Today’s highlights

On Sept. 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days prior; Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him, becoming the youngest-ever U.S. president at age 42.

On this date

1847: During the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces under Gen. Winfield Scott took control of Mexico City.

1861: The first naval engagement of the Civil War took place as the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate private schooner Judah off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.

1927: Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan died in Nice, France, when her scarf became entangled in a wheel of the sports car in which she was riding.

1982: Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly film star Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before.

1994: On the 34th day of a strike by players, Acting Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced the 1994 season was over.

2001: Americans packed churches and public squares on a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. President George W. Bush prayed with his Cabinet and attended services at Washington National Cathedral, then flew to New York, where he waded into the ruins of the World Trade Center and addressed rescue workers in a show of resolve.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Walter Koenig (KAY’-nihg) (“Star Trek”) is 88. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 84. Actor Faith Ford is 60. Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is 54. NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler is 35.