“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
~George Santayana
August 31: On this day in 1955, the world’s first solar powered car was demonstrated at the General Motors Powerama in Chicago.
September 1: On this day in 1939, 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland. Hitler claimed that this invasion was a defensive action.
September 2: In 1969, the first ATM was opened at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York.
September 3: On this day in 1783, the American Revolution officially came to a close when the Treaty of Paris signed.
September 4: In 1886, the Apache chief Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops after fighting to protect his tribe’s homeland for 30 years.
Staff Reporter- Allysen Brown
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