September 1: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1715Louis XV became King of France at just five years old after the death of his great-grandfather Louis XIV.
2. 1804German astronomer Karl Harding discovered Juno, the third known asteroid.
3. 1859The Carrington Event, the strongest recorded geomagnetic storm, began; auroras were seen far away.
4. 1878Emma Nutt started work in Boston as the world's first female telephone operator.
5. 1974The SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft set a record by flying from New York to London in under two hours.

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