Atlantic Ave Magazine September 2023

September 5, 1774, and 1997
• The First Continental Congress was assembled in
Pennsylvania with 56 delegates, representing
every colony except Georgia. Some notable
attendees included George Washington
and Sam Adams.
• Mother Teresa died in Calcutta
at the age of 87. She left behind
a legacy of humanitarian aid
helping the sick and poor in India
through her Missionaries
of Charity order.
September 6, 1991
• After 67 years of being known
as Leningrad, after Vladimir Lenin,
it was renamed Saint Petersburg
following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
September 8, 1565, 1900, and 1974
• The first Catholic settlement in the United States was founded
at St. Augustine in Florida.
• The worst natural disaster in US history
occurred when a hurricane with 120 mph
winds struck Galveston, Texas, killing over
8,000 people.
• A month after resigning in disgrace
following the Watergate scandal,
Richard Nixon was granted a full
pardon by President Gerald R. Ford.
September 9, 1776
• The United States officially comes
into existence when the Continental
Congress changed the name from the
United Colonies.
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September 7, 1822, and 1999
• Brazil declared its independence from Portugal after 322
years as a colony. The two nations would retain close cultural and
economic ties even up until today.
• For the first time since World War II, the German parliament, the
Bundestag, returned to Berlin. It was attended by parliamentarians
from all over the world and marked the 50th anniversary of the
Bundestag’s first post-war session.
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