It happened on… September 2

The legendary Serena Williams plays her final tennis match. Considered the greatest female player in history, she has won 39 Grand Slam titles in singles and doubles throughout her career.

A massive fire at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, destroys nearly 20 million artifacts.

Swissair Flight 111 crashes in Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. 229 people lose their lives.

NBC cancels the TV series “Star Trek.” The show had been on the air since September 8, 1966.

San Francisco's cable car system replaces the bus service.

Anne Frank, the author of The Diary of a Young Girl, is sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

"A Trip to the Moon," the first science-fiction film, is released.

Great Britain and its colonies, including Canada, adopt the Gregorian calendar.

The Great Fire of London destroys more than 10,000 buildings, including St. Paul's Cathedral. Only six people lose their lives.