September
03 September 1912
World's first cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy. 100 years.
Image search
16 September 1812
Fire of Moscow burning three-quarters of the city, during Napoleonic Wars. 200 years.
Image search
17 September 1812
Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg, known as the "bloodiest day of the Civil War" due to 23,000 casualties, 150 years.
Image search
22 September 1862
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, ordering the freeing of slaves in Confederate-held territories. 150 years.
Image search
23 September 1912
Birth of Tony Smith, American sculptor, visual artist and noted art theorist. 100 years.
Image search