Historical Events
- Sep 6 Hurricane hits Martinique; 100 French and Dutch ships sink; 600 die
- Sep 6 1st (failed) submarine attack: David Bushnell's "Turtle" attacks British sailboat "Eagle" in Bay of NY
- Sep 6 Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, killing more than 6,000.
- Sep 9 Congress officially renames the country as the United States of America (Was the United Colonies)
Event of Interest
Sep 10 George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers
Nathan Hale
George Washington
- Sep 12 Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission
- Sep 15 British forces capture Kip's Bay, Manhattan, during Revolution
- Sep 17 The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
- Sep 21 5 days after British take New York, a quarter of the city burns down
- Sep 21 Nathan Hale, spied on British for American rebels, arrested
- Sep 24 First St Leger horesrace held at Doncaster
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 27 Maria Versfelt [Ida Saint-Elme], Dutch writer, stage actress, and mistress (General Moreau & Marshal Ney), born in Lith, Netherlands (d. 1845)
Famous Deaths
Nathan Hale
Sep 22 Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by the British for spying at 21
Nathan Hale