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This Day In History – September 14
1752 – The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
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.
1901 – President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
1917 – Russia is officially proclaimed a republic.
1954 – In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village, exposing some 45,000 soldiers and 10,000 civilians to nuclear fallout.
1960 – Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.
1969 – The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery Date.
1994 – The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
2012-09-13 22:45:31
Source: http://deadlinelive.info/2012/09/13/this-day-in-history-september-14/
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