Portal:Oregon/Selected anniversaries/September
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- September 6, 1996 convicted killer Douglas Wright becomes the first person in Oregon to be executed by lethal injection.
- September 6, 1931 the Yaquina Bay Bridge designed by Conde McCullough opens near Newport.
- September 9, 1942 Japan bombed Southwestern Oregon with a seaplane launched from a submarine.
- September 10, 2001 Portland's light rail system expands when the MAX Red Line opens to PDX.
- September 15, 1993 fugitive Kathy Power pleaded guilty to armed robbery and manslaughter after spending 14 years hiding in Oregon.
