Napoleon enters Moscow
The French army reached a city largely abandoned by its residents. Fires soon spread, and the victory offered neither the supplies nor political settlement Napoleon needed.
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September 14
From an empty capital to the surface of the Moon.
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
After William McKinley died from an assassin’s wound, the 42-year-old vice president took the oath of office in Buffalo, New York.
Luna 2 reaches the Moon
The Soviet probe became the first human-made object to reach another celestial body, impacting near Mare Imbrium.
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Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela created the organization after a conference held from September 10 to 14.
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