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Today in History
Monday, 14 September 2026
2003
In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
2001
Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
1999
1998
Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
1995
Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan
1994
The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
1987
The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them.
1984
Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a hot air balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
1982
President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel, is assassinated.
1975
The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
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