What happend on 1st September

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02.09
1939

The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht and SS soldiers is instituted.

1939

World War II: Nazi Germany attacks Poland, beginning the war. (See Polish September Campaign.)

1939

George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

1928

Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.

1923

The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 100,000 people.

1914

The last Passenger Pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.

1914

St. Petersburg, Russia changes its name to Petrograd.

1906

the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) is established.

1905

Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.

1897

The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.