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Library of Congress Highlights Key September 8 Historical Events

8 Sep 2026 8:02 a.m. · Source: U.S. Library of Congress

The Library of Congress highlights September 8 in history, featuring the inaugural National Book Festival in 2001, the deadly 1900 Galveston hurricane, and the 1903 chartering of the Quarry Workers' International Union of North America.

Media Weather Business Disasters Digital and Print Publishing Education General Weather Employment and Labor National Book Festival Galveston Hurricane Library of Congress Labor Unions History Laura Bush James Billington U.S. Library of Congress