Today is Monday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2026 with 108 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune and Saturn. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Venus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include physiologist Ivan Pavlov in 1849; activist Margaret Sanger in 1879; writer/feminist Kate Millett in 1934; actor Walter Koenig in 1936 (age 90); Basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Brown in 1940 (age 86); actor Joey Heatherton in 1944 (age 82); actor Sam Neill in 1947; musician Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (Sha Na Na) in 1947 (age 79); actor Robert Wisdom in 1953 (age 73); musician Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) in 1955 (age 71); Pope Leo XIV in 1955 (age 71); actor Mary Crosby in 1959 (age 67); musician Morten Harket (A-ha) in 1959 (age 67); actor Melissa Leo in 1960 (age 66); actor Faith Ford in 1964 (age 62); actor Michelle Stafford in 1965 (age 61); Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in 1970 (age 56); actor Kimberly Williams-Paisley in 1971 (age 55); actor Andrew Lincoln in 1973 (age 53); musician Nas in 1973 (age 53); celebrity chef Katie Lee in 1981 (age 45); musician Amy Winehouse in 1983; musician Muni Long in 1988 (age 38); actor/musician Logan Henderson (Big Time Rush) in 1989 (age 37); actor Jessica Brown Findlay in 1989 (age 37); NBA player Jimmy Butler in 1989 (age 37); NFL player Deshaun Watson in 1995 (age 31); actor Emma Kenney in 1999 (age 27); musician Han (Stray Kids) in 2000 (age 26).

On this date in history:

In 1901, U.S. President William McKinley died of wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. He was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1920, the first live radio dance music was broadcast, carried by a Detroit station and featuring Paul Specht and his orchestra.

In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 2 -- known informally as Lunik 2 -- became the first Earth-launched space vehicle to land on the moon.

In 1960, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries was founded.

In 1975, Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint.

In 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco -- American film actress Grace Kelly -- was killed when her car plunged off a mountain road by the Cote D'Azur. She was 52.

In 1984, Joe Kittinger, 56, left Caribou, Maine, in a 10-story-tall helium balloon to make the first solo trans-Atlantic balloon crossing. He reached the French coast in three days and landed in Italy another day later.

In 1991, the South African government, ANC, Inkatha Freedom Party and 20 other anti-apartheid groups signed a peace accord to end black factional violence.

In 1996, Bosnians elected a three-person collective presidency: one Muslim, one Serb and one Croat.

In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush proclaimed this to be a day of national mourning and remembrance for those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The FBI identified the hijackers and said several had taken flying lessons in Florida.

In 2003, authorities said an estimated 124 people were dead or missing after South Korea was struck by the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in a century.

In 2005, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, the third and fourth largest U.S. air carriers, filed for bankruptcy as the industry reeled under record high jet fuel costs.

In 2008, the U.S. brokerage firm Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself to Bank of America for $50 billion and Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy after it failed to find a buyer.

In 2010, U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd, imprisoned in Iran on charges of espionage for more than a year after she and two male companions were accused of illegally crossing into Iranian territory, was released on $500,000 bail. The men -- Shane Bauer, her fiance, and Josh Fattal -- were freed just over a year later.

In 2023, the U.S. Justice Department indicted Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, on felony gun charges. He was the first child of a sitting president to be charged by the department.

A thought for the day: "From its brilliancy everything is illuminated." -- Indian Guru Nanak