14 Sept-------------------1814 The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner.//////1847 Mexican–American War: Winfield Scott captures Mexico City.//////1862 American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.//////1901 President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.//////1959 The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.//////1969 The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery Date./////1975 The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.//////1994 The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.//////1995 Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan//////1998 Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.//////2000 Microsoft releases Windows ME.
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