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This Day in History: September 2


September 2: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

  1. In 1789, Congress establised the United States Treasury Department.
  2. In 1930, the first non-stop airplane flies from Europe to US in 37 hours.
  3. In 1936, the first transatlantic round-trip air flight took place.
  4. In 1952, Dr Floyd J. Lewis uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery for the first time.
  5. In 1978, Graham Salmon set the worlds record for running the 100 meters dash by a blind man.
  6. Famous Birthdays: Liliuokalani, [Lydia Paki], last queen of Hawaii (1891-93) , Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, winner of more than 141 US tennis titles , Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, teacher/astronaut (STS 25) , Lennox Lewis, WBC boxing champ , Katie Teft, Grand Rapids Mich, gymnast (Olympics-96)

For famous birthdays and other daily events in history, visit our Daily Dose Activities.

Click Here for Yesterday in History: September 1

Click Here for Tomorrow in History: September 3

For more history resources on Internet 4 Classrooms, visit our Social Studies and History index. For Pre K-8th Grade Level History and Social Studies Resources, visit our Grade Level Index.

 

 

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