Grand Central Depot
Sep 1 Construction begins on the Grand Central Depot for Cornelius Vanderbilt's New York and Harlem Railroad (later replaced by Grand Central Station)
- Sep 6 1st westbound train arrives in San Francisco
- Sep 6 Mine fire kills 110 at Avondale, Pennsylvania
- Sep 10 Baptist minister supposedly invents rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan
- Sep 13 Jay Gould & James Fisk attempt to control US gold market
- Sep 16 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: At just 18 years of age, Tom Morris Jr. retains his title; beats fellow Scot Bob Kirk by 11 strokes
- Sep 16 Golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one by Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole, Scotland
Das Rheingold
Sep 22 Richard Wagner's opera "Das Rheingold" (the 1st piece of his "Ring" cycle) premieres in Munich, Germany
- Sep 24 Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold
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