September 08
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1504 – Michelangelo's statue David is unveiled in Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy.
1966 – The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres, with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".
2016 – NASA launches "OSIRIS-REx," its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe will visit "101955 Bennu" and is expected to return with samples in 2023.