On Sept. 13, 1971, a four-day inmates’ rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York ended as police and guards stormed the prison; the ordeal and final assault claimed the lives of 32 inmates and 11 hostages.
Today’s Highlight in History:In 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
In 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. OpenAI to host first developer conference in San Francisco The conference, dubbed"OpenAI DevDay," will be held on Nov. 6 In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur died at a Las Vegas hospital six days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting; he was 25.In 1998, former Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace died in Montgomery at age 79.
In 2010, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first U.S. Open title and complete a career Grand Slam.
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