From "On Sept. 2" from Sep. 2, 2021, Chicago Tribune.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1864-- During the Civil War, Union Gen. William Sherman's army occupied Atlanta, Georgia.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1901-- Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice: "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1930-- The first non-stop airplane flight between Europe and the U.S. was completed in 37 hours.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1844-- During WW II, Navy pilot George Herbert Walker Bush was shot down by Japanese forces as he completed a bombing run over the Bonin Islands. (Bush was rescued by the submarine USS Finback; his two crew members, however, died.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1945-- Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the battleship USS Missouri, ending WW II.
Also this date, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent republic. And, we know where that led.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1963-- Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1985-- It was announced that a U.S.-French expedition had located the wreckage of the Titanic about 560 miles off Newfoundland.
--Cooter
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