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On this day, Buick Motor Company head William C. Durant incorporated General Motors in New Jersey, U.S., after paying $2,000. Over the years, the company went on to become one of the biggest automobile companies in the world with brands such as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden and Wuling.

Keir Starmer: 'A Lot Of People Think Labour Would Do Better With A Different Leader'

Keir Starmer has said “a lot of people” think Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party “would do better with a different leader”. In a recording passed to HuffPost UK, the shadow Brexit secretary can be heard telling business leaders in Sunderland he is “well aware” Corbyn is unpopular with some voters but that the “political reality” is that party members back him. “I’m well aware from discussions around the United Kingdom and door-knocking and campaigning and canvassing that a lot of people think we would do better with a different leader,” Starmer says.

Scottish Conservative leader denies planning to separate from main party after number of Tory MPs in Scotland rose from one to 13. Ruth Davidson : I was hopelessly conflicted over Brexit. MSP who resigned as leader of Scottish Tories criticises suspension of parliament.

The Scottish Conservative leader is a pragmatist, unburdened by policy detail The second reason is that to continue her assault on SNP power, she needs to show that Scotland is heard in London, and that Scots can have a strong voice across Ruth Davidson : I was hopelessly conflicted over Brexit.

The U.S. president signed the Selective Training and Service Act, which mandated all male American citizens between 21 and 35 years of age to register for the military draft. Although the U.S. was not a part of the World War II at the time, Roosevelt thought it appropriate to build the nation’s army should a threat arise.

The U.S. president granted conditional amnesty to members of the Armed Forces who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. Amnesty was extended to the officers as well who had deserted the military while serving. The pardon came with certain clauses and those pardoned had to reaffirm their loyalty to the U.S. and take up a public service job for two years.

Jean-Claude Juncker told me 'I've got to say "no big deal for Britain" to keep the EU happy… but I want this to work', says David Cameron

The European Commission chief tried to reassure the outgoing Mr Cameron at a Brussels summit just days after the EU referendum result in 2016, according to the ex-PM's new memoirs. Mr Juncker, who has lately thwarted the Government's Brexit plans by insisting that Theresa May's withdrawal deal cannot be renegotiated, told Mr Cameron back then that 'I want to try and make this work', the latest extracts in The Times reveal. 'Of course, I've got to say 'No big deal for Britain', but I have to say these things to keep the European Parliament happy,' Mr Juncker added.

Emotional Ruth Davidson quits as Scottish Tory leader after revealing her 'dread' of working away from her young son - and 'the conflict I have felt Ruth Davidson steps down after eight years as leader of Scottish Conservatives. In a letter she said she had 'proved a poor daughter, sister, partner

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives cited both professional and personal reasons as she announced her resignation, having recently started a family.

Members of Phalange, a Christian Lebanese right-wing party, killed Palestinian refugees in the camps of Shatila and Sabra neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon. Over a span of two days, the militants massacred hundreds or thousands of refugees, including women, children and the elderly.

The former American football player was arrested from the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. He was taken into custody for multiple felonies such as alleged armed robbery and assault. Later, he was sentenced to 33 years in prison and was released in 2017 on parole.

At the Convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 38 of 41 delegates signed the Constitution. It was drafted as a replacement for the Articles of Confederation signed in 1781, which provided the basis for a loose union of states led by a central authority. Drawn up at the Pennsylvania State House, the Constitution needed to be ratified by nine of the 13 early states before it became binding. It was officially adopted when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it in 1788.

Scottish Independence: Poll - majority of Scots will vote "remain in the UK"

A majority of Scots would vote to stay in the UK in a fresh independence referendum, new polling indicates. The survey by the Scotland in Union organisation found 59% would vote to remain, while 41% would back independence. But the findings were dismissed by the SNP Deputy leader Keith Brown who claimed the question was "rigged." It comes on the fifth anniversary of the independence referendum of 2014 - but uses a different question to the one posed five years ago.

Arguably one of the bloodiest one-day battles in American history, the Civil War conflict near Antietam Creek, Maryland, U.S., saw nearly 23,000 soldiers either killed, wounded or go missing. The battle saw Union forces led by Major General George B. McClellan defend Washington, D.C. against the Confederate army led by General Robert E. Lee.

Formerly a high-ranking official with the Navy in the Roosevelt administration, James Forrestal was appointed as the country’s first defense secretary by President Harry S. Truman. Forrestal served till March 28, 1949 and died on May 22, 1949, in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.

The American space agency offered the public the first glimpse of a space shuttle named Enterprise. Unveiled in Palmdale, California, U.S., the Enterprise was a result of over a decade of development. It was named after the starship from the cult TV and movie franchise “Star Trek.”

After more than three decades of hostilities, representatives from Egypt and Israel met at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., to sign accords that set the foundation for the 1979 peace treaty between the two countries. Named for the presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain in Maryland, where negotiations were held for 12 days, the agreement helped Egypt President Anwar al-Sadat and Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin win the Nobel Peace Prize that year.

Immigrant kids fill this town’s schools. Their bus driver is leading the backlash.

In rural Worthington, Minn., a surge of unaccompanied minors has crowded schools and left residents divided over funding an expansion.He stopped in front of familiar farmhouses surrounded by fields of soy and corn, where blond children boarded the bus, chatting in English.

(Pictured) U.S. President Jimmy Carter applauds as Sadat (L) and Begin (C) hug after the signing.

The first president of the U.S., George Washington, laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. The structure itself would take nearly a century to complete – it was delayed by the War of 1812 and later by the Civil War. The official seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. government, today it is part of a complex that includes six Congressional offices and three Libraries of Congress.

After a decisive victory at the Battle of Borodino, French troops led by Napoleon entered the Russian capital. What they found was a nearly deserted city – the population had been evacuated and the Russian army had retreated. Shortly after, fires – allegedly set on the orders of Moscow Governor-General Feodor Rostopchin – broke out across the city. The fires burned for several days, destroyed two-thirds of the city and forced the French to retreat.

The New York Times (NYT) was founded as the New York Daily Times by politician-journalist Henry Jarvis Raymond and former banker George Jones and over the years, the newspaper has won over 100 Pulitzer Prizes.

The Cuban leader arrived in New York City for United Nations’ 15th session. Castro stayed at the Theresa Hotel in Harlem, New York City, and created a stir when he met Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. The trip finished on Sept. 26 with a four-and-a-half-hour speech in which he criticized U.S. foreign policy.

What Does The Supreme Court Decision Mean?

Just when you thought British politics couldn’t get any more complicated - or exciting - the Supreme Court added another, major, twist in the tale.  Related: Johnson 'strongly disagrees with Supreme Court ruling © PA Wire/PA Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson with his senior aid Dominic Cummings as they leave Downing Street, central London.

Canada’s West Edmonton Mall made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for having the world’s largest parking lot. It has the capacity for 20,000 cars.

On July 2, 1881, the 20th president of the U.S. was shot in the arm and back by Charles Guiteau, who was believed to be disgruntled over appointments to the American consulate. Garfield died of his wounds at his home in New Jersey, U.S. He was succeeded by his vice president, Chester Alan Arthur.

On this day, German bombers attacked the Russian city (present-day St. Petersburg) killing over 1,000 civilians. This was one of the more brutal moments of a three-year campaign that was part of a strategy aimed at conquering the Soviet Union and, ultimately, saw over 600,000 people losing their lives.

After serving for a decade as the President of Argentina, Juan Domingo Peron was overthrown in a military coup. The downfall of the country’s economy, widespread corruption and rise in authoritarian practices led to an open revolt by the military demanding the resignation of the president. Peron took political exile initially in Paraguay and later settled in Madrid, Spain, only to return to Argentina after 18 years winning the general elections of 1973.

The U.S. made history by detonating a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at a test site in the state of Nevada. Known as Rainier, the test did not produce any radioactive fallout. The U.S. is also the first to test a nuclear weapon and the first to use one in combat.

No-deal Brexit will be Britain's fault, says EU chief

Failure to reach a Brexit deal would be the sole responsibility of the UK, the president of the European Commission has said. Jean-Claude Juncker insisted he and the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier were doing all they could to secure an agreement because it would be a catastrophe for both Britain and Europe if there was no divorce settlement in place.He also warned that negotiating a future trade deal would not be easy in the event of a no-deal.

The Mexican capital was jolted by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake whose epicenter was in the state of Michoacán, approximately 200 miles (320 kilometers) away. Despite being far from the epicenter, damage was concentrated in the capital, where over thousands of buildings were damaged, large areas were left without electricity and telephone connections, and over 10,000 people killed.

The United Nations sanctioned the use of force to restore Haiti’s first democratically-elected leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was overthrown by military forces in 1991. The invading army consisted of forces from the U.S., Argentina and Poland. However, open conflict was avoided thanks to a last-gasp deal between the leaders of the coup and a delegation led by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, on Sept. 18. The following day, over 20,000 soldiers landed to oversee Haiti’s return to democracy.

The allied army featuring mainly British and French troops, commanded by Lord Raglan and Marshal St. Arnaud, launched an attack on the Imperial Russian army at the River Alma near Sevastopol. After heavy losses of soldiers and weapons, the Russians were forced to flee their positions. The event led to the siege of Sevastopol marking Battle of Alma as the first major battle of the Crimean War.

British submarines executed a series of offensive movements to target and neutralize German warships, particularly the powerful Tirpitz, which carried an array of weapons and was, at the time, the heaviest battleship built by a European navy. The naval battle played out in Norwegian waters, which was settled after three of six midget submarines tasked with attaching explosives to the German ship’s keel reached their target. The Tirpitz was out of action for several months.

During his speech at the U.N. General Assembly, U.S. President John F. Kennedy took Americans and Russians by surprise when he suggested the two countries cooperate on a joint expedition to the moon. He stated, “Why, therefore, should man’s first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition? Why should the United States and the Soviet Union, in preparing for such expeditions, become involved in immense duplication of research, construction, and expenditure?” However, the alliance never really happened and, in 1969, the U.S. beat the USSR to become the first country to land a man on the moon.

(Pictured) President Kennedy is greeted by U.N. Secretary U Thant (R) as he arrives for the General Assembly.

The eagerly anticipated tennis match between Bobby Riggs, a former men’s World No. 1, and Billie Jean King, who won the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships that year, took place at the Houston Astrodome in Texas, U.S. King won the match in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. A 55-year-old Riggs had earlier commented that he could beat any female tennis player of the time.

On this day, the French legislative assembly voted to abolish the monarchy. The move came almost a year after King Louis XVI approved a new Constitution, albeit reluctantly, that transferred power away from the throne. Four months later, in January 1793, the former French king was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was executed on Jan. 21; his queen, Marie-Antoinette, suffered the same fate later that year.

On this day, former American war hero General Benedict Arnold gave British Major John Andre plans to West Point in return for a large sum of money and a better post in the British army. However, the Americans captured and executed Andre; Arnold fled to Britain and joined the enemy troops.

At the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Peking (now Beijing), Mao Zedong announced the formation of the new government “under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.”

Belize, which was earlier known as British Honduras, became an independent nation on this day, bringing an end to the colonial rule. A few days later, it became a member of the United Nations. However, Guatemala – which is in a centuries-long territorial dispute with the country – did not recognize Belize’s independence until 1991.

President Abraham Lincoln issued an emancipation proclamation after Union forces won the Battle of Antietam. The declaration was fueled by the president’s fight against slavery and made the Civil War as much about abolishing slavery as it was about reunification. The proclamation announced slaves in rebel-held states free from Jan. 1, 1863.

The World War I attack saw a German U-boat successfully stage an ambush to sink three British cruisers – HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy. The three were part of a naval force tasked with patrolling the North Sea but were obsolete, compared to the more modern ships at Germany’s disposal. Over 1,400 sailors were killed during the attack; the Germans did not report a single casualty.

The day marked the start of open conflict between the two countries, following prolonged military tensions during the 1980s. It started with Iraqi forces under the command of President Saddam Hussein attacking the oil-rich province of Khuzestan. The war continued for eight years before a ceasefire brokered by the U.N. in 1988. A formal peace agreement was not signed till Aug. 16, 1990.

French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius made a televised address to admit that French agents sank the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand. The ship had plans to protest French nuclear testing in the Pacific. Fabius said: “The truth is cruel… Agents of the DGSE (French secret service) sank this boat (Rainbow Warrior). They acted on orders.”

At 90, the former New York Yankees baseball player died of natural causes at his home in West Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S. He was known as the greatest catcher of all time and had won 10 World Series titles.