A big week for Chaplin, in 1918

• On Sept. 25, 1913, 24-year-old Charlie Chaplin signs with Keystone, a production company known for its silent comedies. Chaplin will make more than a dozen movies in the next year alone, including “Making a Living,” in which he played a mustachioed villain with a monocle.

• On Sept 29, 1907, Gene Autry, perhaps the greatest singing cowboy of all time, is born in Tioga, Texas. Autry’s lasting fame came from his career as the film industry’s favorite singing cowboy. His first movie, “In Old Santa Fe,” was eventually followed by nearly 100 films. Autry died in 1998 at the age of 91.

• On Sept. 27, 1939, 140,000 Polish troops are taken prisoner by the German invaders as Warsaw surrenders to the superior mechanized forces of Hitler’s army. The Poles fought bravely, but were able to hold on for only 26 days.

• On Oct. 1, 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, America’s first toll superhighway, officially opens for service. The Pennsylvania Turnpike was constructed at great expense, leveling any terrain obstructions that hindered efficient travel.