- 1752 – The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
- 1829 – Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War
- 1886 – Typewriter ribbon patented.
- 1917 – Republican government declared in Russia.
- 1960 – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
- 1969 – On December 1, 1969 September 14th is drawn as the first birthdate in the U.S. draft during the Vietnam War.
- 1984 – Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a hot air balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean
- 2001 – Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. While the rest of the world sees the service at the National Cathedral, Canada sees the similar service on Parliament Hill, the largest single vigil ever in the nation’s capital.
- 2001 – U.S. President George W. Bush visits the site of the World Trade Center in New York three days after the terrorist attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers. Standing on top of the rubble, Bush responds to a fireman’s shouts by saying, “I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you, and the people . . . and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.”
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