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4 Sept 1944: Japanese Ambassador to Germany Hiroshi Oshima presses Adolf Hitler to reach a peace with the Soviets, so Germany can concentrate troops on the Western front and take pressure off of Japan in the Pacific. #History #otdirecto7D #ad amzn.to/3xQT275

4 Sept 1944: #British forces take the important port of Antwerp, Belgium. Use of the port won't occur until late Nov due to German occupation of the Scheldt Estuary. Retaking the port was Hitler's objective of the Battle of the Bulge. #ad amzn.to/3oKBmsr

4 Sept 1666: The Great Fire of #London destroys old St. Paul’s Cathedral. It had stood on the site of the current St. Paul’s Cathedral, and was built from 1087 to 1314. The fire started on Sept. 2. #StPaulsCathedral #history #ad amzn.to/2FttxAz

5 Sept 1945: Soviet #diplomat Igor Gouzenko, stationed in Ottawa, defects to Canada. He gives evidence of Soviet spying on the west, including Canada. Some historians consider his defection and revelations the start of the Cold War. #OTD #History #ad amzn.to/4bFII3t

5 Sept 1939: President Roosevelt signs a proclamation declaring U.S. #neutrality during World War II. It occurs just four days after Nazi Germany invaded #Poland and two days after Great #Britain and #France declared war on Germany. #WW2 #OTD #history #ad amzn.to/31WEVxD

5 Sept 1960: Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to #Muhammad Ali, wins the gold medal for U.S. in light #heavyweight #boxing at the Summer #Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. #GoldMedal #History #MuhammadAli #ad amzn.to/3jN89Fn

5 Sept 1944: As the Allies continue to make progress against the Germans during WWII, the Soviets declare war on German ally Bulgaria and enters the country on Sept 8, the next day, Sept 9, a coup occurs in Bulgaria and they declare war on Germany. #ad amzn.to/3xQT275

5 Sept 1997: Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity, dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 87 in Kolkata, India. She became #Saint Teresa on September 4, 2016. #MotherTeresa #CatholicChurch #RIP #ad amzn.to/3lSY3ET

5 Sept 1914: First Battle of the Marne, maybe the most important battle of WWI, begins. Germany was 25 miles from #Paris then French and British counterattack, pushing them back 50 miles, saving Paris. It is known as the "miracle on the Marne." #ad amzn.to/3L7woOE

5 Sept 1698: #Tsar of Russia, Peter the Great, imposes a tax on men who wore beards. The tax was imposed to encourage men to shave so they could adopt a more Western style. The #tax ended in 1772. #history #ad amzn.to/2QYUnTu

5 Sept 1939: Prime Minister Barry Hertzog’s motion for South African to remain #neutral during World War II fails. Deputy Prime Minister Jan #Smuts then becomes Prime Minister and declares war on #Germany on September 6. #WWII #SouthAfrica #OTD #ad amzn.to/331Zatj

5 Sept 1939: Prime Minister Barry Hertzog’s motion for South African to remain #neutral during World War II fails. Deputy Prime Minister Jan #Smuts then becomes Prime Minister and declares war on #Germany on September 6. #WWII #SouthAfrica #OTD #ad amzn.to/331Zatj

5 Sept 1975: Charles Manson cult member Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford. She was paroled in 2009 after serving 34 years in prison for the crime. #history #ad amzn.to/3yIPfGQ

5 Sept 1882: North #London Premier League #football club #Tottenham Hotspur is founded as #Hotspur F.C. by Robert Buckle. #soccer #sports #history #PremierLeague #OTD #ad amzn.to/355v5vn

5 Sept 1945: Soviet #diplomat Igor Gouzenko, stationed in Ottawa, defects to Canada. He gives evidence of #Soviet spying on the west, including Canada. Some historians consider his #defection and revelations the start of the Cold War. #OTD #History #ad amzn.to/4bFII3t

6 Sept 1972: Eleven #Israeli athletes are killed at the #Munich Summer #Olympics after the #Palestinian terrorist group, "Black September", takes them hostage. #history #tragedy #ad amzn.to/2F73zCM

6 Sept 1870: 69 year-old Louisa Ann #Swain of Laramie, #Wyoming becomes the first #woman in the United States to legally vote. She arrives at the polling place before it opened but officials said she could #vote nonetheless. #suffragette #History #OTD #ad amzn.to/330xMMe

6 Sept 1901: U.S. President William McKinley is assassinated by anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Czolgosz had tried to assassinate McKinley the day before but felt he couldn’t get a good shot. #history #OTD #ad amzn.to/3i6YSaH

6 Sept 1944: As the allies advance through #France during World War II, the Germans move the collaborationist Vichy French government to Sigmaringen, Germany. Philippe Pétain, leader of Vichy, was taken to Germany against his will. #OTD #History #WW2 #ad amzn.to/47njHJ7

6 Sept 1966: South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, considered the architect of apartheid, is killed by a mixed-race parliamentary messenger. He founded the Republic of South Africa to preserve minority rules, leaving the British Commonwealth. #ad amzn.to/3btfaZ4