Jimi Hendrix Chokes to Death on His Own Vomit September 18, 1970 Jimi Hendrix's girlfriend awakes at 11 a.m. to find him unresponsive, but still breathing. She called an ambulance and he was pronounced dead at the hospital at 12:45 p.m. The coroner would rule that the legendary singer had aspirated his own vomit and di...

M*A*S*H September 17, 1972 The TV show M*A*S*H premieres. It was almost canceled due to poor initial ratings. However, it grew in popularity and the series finale was the most watched single U.S. TV episode in history up to that point, seen by 125 million viewers. The Hawkeye Pierce character was based on the experienc...

Wall Street Bombing September 16, 1920 Wall Street is bombed in an act of terrorism. Thirty people died immediately, and another eight later died of wounds that they sustained in the blast. A horse-drawn wagon passed by lunchtime crowds on Wall Street and stopped across the street from the headquarters of the J.P. Morg...

Iraq War Cost Underestimated September 15, 2002 U.S. President George W. Bush's economic adviser, Lawrence Lindsay, estimates the cost of the Gulf War to be $100-200 billion. This figure was criticized by Donald Rumsfeld, who said it would be under $50 billion. A 2007 Congressional Budget Office report estimated the lo...

Youngest U.S. President September 14, 1901 42-year-old Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in, making him the youngest U.S. president. Roosevelt became president after the assassination of President McKinley. He did not use a Bible for his oath of office. He was the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile (1902), submerg...