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

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

1927 ~ Death of Isadora Duncan, Dancer.

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

1967 ~ Birthday of Ashlyn Gere, Porn actress.

1982 ~ Death of Princess Grace of Monaco.

1983 ~ Birthday of Amy Winehouse, English singer.

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

1996 ~ Death of Juliet Prowse, British actress & dancer.

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