September 11


Saturday 11, 1999:

Tennis: Serena Williams, 2 weeks short of her 18th birthday, wins her first Grand Slam tournament when she became US Open champion, becoming the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam tournament since Althea Gibson in 1958.


Tuesday 11, 1962:

The Beatles record their debut single, Love Me Do.


Sunday 11, 1932:

Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, killed in a plane crash as their RWD 6 crashed into the ground during a storm.


Saturday 11, 1897:

After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.


Sunday 11, 1814:

The Battle of Plattsburgh.


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