DAILY ALMANAC
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2021. There are 108 days left in the year.
On this date:
1812: Napoleon Bonaparte’s troops entered Moscow following the Battle of Borodino to find the Russian city largely abandoned and parts set ablaze.
1814: Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem “Defence of Fort Mchenry” (later “The Star-spangled Banner”) after witnessing the American flag flying over the Maryland fort following a night of British naval bombardment during the War of 1812.
1836: Former Vice President Aaron Burr died in Staten Island, N.Y., at age 80.
1847: During the Mexican-american War, U.S. forces under Gen. Winfield Scott took control of Mexico City.
1861: The first naval engagement of the Civil War took place as the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate private schooner Judah off Pensacola, Florida.
1901: President William Mckinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin; Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him.
1927: Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan died in Nice, France, when her scarf became entangled in a wheel of the sports car she was riding in.
1982: Princess Grace of Monaco died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before; Lebanon’s president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, was killed by a bomb.
1994: On the 34th day of a strike by players, Acting Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced the 1994 season was over.
2001: Americans packed churches and clogged public squares on a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. President George W. Bush prayed with his Cabinet and attended services at Washington National Cathedral, then flew to New York, where he waded into the ruins of the World Trade Center and addressed rescue workers in a flag-waving, bullhornwielding show of resolve.
2010: Reggie Bush announced he was forfeiting his 2005 Heisman title, citing a scandal over improper benefits while he was a star running back at Southern California; it was the first time college football’s top award had been relinquished by a recipient.
2015: Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis returned to work after she was jailed for defying a federal court and announced that she would no longer block her deputies from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Actor Walter Koenig (“Star Trek”) is 85. Singer-actor Joey Heatherton is 77. Actor Sam Neill is 74. Singer John “Bowzer” Baumann of Sha Na Na is 74. Country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is 65. Country singer John Berry is 62. Actor Mary Crosby is 62. Actor Melissa Leo is 61. Actor Faith Ford is 57. Actor Michelle Stafford ) is 56. Actor Dan Cortese is 54. Actor Tyler Perry is 52. Actor Ben Garant is 51. Actor Kimberly Williams-paisley is 50. Actor Andrew Lincoln (“The Walking Dead”) is 48. Rapper Nas is 48. TV chef Katie Lee is 40. Singer Alex Clare is 36. Actor Jessica Brown Findlay is 34. Actor-singer Logan Henderson ) is 32. Actor Emma Kenney is 22.