September 17, 1787 The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 39 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitut...

  September 16, 1620 On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England , bound for the Americas with 102 passengers. The sh...

 

  September 15, 1914 In the wake of the Battle of the Marne —during which Allied troops halted the steady German push through Belgium and Fr...

  September 14, 1901 U.S. President William McKinley dies on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot by a deranged anarchist duri...

  September 13, 2004 On September 13, 2004, TV talk-show host Oprah Winfrey gives a brand-new Pontiac G-6 sedan, worth $28,500, to everyone ...