S. Diplomatic Security Worldwide.