0954 France's Louis IV dies September 10 at age 33 and is succeeded by his son Lothair, 13, who will reign until 986
1349 Jews who survived a massacre in Constance Germany are burned to death
1543 DeSoto's expedition returns to Mexico.
1608 John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va
1776 George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers
1798 British Hondurus beats Spain in battle of St George
1810 The British secretary of state for foreign affairs George Canning, 40, resigns September 9, saying that the War Office is hampering progress in the Peninsular War
1813 Comm Oliver H Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie
1813 The Americans defeat the British naval forces in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
1846 Elias Howe receives a US patent for his hand-crank sewing machine.
1847 The first theater opens in Hawaii
1849 Edwin Booth, later to assassinate president Abraham Lincoln, makes his acting debut.
1869 Baptist minister invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan
1899 2nd quake in 7 days hits Yakutat Bay Alaska
1899 In the Yakutat Bay, Alaska area, one of the 15 Largest Earthquakes in the United States, measured at 8.2
1910 Great Idaho Fire destroys 3 million acres of timber
1913 Cleveland Call &Post established
1913 George W Buckner, named minister to Liberia
1913 Lincoln Highway opens as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway
1916 The suspension span ofQuebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence which was being lifted, buckled and fell into the river killing 10 - 12 workmen.
1919 NYC welcomes home Gen John J Pershing &25,000 WW I soldiers
1924 Leopold &Loeb found guilty of murder
1927 France wins its 1st Davis Cup
1930 Charles E Mitchell, named minister to Liberia
1939 Canada declares war on Germany during WWII.
