Editing September 3 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1650]] &ndash; Victory over the royalists in the [[Battle of Dunbar (1650)|Battle of Dunbar]] opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL7|desc=Battle of Dunbar II|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref>
*[[1651]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Worcester]] is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
*[[1658]] &ndash; The death of [[Oliver Cromwell]]; [[Richard Cromwell]] becomes [[Lord Protector]] of England.
*[[1666]] &ndash; The [[Royal Exchange, London|Royal Exchange]] burns down in the [[Great Fire of London]].
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: During the [[Battle of Cooch's Bridge]], the [[Flag of the United States]] is flown in battle for the first time.
*[[1783]] &ndash; American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] by the United States and the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Immerwahr |first1=Daniel |title=Did George Washington Burn New York? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/george-washington-burn-new-york-great-fire-1776/672780/ |access-date=16 February 2023 |magazine=The Atlantic |volume=331 |issue=2 |date=31 January 2023 |page=77 |language=en |url-access=subscription |issn=1072-7825}}</ref>
*[[1798]] &ndash; The week long battle of [[Battle of St. George's Caye|St. George's Caye]] begins between Spain and [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] off the coast of [[Belize]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; Twenty-four settlers are killed in the [[Pigeon Roost State Historic Site#Pigeon Roost Massacre|Pigeon Roost Massacre]] in [[Indiana]].
*[[1838]] &ndash; Future [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[Frederick Douglass]] escapes from [[slavery]].
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Otto of Greece|King Otto of Greece]] is forced to grant a [[Greek Constitution of 1844|constitution]] following an [[3 September 1843 Revolution|uprising]] in Athens.
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[American Indian Wars]]: In [[Nebraska]], 700 soldiers under United States General [[William S. Harney]] avenge the [[Grattan massacre]] by attacking a [[Sioux]] village and killing 100 men, women and children.
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Leonidas Polk]] invades neutral [[Kentucky in the American Civil War|Kentucky]], prompting the state legislature to ask for [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] assistance.
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Franco-Prussian War]]: The [[Siege of Metz (1870)|Siege of Metz]] begins, resulting in a decisive [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] victory on October 23.
*[[1875]] &ndash; The first official game of [[polo]] is played in [[Argentina]] after being introduced by British ranchers.
*[[1878]] &ndash; Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat {{SS|Princess Alice|1865|2}} collides with the {{SS|Bywell Castle|1869|2}} in the [[River Thames]].
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Siege of the British Residency in Kabul]]: British envoy Sir [[Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari|Louis Cavagnari]] and 72 men of the [[Corps of Guides (India)|Guides]] are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in [[Kabul]]. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the [[British Empire]].
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[John Brallier]] becomes the first openly paid professional [[American football]] player, when he was paid US$10 by [[Dave Berry (American football)|David Berry]], to play for the [[Latrobe Athletic Association]] in a 12&ndash;0 win over the [[Jeanette Athletic Association]].