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A bit of September 1st history…
1807 - Aaron Burr acquitted of treason of charges of plotting to set up an empire (pictured)
1897 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the 1st underground rapid transit system in North America
1923 - A magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Tokyo, Japan killing 142,000 people
1939 - Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with “black holes”
1939 - WWII starts when Germany invades Poland
1945 - V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan marks end of WWII (US date, 2 September in Japan)
1985 - US - French expedition locates Titanic off Newfoundland
1995 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio
2019 - Co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has his Twitter account hacked
Today In History: September 01