Birthstone: Sapphire Birth flowers: Forget-me-not, morning glory Sept. 1, 1715: Death of King Louis XIV of France ("The Sun King") Sept. 1, 1939: Hitler invaded Poland; thus began World War II in Europe Sept. 2, 1666: Great Fire of London Sept. 2, 1945: President Truman proclaimed V-J Day upon the surrender of the Japanese Sept. 5-6, 1972: Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed during an attack on the Olympic Village in Munich. Sept. 5, 1997: Death of Nobel Peace Prize winner and advocate for the poor, Mother Teresa of Calcutta Sept. 7, 1860: Birth of the great self-taught, late-life artist Anna Mary Robertson or "Grandma Moses" (1860-1961) Sept. 8, 1900: The worst weather disaster in U.S. history occurred when a hurricane with winds of 120 mph struck Galveston, Texas, killing over 8,000 persons. Sept. 11, 2001: On 9-11, the World Trade Center was attacked. Sept. 12, 1990: Treaty was signed to reunite East and West Germany Sept. 14, 1901: Eight days after being shot, President William McKinley died from wounds suffered during an assassination attempt. Sept. 15, 1890: Birth of prolific English mystery writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) Sept. 6, 1620: The Mayflower ship departed from Plymouth, England, bound for America with 102 passengers and a small crew. Sept. 16, 1810: Mexican Independence (from Spain) Day Sept. 19, 1893: New Zealand became the first country to grant women the right to vote. Sept. 28, 1066: The Norman conquest of England began
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