On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shaking
hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York,
when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approached
him and fired two shots into his chest.

Leon F. Czolgosz
(May 5, 1873 – October 29, 1901)

During the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, in the early
morning of September 5, a group of Palestinian terrorists
stormed the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes,
killing two and taking nine others hostage.

The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September,
in return for the release of the hostages, they demanded that
Israel release over 230 Arab prisoners being held in Israeli jails
and two German terrorists.

The 2005 Stephen Spielberg movie Munich was based
on these events.

DIANE KEPLEY

Beyoncé (Giselle Knowles-Carter) is 44 years young today.

Beyoncé is widely regarded as one of the most culturally
significant figures of the 21st century.

Credited with revolutionizing the music industry, Beyoncé
is often deemed one of the greatest entertainers
and most influential artists in history..

Sir Alexander Fleming was a young bacteriologist when an
accidental discovery led to one of the great developments
of modern medicine on September 3, 1928.

He identified the mold as penicillium notatum, similar to
the kind found on bread.

In 1929, Fleming introduced his mold by-product called
penicillin to cure bacterial infections.

   
1999

Actor Keanu Reeves, who brought laid-back charisma to
blockbusters like "Speed" and "The Matrix", is 61 years
old today.