Events in History
- Sep 8 US under General Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey
- Sep 10 1st theater opens in Hawaii
Historic Event
Sep 11 1st singing of Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susanna" (in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Historic Event
Sep 16 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust buys bard's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon
Birthdays in History
- Sep 2 Roger Wolcott, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1900)
Jesse James
Sep 5 Jesse James, American outlaw and son of a clergyman, born in Kearney, Missouri (d. 1882)