“Star-Spangled Banner” was written during the British attack

September 13 (UPI) – On this date in history:

In 1814, during a British attack on Fort McHenry, Maryland, Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

In 1940, the chapel of Buckingham Palace was destroyed in the German attack on London. The palace was attacked nine times during World War II. Ten days later, King George VI condemned the “wickedness against which we fight.”

In 1948, Margaret Chase Smith won election to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.

In 1971, New York State troopers stormed Attica State Penitentiary and regained control in a riot that left 43 people dead.

In 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed a declaration of principles on Palestinian self-government at a ceremony in the White House.

In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur died after being shot in an ambush on September 7.

In 2001, US airlines were allowed to resume flight operations, and new, stricter security requirements were introduced for airports following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

In 2007, the UN General Assembly passed a measure outlawing discrimination against indigenous peoples, despite US opposition. The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was a groundbreaking – though non-binding – document that outlined individual and collective rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and other issues.

In 2008, Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston and Houston with heavy rains and winds of 177 km/h. About a million people had to flee and millions were left without power. Officials later stated that Ike had claimed more than 100 lives in the United States and about 75 in Haiti.

In 2013, an Indian court convicted four men of raping and murdering a 23-year-old student on a private bus in Delhi – an attack in December 2012 that sparked nationwide outrage. They were sentenced to death.

In 2023, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Siberia and both promised each other support.