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August 29th, 1786: Shay’s Rebellion storms Northampton Courthouse and shuts the place down
August 31, 1897: Edison patents the Kinetoscope, laying the groundwork for film
September 1, 1972: American Bobby Fischer became the chess world champion
September 3, 590: Pope Gregory I is consecrated and changes the trajectory of the Catholic Church
September 11th, 1951: Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel
September 17, 1630: Boston, Massachusetts is finally founded
September 18, 1851: The New York Times is born
September 19, 1991: Otzi the Iceman is found, astounding scientists worldwide
September 23, 1806: Lewis and Clark return from their epic expedition
September 25, 1639: The American printing press is born
