1863 – Battle of Chickamauga, GA (near Chattanooga) begins; Union forces retreat after a couple days of fighting
1933 – NY Giants clinch the pennant
1940 – Nazi decree forbids gentile woman to work in Jewish homes
1955 – An army and navy revolt forces Argentine President Juan Perón to resign and flee to Paraguay
1959 – Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
1984 – Britain and China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997
2004 – 56th Emmy Awards: The Sopranos, Arrested Development, James Spader and Allison Janney win
2006 – Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
2015 – Farm Aid (30th Anniversary) held in Chicago, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Imagine Dragons, Jack Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mavis Staples
2019 – Tropical Depression Imelda hits southeast Texas and Louisiana prompting widespread evacuations