September 5th

President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts to be chief justice.

Humanitarian Mother Teresa, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor, died in Calcutta, India, at age 87.

Voyager 1 probe is launched. NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe from Florida. It is currently the farthest man-made object in Space.

President Gerald R. Ford escaped an attempt on his life in Sacramento, Calif., by Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson.

11 Israeli athletes taken hostage and later killed by Palestinian Black September group at the Munich Olympics.

'Doctor Zhivago' by Russian author Boris Pasternak was published in the United States.

'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published.

Benelux is Formed. The political and economic union consists of 3 countries - Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxemburg. The name comes from joining the first 2 letters, 3 in the case of Luxemburg of the member countries.

The United States proclaimed its neutrality in World War II.

World War I: Battle of Marne begins, French and British forces prevent German advance on Paris (till the 12th Sept).

The Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War, was signed at the Portsmouth naval base in New Hampshire.

The nation's first Labor Day parade was held in New York City.

The First Opium War begins in China.

The Republic of Texas made miltary hero Sam Houston its first president.

The Reign of Terror began during the French Revolution as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counterrevolutionary activities.

Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo with Britain at the first Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Russia's Peter the Great levied a tax on bearded men.

Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead.