How Many Days Until September 1?

This day in history: September 1

1. 1952

   Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.

2. 1966

   Rioting erupted in Dayton, Ohio, resulting in one death and the mobilization of the Ohio National Guard.

3. 1967

   At an Arab League summit, eight nations issued the Khartoum Resolution, declaring that there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, [and] no negotiations with it".

4. 1969

   Muammar Gaddafi led a coup d'état to overthrow King Idris of Libya.

5. 1972

   In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation, American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess Champion with his victory over Soviet Boris Spassky.

6. 1973

   A 76-hour multinational rescue effort off the coast of Ireland resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history.

7. 2000

   Speakers' Corner, a free speech area in Hong Lim Park in Singapore, was launched.

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