Sept. 1, 1911Wisconsin passes the
first modern state workers' compensation law. | |
Sept. 3, 1900The Oshkosh Public Library, featuring a neo-classical style, opens. The library was designed by Oshkosh architect William Waters. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society Photo courtesy of the Oshkosh Public Library |  |
Sept. 4, 1846Daniel H. Burnham is born. Burnham, who was an architect and city planner, designed a variety of high-profile projects and, in 1909, presented his Plan of Chicago, which influenced the city's development through a system of parks, roads, buildings and lakefront recreation areas. Source: Library of Congress Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |  |
Sept. 6, 1834Milwaukee County is organized. The county adopted the American Indian name of the river that flowed through the region. Milwaukee comes from the word Milliocki, which means "gathering place by the waters." Sources: Wisconsin History Day by Day and www.milwaukee.org | |
Sept. 6, 1901Leon Czolgosz shoots President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. McKinley, who died eight days later, was succeeded by his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt. Source: Library of Congress Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |  |
Sept. 17, 1976NASA unveils the Enterprise, the space agency's first space shuttle, in California. The craft cost almost $10 billion and took nearly a decade to create. Source: www.historychannel.com Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Foundation |  |
Sept. 18, 1793George Washington officially starts construction of the U.S. Capitol building when he lays the cornerstone for the structure. Constantly changing architects, a fire set by the British and the Civil War forced construction to last nearly a century. Source: www.historychannel.com Image courtesy of Wikimedia Foundation |  |
Sept. 21, 1756John Loudon McAdam is born. The Scottish engineer and road builder invented a new process for building roads with a hard surface, called macadam, to replace soil-based streets. Sources: www.historynet.com and Wikipedia | |
Sept. 27, 1925Construction starts on the Nurburgring racing circuit through the Eifel forests in Germany. The 13-mile course, referred to as "green hell," was regarded as the most dangerous stretch of road on the planet, with 72 corners and a rise and descent of 1,000 feet. Source: www.historychannel.com Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Foundation |  |