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SEPT. 7, 1977: PANAMA CANAL

Treaties were signed to turn over control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. to Panama.

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SEPT. 6, 2017: U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS HIT BY HURRICANE IRMA

The Virgin Islands were hit by Hurricane Irma. Also, on #tdih in 1928, Hurricane Okeechobee formed and hit Puerto Rico and Florida soon in mid-September.

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SEPT. 6, 1870: WOMEN VOTE IN WYOMING

Following a suffrage bill that recognized women’s right to vote and hold public office in Wyoming, Black women there became the first to vote in a U.S. territory in 1870.

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SEPT. 5, 1971: UNOFFICIAL WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

In 1971, Denmark beat Mexico in the second unofficial Women’s World Cup in front of a sold-out crowd of 112,500 fans at Mexico’s Aztec Stadium. As of 2024, it is still the most attended women’s sporting event on record.

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SEPT. 5, 1964: HEFFNERS FORCED OUT OF TOWN FOR CROSSING COLOR LINE

A white family (the Heffners) in McComb, Mississippi, left after a campaign of harassment, ostracism, and economic retaliation for having spoken to civil rights workers.

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SEPT. 5, 1917: FEDERAL RAIDS ON IWW

Federal agents seized records, destroyed equipment and books, and arrested hundreds of activists involved with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

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SEPT. 3, 1991: FIRE AT FOOD PROCESSING PLANT KILLS 25 WORKERS

Chicken plant workers died when a preventable workplace “accident” trapped them in a burning building.

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SEPT. 3, 1868: HENRY MCNEAL TURNER ADDRESSED THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE

Henry McNeal Turner addressed the Georgia Legislature on its decision to expel all Black representatives.