1847 – American-Mexican war: US General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City
1922 – The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City as people protest the right to wear straw hats beyond the accepted end date of September 15
1932 – NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant
1944 – Last transport out camp Westerbork to Bergen Belsen
1953 – Pitcher Bob Trice becomes the first black player for Philadelphia Athletics
1956 – Stravinsky’s “Canticum Sacrum,” premieres in Venice
1964 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 for his 3rd Grand Slam title of the year
1974 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1983 – US mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)
2015 – EU Migrant Crisis: Germany introduces temporary border controls to cope with huge migrant numbers