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Today in History: September 14
1146
Zangi of the Near East is murdered. The Sultan Nur ad-Din, his son, pursues the conquest of Edessa.

1773
Russian forces under Aleksandr Suvorov successfully storm a Turkish fort at Hirsov, Turkey.

1791
Louis XVI swears his allegiance to the French constitution.

1812
Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Russia reaches its climax as his Grande Armee enters Moscow--only to find the enemy capital deserted and burning, set afire by the few Russians who remained.

1814
Francis Scott Key writes the words to the "Star Spangled Banner" as he waits aboard a British launch in the Chesapeake Bay for the outcome of the British assault on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

1847
U.S. forces under Gen. Winfield Scott capture Mexico City, virtually bringing the two-year Mexican War to a close.

1901
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th President of the United States upon the death of William McKinley, who was shot eight days earlier.

1960
Iraq, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia form OPEC.

1975
Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes the first native-born American saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

1994
Major League Baseball players strike over a salary cap and other proposed changes, forcing the cancellation of the entire postseason and the World Series.

Today in History: Born on September 14
1769
Baron Friedrich von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer who made the first isothermic and isobaric maps.

1849
Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist who studied dogs' responsiveness.

1898
Hal B. Wallis, film producer (The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca).

1934
Kate Millet, feminist writer, author of Sexual Politics.

1983
Amy Winehouse, singer-songwriter; her five Grammy wins (out of six nominations) for her Back to Black album (2006) tied the existing record for most wins by a female artist in a single night; won Brit Award for Best British Female Artist (2007).

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