History for September 14

History for September 14 - On-This-Day.com:
Ivan Pavlov 1849, Margaret Sanger 1879, Jack Hawkins 1910 


Clayton Moore 1914, Allan Bloom 1930, Walter Koenig 1936 


Joey Heatherton 1944, Sam Neill 1947, John "Bowser" Bauman (Sha Na Na) 1947 


1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner," a poem originally known as "Defense of Fort McHenry," after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, MD, during the War of 1812. The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931. 



1866 - George K. Anderson patented the typewriter ribbon. 


1899 - In New York City, Henry Bliss became the first automobile fatality. 


1901 - U.S. President William McKinley died of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, at age 42, succeeded him. 


1938 - The VS-300 made its first flight. The craft was based on the helicopter technology patented by Igor Sikorsky. 


1940 - The Selective Service Act was passed by the U.S. Congress providing the first peacetime draft in the United States. 


1959 - Luna II, a Soviet space probe, became the first man-made object on the moon when it crashed on the surface. 


1960 - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded. The core members were Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. 


1972 - "The Waltons" premiered on CBS-TV. 


1978 - "Mork & Mindy" premiered on ABC-TV.