September 1897

Wednesday 01:

The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.

Friday 10:

In the Lattimer Massacre, a sheriff's posse killes more than nineteen unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States.

Saturday 11:

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.

Tuesday 21:

The Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus letter is published in the New York Sun.