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===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – Vice President of the United States [[Theodore Roosevelt]] utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a [[Big Stick ideology|big stick]]" at the [[Minnesota State Fair]]. *[[1912]] – [[Arthur Rose Eldred]] is awarded the first [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] award of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. *[[1923]] – [[Kantō Massacre]]: Amid rumors that Koreans had been conducting acts of sabotage in the aftermath of the [[1923 Great Kantō earthquake]], lynch mobs of Japanese begin massacring thousands of civilians over the course of several weeks, mainly ethnic minorities such as [[Zainichi Koreans|Koreans]] and Chinese.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hasegawa |first=Kenji |date=June 15, 2022 |title=The 8 p.m. Battle Cry: The 1923 Earthquake and the Korean Sawagi in Central Tokyo |url=https://apjjf.org/2022/12/Hasegawa.html |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus|volume=20|issue=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230831-it-hurts-my-heart-japan-s-kanto-massacre-100-years-on | title='It hurts my heart': Japan's Kanto massacre, 100 years on | date=31 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2021/10/25/un-remembering-the-massacre-how-japans-history-wars-are-challenging-research-integrity-domestically-and-abroad/ | title=Un-remembering the Massacre: How Japan's 'History Wars' are Challenging Research Integrity Domestically and Abroad | date=25 October 2021 }}</ref> *[[1935]] – The [[1935 Labor Day Hurricane|Labor Day Hurricane]], the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at [[Long Key]], Florida, killing at least 400. *[[1939]] – [[World War II]]: Following the start of the [[invasion of Poland]] the previous day, the [[Free City of Danzig]] (now [[Gdańsk]], Poland) is annexed by [[Nazi Germany]]. *[[1944]] – The last execution of a Finn in [[Finland]] takes place when soldier [[Olavi Laiho]] is executed by shooting in [[Oulu]].<ref>Penkkala-Arikka, Päivi (2006) ''Erään Mauno Olavin tarina. Olavi Laiho, viimeinen teloitettu suomalainen'' ["A Story of one Mauno Olavi. Olavi Laiho, the last executed Finn."]. (Master's thesis) University of Helsinki</ref> *[[1945]] – World War II: The [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]] is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}} in [[Tokyo Bay]]. * 1945 – Communist leader [[Ho Chi Minh]] [[Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam|proclaimed]] the [[North Vietnam|Democratic Republic of Vietnam]] after the end of the [[Nguyễn dynasty]]. *[[1946]] – The [[Interim Government of India]] is formed, headed by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] as vice president with the powers of a Prime Minister. *[[1957]] – President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] of [[South Vietnam]] becomes [[Ngo Dinh Diem presidential visit to Australia|the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia]]. *[[1958]] – A USAF [[Lockheed RC-130 Hercules|RC-130]] [[1958 C-130 shootdown incident|is shot down]] by fighters over Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a [[Signals intelligence|sigint]] mission. All crew members are killed. *[[1960]] – The first election of the [[Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile]]. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day. *[[1963]] – ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. *[[1968]] – [[Operation OAU]] begins during the [[Nigerian Civil War]]. *[[1970]] – [[NASA]] announces the [[Canceled Apollo missions|cancellation]] of two [[Apollo program|Apollo]] missions to the Moon, [[Apollo 15]] (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and [[Canceled Apollo missions#Apollos 18–20|Apollo 19]]. *[[1984]] – Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the [[Milperra massacre]], a shootout between the rival motorcycle [[gang]]s [[Bandidos Motorcycle Club|Bandidos]] and [[Comanchero Motorcycle Club|Comanchero]]s in Sydney, Australia. *[[1985]] – [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs [[M. Alalasundaram]] and [[V. Dharmalingam]] are shot dead. *[[1987]] – In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot [[Mathias Rust]], who flew his [[Cessna]] airplane into [[Red Square]] in May. *[[1990]] – [[Transnistria]] is unilaterally proclaimed a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] republic; the [[Presidium of the Supreme Soviet|Soviet president]] [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] declares the decision null and void. *[[1992]] – The 7.7 {{M|w}} [[1992 Nicaragua earthquake|Nicaragua earthquake]] affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a {{M|s|link=y}}–{{M|w|link=y}} disparity of half a unit, this [[tsunami earthquake]] triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were {{convert|3|-|8|m|sp=us}}. *[[1998]] – [[Swissair Flight 111]] crashes near [[Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia]]; all 229 people on board are killed. * 1998 – The [[United Nations|UN]]'s [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]] finds [[Jean-Paul Akayesu]], the former [[mayor]] of a small town in [[Rwanda]], guilty of nine counts of [[genocide]]. *[[2008]] – [[Google]] launches its [[Google Chrome]] web browser.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Research|title=Google Fast Facts|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/30/business/google-fast-facts/index.html|access-date=2022-01-12|publisher=CNN|date=30 June 2014 }}</ref> *[[2009]] – The [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash|Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash]] occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from [[Kurnool]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. Fatalities included [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]], the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. *[[2010]] – [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israel-Palestinian conflict]]: the [[2010–11 Israeli–Palestinian peace talks|2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks]] are launched by the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083103335.html|title=Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders to begin|last=Zacharia|first=Janine|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2010-09-01|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> *[[2013]] – The [[Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge]] opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]] damaged the old span. *[[2019]] – [[Hurricane Dorian]], a [[Category 5 Hurricane|category 5 hurricane]], devastates [[the Bahamas]], killing at least five.<ref>{{citation|website=Insider News|date=Sep 3, 2019|access-date=Sep 3, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian is slowly inching from the Bahamas to the US, leaving devastation in its wake|url=https://www.insider.com/tropical-storm-dorian-track-hurricane-forecast-2019-8|author1=Aylin Woodward|author2=Morgan McFall-Johnsen}}</ref> * 2019 – The dive boat MV ''Conception'' [[Sinking of MV Conception|catches fire and sinks]] near [[Santa Cruz Island]], killing 34.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/conception-dive-boat-sinking-fire-origins-14407113.php|title=What we know about the Santa Cruz Island boat fire disaster|last=Dowd|first=Katie|date=September 2, 2019|website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> * [[2023]] – [[Aditya-L1|India's first solar observation mission]]: The [[ISRO|Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)]] successfully launches [[Aditya-L1]] from [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre|Satish Dhawan space centre]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Geeta Pandey |date=2023-09-01 |title=Aditya-L1: India successfully launches its first mission of the Sun |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66643805 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aditya L1 Mission: Aditya L1 spacecraft launched successfully; first EarthBound firing scheduled for tomorrow, says ISRO |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/newsblogs/aditya-l1-live-news-updates-isro-first-solar-mission-launch-02-september-2023/liveblog/103297403.cms |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>
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