September 14th
- Today in 1741, composer George Handelfinished writing "The Messiah."
- Today in 1837, Charles Tiffanyopened his retail store featuringjewelry, china and other fine accessories.
- Today in 1886,typewriter ribbon was patentedby G. K. Anderson in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Today in 1901,President McKinleydied in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin on September 6th. The third President to be assassinated (following Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and James A. Garfield in 1881), he was also succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
- Today in 1927,famed dancer Isadora Duncanwas strangled to death when the scarf she was wearing became entangled in the spokesof a moving sports car.
- Today in 1954,comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Mearawere married. The parents of actor Ben Stiller, they also remained together until Anne’s death in May 2015.
- Today in 1955,Little Richardrecorded "Tutti Frutti" in New Orleans. The title was taken from an ice cream flavor.
- Today in 1956,the first lobotomywas performed at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Today in 1964,Walt Disneywas awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House.
- Today in 1964,"Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea"debuted on ABC-TV.
- Today in 1965,"F Troop"debuted on ABC-TV.
- Today in 1967,"Ironside," starring Raymond Burr,debuted on NBC-TV.
- Today in 1972,"The Waltons"debuted on CBS-TV.
- Today in 1978,"Mork & Mindy," starring Robin Williams and Pam Dawber,debuted on ABC-TV.
- Today in 1981,"Entertainment Tonight,"TV's first same-day satellite delivered syndicated show, debuted.
- Today in 1982,Princess Grace of Monaco (former American movie star Grace Kelly)died at the age of 52 of injuries she suffered after her carran off an embankment near Laturbe, France the day before. Her daughter, 17-year-old Stephanie, a passenger in the car, suffered bruises and trauma. Princess Grace, a former movie star, had been married to Prince Ranier III of Monaco since 1956. She was the first movie actress to be pictured on a postage stamp.
- Today in 1984,the first "MTV Video Music Awards," co-hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler,were presented at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Cars won Best Video honors for "You Might Think," while Michael Jackson won Best Overall Performance and Best Choreography for his "Thriller" video.
- Today in 1984,actorGene Wilder married “Saturday Night Live” alumni Gilda Radner. Radner later died of ovarian cancer in 1989.
- Today in 1985,"The Golden Girls," starring Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, Betty White and Rue McClanahan,premiered on NBC-TV.
- Today in 1986,Chicago's Walter Paytonrushed for 177 yards to reach the 15,000-yard plateauand score his 100thcareer touchdown rushing as the Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 13-10.
- Today in 1987,"The Grabowski Shuffle" video, by Mike Ditka and The Grabowskis, was released.
- Today in 1991,NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnsonmarried Earlitha "Cookie" Kelly.
- Today in 1994,on the 34thday of a strike by players,acting Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announcedthe 1994 season was overas owners decided to cancel the World Series.
- Today in 1994,the movie, "Postcards from The Edge," starring Meryl Streep,was released in theaters nationwide.
- Today in 1996,Todd Hundley of the New York Metsset a major league record for catchers with his 41st home run of the season, a three-run shot in the seventh inning of a 6-5 12-inning win over Atlanta. Hundley broke Roy Campanella's record of 40, set in 1953 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- Today in 1998,Sean Lennon,appeared with his band on the 200thepisode of the drama, "Melrose Place."He played three songs.
- Today in 1998,President Clinton, struggling to regain his footing from the Monica Lewinsky scandal,pledged during a speech in New York, to work with America's allies to deal with the "biggest financial challenge facing the world in a half-century."
- Today in 1999,Hurricane Floyd clobbered the Bahamas,toppling power lines, ripping roofs off homes and pushing a roiling sea into streets before heading toward the southeastern United States. The same day, Disney World closed down for the first time in its 28-year history, as Florida was in Floyd’s crosshair.
- Today in 2001,Nintendoreleased the GameCube home video game consolein Japan.
- Today in 2001,a Historic National Prayer Servicewas held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11thattacks. A similar service was held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
- Today in 2009,Sir David Attenborough and Prince Williamofficially opened the Darwin Centre at the National History Museum London, in what was the Museum's most significant expansion since 1881.
- Today in 2015,14-year-old Texan Ahmed Mohamedwas arrested at school when homemade clock assumed to be a bomb– Mark Zuckerberg and President Barack Obama send supportive tweets. His family later sued the school for discrimination,but the suit was dismissed. Theyfiled a new claim in 2017.
- Today in 2017,actress/singer Selena Gomezrevealed she had a kidney transplant, because of lupus– and that it was donated by her friend Francia Rais.
- Today in2018,Hurricane Florencemade landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as a category 1 hurricane.
- Today in 2018,former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafortplead guilty to conspiracy charges and agrees to cooperative with Government investigations.