On This Day for September 14 - Mexico City captured by U.S. forces, Dante is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. September 14 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Dante READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1847 Mexico City captured by U.S. forces READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2009: American dancer and actor Patrick Swayze, who was best known for his performances in the box-office hits Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990), died in Los Angeles after battling pancreatic cancer. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors.] 1994: Acting commissioner of baseball Bud Selig announced that the remainder of the 1994 major league baseball season, including the World Series, would be canceled. Players and owners had failed to reach a settlement of the players' strike begun in August. [Test your knowledge of baseball.] 1982: Grace Kelly—an American actress who abandoned her Hollywood career to marry Rainier III, prince de Monaco—died after suffering a stroke and losing control of the car she was driving. [Take our quiz about women in classic cinema.] 1975: Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. [How much do you know about Christian saints?] 1927: Isadora Duncan, a pioneer of modern expressive dance, died in France when her long scarf became entangled in the rear wheel of the car in which she was riding. [ Take our dance quiz.] 1901: U.S. President William McKinley died eight days after being shot in Buffalo, New York. [Read our list of nine infamous assassins and the world leaders they killed, including William McKinley.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1983 Amy Winehouse British singer-songwriter 1973 Nas American rapper and songwriter 1965 Dmitry Medvedev president of Russia 1879 Margaret Sanger American social reformer 1769 Alexander von Humboldt German explorer and naturalist 1940 Larry Brown American basketball player and coach SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help