World War II - Britain and France Declare War September 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany after the German invasion of Poland two days earlier.

World War II - Japan Signs Surrender Terms September 2, 1945 After announcing their surrender two weeks earlier, Japan signs the formal surrender terms aboard the battleship USS Missouri.

World War II Begins September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, starting World War II. Great Britain and France would declare war on Germany two days later.

Princess Diana Killed in Car Crash August 31, 1997 Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, dies as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Diane's boyfriend Dodi Fayed and the driver Henri Paul were pronounced dead at the scene. Trevor Rees-Jones, the bodyguard, ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream August 28, 1963 During his famous March on Washington, the civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaims "I have a dream." Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining mo...