Today in History: September 1, Titanic wreckage found

Today in HistoryToday is Tuesday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2026. There are 121 days left in the year.Today in history:On Sept. 1, 1985, a U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.Also on this date:In 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday; he was succeeded by his five-year-old great-grandson, Louis XV.In 1807, a federal jury in Virginia acquitted former Vice President Aaron Burr of treason for plotting to seize lands belonging to Spain in Louisiana and Mexico.In 1897, the first section of Boston’s new subway was opened, creating the first underground rapid transit system in North America.In 1914, the passenger pigeon, once one