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1847 Mexico City captured by U.S. forces U.S. General Winfield Scott's advance on Mexico City was marked by an unbroken series of victories that culminated this day in 1847, when he entered Mexico City and ended the military phase of the Mexican-American War. Discover the war's impact on the United States © Pierce Archive LLC—Buyenlarge/Getty Images

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Dante Italian poet bornFlorence, ItalydiedSeptember 13, 1321 or September 14, 1321Ravenna, Italy© Photos.com/Thinkstock 1983 Amy Winehouse British singer-songwriter 1973 Nas American rapper and songwriter 1965 Dmitry Medvedev president of Russia 1940 Larry Brown American basketball player and coach 1879 Margaret Sanger American social reformer See All Biographies On This Day

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2009 American dancer and actor Patrick Swayze, who was best known for his performances in the box-office hits Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990), died at age 57 after battling pancreatic cancer. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors© Featureflash/Dreamstime.com 1994 Acting commissioner of baseball Bud Selig announced that the remainder of the 1994 major league baseball season, including the World Series, would be canceled. Players and owners had failed to reach a settlement of the players' strike begun in August. Test your knowledge of baseball© s_bukley/Shutterstock.com 1985 The American sitcom The Golden Girls debuted on American television; known for its focus on older women—played by Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Beatrice Arthur, and Estelle Getty—and for tackling timely topics, the series became hugely popular. Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz© Touchstone TV— Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions 1982 Grace Kelly—an American actress who abandoned her Hollywood career to marry Rainier III, prince de Monaco—died after suffering a stroke and losing control of the car she was driving. Take our quiz about women in classic cinemaAbbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston (JFKWHP-AR6607-D) 1975 Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. How much do you know about Christian saints?© Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com 1927 Isadora Duncan, a pioneer of modern expressive dance, died in France when her long scarf became entangled in the rear wheel of the car in which she was riding. Take our dance quizSovfoto/Universal Images Group/REX/Shutterstock.com 1901 U.S. President William McKinley died eight days after being shot in Buffalo, New York. Read our list of nine infamous assassins and the world leaders they killed, including William McKinleyLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (neg. no. LC-USZ62-83133) 1879 American social reformer Margaret Sanger, who was a founder of the birth-control movement in the United States and an international leader in the field, was born.Bain News Service/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-ggbain-23669) 1849 Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, known chiefly for his development of the concept of the conditioned reflex, was born. Test your knowledge of the human bodyCourtesy of the National Library of Medicine 1829 Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Edirne, concluding the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29. How much do you know about Turkish and Ottoman history? 1814 Francis Scott Key was inspired to write The Star-Spangled Banner after Fort McHenry successfully withstood a British attack. Take our quiz about early AmericaNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; funded with support from the Secretary and the Smithsonian National Board and Chapter I - Baltimore, Maryland, The Colonial Dames of America, the Elizabeth Welsh Young Legacy Fund (object no. NPG.2016.22) 1752 Great Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar; the date was moved ahead 11 days (the day after September 2 became September 14). 1741 German-born English composer George Frideric Handel completed Messiah, considered the most famous of all oratorios. Listen to the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel's MessiahCourtesy of The National Portrait Gallery, London SIGN UP FOR History's Biggest Headlines Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors. SIGN UP Thanks for signing up for Today in History. Your first newsletter will arrive soon! SIGN UP By clicking "Sign Up" you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.