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1737 ~ Birthday of Michael Haydn, Austrian composer.

1752 ~ The British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (September 2 was followed directly by September 14 that year).

1760 ~ Birthday of Luigi Cherubini, Composer.

1814 ~ Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner.

1927 ~ Death of Isadora Duncan, Dancer.

1948 ~ Ground was broken in New York City for the United Nations' world headquarters.

1959 ~ The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashed onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.

1982 ~ Death of Princess Grace of Monaco.

1994 ~ The Major League Baseball season was canceled because of a players’ strike.

2005 ~ A federal judge in San Francisco ruled the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional.