What happend on 6th September

05.09
07.09
1870

Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming, votes in the morning, becoming the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.

1863

American Civil War: Confederates evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.

1861

American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, which gives the Union control of the mouth of the Tennessee River.

1847

Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.

1781

The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting a British minor victory

1776

Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, killing more than 6000.

1628

Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1620

The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America.

1522

The Victoria, one of the surviving ships of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.