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What happened in history on this day: September 21?
On September 21 in ...
- 1776 - Great fire in New York.
- 1780 - Benedict Arnold gives British Major André plans to West Point.
- 1784 - First daily newspaper in America (Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser).
- 1863 - USA forces retreat to Chattanooga after defeat at Chickamauga.
- 1893 - Frank Duryea drives first US-made gas-propelled vehicle (car).
- 1897 - New York Sun newspaper runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus" editorial.
- 1922 - US President Warren G Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
- 1938 - Hurricane (winds 183 MPH) in New England (Long Island, New York, New Jersey) kills 500-700, wrecking tens of millions of dollars in property.
- 1942 - The American B-29 Stratofortress makes its maiden flight.
- 1951 - Top secret order JCS 1837/26 from US Joint Chiefs of Staff Command authorizes field testing of anthrax weapons.
- 1958 - First airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 1964 - The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, takes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California, USA.
- 1976 - Computer Shack is incorporated in the USA, created by William Millard.
- 1982 - San Francisco cable cars cease operations on Market Street after 122 years of service, for two years of repairs.
- 1984 - NASA launches Galaxy-C.
- 1989 - Hurricane Hugo makes landfall in South Carolina, causing US$7 billion in damage.
- 1991 - Culinary Union Local 226 at Hotel Last Frontier in Las Vegas votes 464 to 7 in favor of striking.
- 1993 - In Oregon, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurs.
- 2007 - The Canadian dollar reaches parity with the American dollar for the first time since 1976.
- 2008 - The US Treasury proposes to Congress a fund worth up to US$700 billion of taxpayer money to buy back much of the bad debt held by banks and other financial institutions.
- 2008 - Jose Molina hits the last home run in the 85-year history of Yankee Stadium in New York, to give the New York Yankees a 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The stadium will be demolished, replaced by a new US$1.3 billion Yankee Stadium across the way from the exisiting facility.
- 2010 - A helicopter crash kills nine American troops in Afghanistan, making 2010 the deadliest year of the war since 2001 for foreign troops.
- 2019 - U.S. President Donald Trump approves deployment of several hundred troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates following the September 14 attack on Saudi oil refineries.
- 2021 - U.S. special envoy to Haiti Daniel Foote resigns.
Births on September 21
- 1788 - Birth of Margaret Mackill Smith in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; spouse of US President Zachary Taylor.
- 1918 - Birth of Rand Brooks in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Corporal Boone - Rin Tin Tin).
- 1931 - Birth of Larry Hagman in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR Ewing - Dallas).
- 1935 - Birth of Henry Gibson in Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA; comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In's poet).
- 1940 - Birth of Bill Kurtis in Pensacola, Florida, USA; newscaster (The American Parade).
- 1942 - Birth of Ann Elder in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; comedienne (Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In).
- 1944 - Birth of Fannie Flagg in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; actress/comediene (Candid Camera).
- 1950 - Birth of Bill Murray in Evanston, Illinois, USA; comedian (Saturday Night Live, What About Bob?, Stripes, Groundhog Day).
- 1953 - Birth of John Mengatti in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Nick - White Shadow, For Love and Honor).
- 1955 - Birth of Richard J Hieb in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA; astronaut (STS 39, Sk:STS 49).
- 1959 - Birth of David Coulier in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Joey Gladstone - Full House).
- 1971 - Birth of Alfonso Ribeiro in New York City; actor/pianist (Alfonso - Silver Spoons).
Deaths on September 21
- 1915 - Death of Anthony Comstock, anti-vice crusader, at age 71 in New York City, New York, USA.
- 1986 - Cheryl Keeton is found dead in her van on the Sunset Highway (California), inspiring the novel Dead By Sunset.
- 1988 - Death of Glenn Robert Davis, member of United States Congress (born 1914).
- 2002 - Death of Robert Lull Forward, American author and physicist (born 1932).
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