September 12
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200 events recorded on September 12 throughout history
Peter II of Aragon had 4,000 knights. Simon de Montfort had around 1,000. The math looked straightforward until Peter rode into battle with his identity deliberately concealed — a medieval tradition of honor combat — and was killed before anyone realized who he was. The death of Aragon's king in an unrecognized cavalry charge ended the Aragonese bid to control southern France. The Cathars of Languedoc lost their most powerful protector. The Albigensian Crusade ground on without serious opposition for another 15 years.
A coalition of European armies led by Polish King Jan III Sobieski smashed the Ottoman siege lines surrounding Vienna in one of history's largest cavalry charges. The decisive rout ended Ottoman expansion into Central Europe permanently and triggered a Habsburg counteroffensive that would strip the Ottomans of Hungary and vast Balkan territories within two decades.
American militia forces halted the British land advance toward Baltimore at North Point, killing the commanding British general and buying critical time for the defense of Fort McHenry. The combined defense inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" the following night, transforming a tactical delay into an enduring symbol of national resilience.
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ذكرى هجرة الرسول محمد من مكة إلى المدينة المنورة حسب التقويم الميلادي.
ذكرى هجرة الرسول محمد من مكة إلى المدينة المنورة حسب التقويم الميلادي.
Andronikos I Komnenos had seized the Byzantine throne through a coup, had the previous emperor — a child — strangled,…
Andronikos I Komnenos had seized the Byzantine throne through a coup, had the previous emperor — a child — strangled, and spent two years executing anyone he considered a threat. When his own generals turned on him in 1185, the city mob got hold of him before any court could. He was tortured for three days in the Hippodrome: teeth pulled, hand severed, eye gouged. He kept repeating, witnesses said, 'Lord, why dost thou break a bruised reed?' He'd come to power promising to protect the poor from aristocratic abuse. Nobody remembered that part by the end.
Peter II of Aragon had 4,000 knights.
Peter II of Aragon had 4,000 knights. Simon de Montfort had around 1,000. The math looked straightforward until Peter rode into battle with his identity deliberately concealed — a medieval tradition of honor combat — and was killed before anyone realized who he was. The death of Aragon's king in an unrecognized cavalry charge ended the Aragonese bid to control southern France. The Cathars of Languedoc lost their most powerful protector. The Albigensian Crusade ground on without serious opposition for another 15 years.
James I of Aragon was 21 years old when he landed at Santa Ponça with roughly 15,000 troops and 150 ships.
James I of Aragon was 21 years old when he landed at Santa Ponça with roughly 15,000 troops and 150 ships. Majorca had been under Moorish control for three centuries. The conquest took until December 31. James kept going — Valencia next, then Ibiza, Formentera, Minorca. He'd reign for 63 years and personally oversee more territorial expansion than any other Aragonese king. It all started with this September beach landing by a 21-year-old who wasn't yet sure he'd win.
O futuro rei Teobaldo I de Navarra casa-se com Margarida de Bourbon.
O futuro rei Teobaldo I de Navarra casa-se com Margarida de Bourbon.
King Denis of Portugal and King Ferdinand IV of Castile signed the Treaty of Alcañices to finalize their shared front…
King Denis of Portugal and King Ferdinand IV of Castile signed the Treaty of Alcañices to finalize their shared frontier and seal a lasting friendship. This papal-mediated agreement ended decades of border skirmishes, establishing a stable boundary that remains largely unchanged between the two nations today.
Gibraltar had changed hands repeatedly since the Romans, and Castile wanted it for the same reason everyone did: whoe…
Gibraltar had changed hands repeatedly since the Romans, and Castile wanted it for the same reason everyone did: whoever held that narrow rock controlled the strait between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The 1309 siege succeeded — Castile took Gibraltar from the Emirate of Granada in a matter of weeks. But they couldn't hold it. Granada retook it in 1333. Castile got it back in 1462. Then Spain held it until Britain seized it in 1704 and has kept it ever since. Some rocks attract conquest indefinitely.
In der Schlacht bei Myton schlägt ein schottisches Heer ein englisches Heer, das zur Verteidigung von York aufgeboten…
In der Schlacht bei Myton schlägt ein schottisches Heer ein englisches Heer, das zur Verteidigung von York aufgeboten wurde.
Blanca Margarete von Valois wird zur Königin von Böhmen gekrönt.
Blanca Margarete von Valois wird zur Königin von Böhmen gekrönt.
en Angrogna (norte de Italia) se inicia el Sínodo de Chanforan, en el cual los valdenses de Francia e Italia deciden …
en Angrogna (norte de Italia) se inicia el Sínodo de Chanforan, en el cual los valdenses de Francia e Italia deciden adherirse a la Reforma.
Carlos V autoriza que cuando en el Río de la Plata fallezca la primera autoridad real, la gente elija libremente su s…
Carlos V autoriza que cuando en el Río de la Plata fallezca la primera autoridad real, la gente elija libremente su sucesor.
Felipe II es proclamado rey de Portugal.
Felipe II es proclamado rey de Portugal.
Henry Hudson was looking for a passage to Asia when he turned the Halve Maen into what is now New York Harbor in Sept…
Henry Hudson was looking for a passage to Asia when he turned the Halve Maen into what is now New York Harbor in September 1609. He sailed 150 miles upriver before shallow water stopped him near present-day Albany and he understood it wasn't the Pacific route he needed. He turned back, reported to his Dutch employers, and the Dutch used his maps to claim the territory. Hudson never profited from it. Two years later his own crew mutinied in Canada's James Bay, put him in a small boat with his son and seven others, and sailed home without him.
A Batalha Naval dos Abrolhos, também referida como Batalha Naval de Pernambuco, é travada na costa do atual estado de…
A Batalha Naval dos Abrolhos, também referida como Batalha Naval de Pernambuco, é travada na costa do atual estado de Pernambuco.
frente a las costas brasileñas de Pernambuco, la escuadra española derrota a la neerlandesa en un combate naval.
frente a las costas brasileñas de Pernambuco, la escuadra española derrota a la neerlandesa en un combate naval.
The Valletta gunpowder explosion of 1634 killed 22 people and damaged some of the most fortified buildings in Europe …
The Valletta gunpowder explosion of 1634 killed 22 people and damaged some of the most fortified buildings in Europe — which says something about what happens when you store enormous quantities of military-grade explosive inside a city. Malta was the headquarters of the Knights of St. John, a military-religious order that had been fortifying the island for decades. The factory was inside the city walls because that's where the Knights wanted control over their supplies. Moving it outside would've meant trusting security to someone else. The explosion was, in a sense, a consequence of not trusting anyone.
signature du Traité de Stuhmsdorf, entre la Pologne et la Suède.
signature du Traité de Stuhmsdorf, entre la Pologne et la Suède.
le jeune comte de Brienne est nommé conseiller d'État.
le jeune comte de Brienne est nommé conseiller d'État.
Daniel de Rémy de Courcelles devient gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France.
Daniel de Rémy de Courcelles devient gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France.
Vienna Saved: European Coalition Crushes Ottoman Siege
A coalition of European armies led by Polish King Jan III Sobieski smashed the Ottoman siege lines surrounding Vienna in one of history's largest cavalry charges. The decisive rout ended Ottoman expansion into Central Europe permanently and triggered a Habsburg counteroffensive that would strip the Ottomans of Hungary and vast Balkan territories within two decades.
Zar Peter der Große übernimmt die Alleinherrschaft in Russland.
Zar Peter der Große übernimmt die Alleinherrschaft in Russland.
Interpretación de la serenata La Gloria e Imeneo para soprano, mezzosoprano y orquesta, RV 687, de Antonio Vivaldi, e…
Interpretación de la serenata La Gloria e Imeneo para soprano, mezzosoprano y orquesta, RV 687, de Antonio Vivaldi, en conmemoración de la boda (el 5 de septiembre) del rey Luis XV con la princesa polaca María Leszczyńska.
General Wolfe was 32 and dying — tuberculosis, plus wounds from earlier in the campaign — when his forces scaled the …
General Wolfe was 32 and dying — tuberculosis, plus wounds from earlier in the campaign — when his forces scaled the cliffs above Quebec before dawn on September 13, 1759. The French commander Montcalm chose to meet the British on the Plains of Abraham rather than wait behind Quebec's walls. Both generals were dead within days. The battle lasted 15 minutes. Britain's grip on Canada was effectively sealed before either commander lived to see the surrender. Quebec City fell September 18th. Two armies, two dead generals, one continent reshaped.
O Sultanato de Sulu cede a ilha Balambangan à Companhia Britânica das Índias Orientais.
O Sultanato de Sulu cede a ilha Balambangan à Companhia Britânica das Índias Orientais.
Americans Hold North Point: Baltimore's Defense Begins
American militia forces halted the British land advance toward Baltimore at North Point, killing the commanding British general and buying critical time for the defense of Fort McHenry. The combined defense inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" the following night, transforming a tactical delay into an enduring symbol of national resilience.
en Valparaíso (Chile) se funda el periódico El Mercurio, el más antiguo en lengua española.
en Valparaíso (Chile) se funda el periódico El Mercurio, el más antiguo en lengua española.
Das Rauhe Haus in Hamburg, ein Rettungshaus für verwahrloste und verwaiste Kinder, wird gegründet.
Das Rauhe Haus in Hamburg, ein Rettungshaus für verwahrloste und verwaiste Kinder, wird gegründet.
Die ersten serienmäßig hergestellten fotografischen Kameras werden von dem Pariser Kamerafabrikanten und Inhaber des …
Die ersten serienmäßig hergestellten fotografischen Kameras werden von dem Pariser Kamerafabrikanten und Inhaber des ersten Fotogeschäfts der Welt, Alphonse Giroux, in Paris für 400 Franc zum Kauf angeboten.
Der Komponist Robert Schumann heiratet in Schönefeld bei Leipzig mit gerichtlicher Zustimmung Clara Wieck, deren Vate…
Der Komponist Robert Schumann heiratet in Schönefeld bei Leipzig mit gerichtlicher Zustimmung Clara Wieck, deren Vater jeden Kontakt der beiden verbot und diese Ehe ablehnt.
en la provincia de Corrientes (Argentina) se funda la aldea de Paso de los Libres (fronteriza con la localidad brasil…
en la provincia de Corrientes (Argentina) se funda la aldea de Paso de los Libres (fronteriza con la localidad brasileña de Uruguayana).
Elizabeth Barrett was 40, an invalid who rarely left her bedroom, and her father had forbidden all his children from …
Elizabeth Barrett was 40, an invalid who rarely left her bedroom, and her father had forbidden all his children from marrying — ever. Robert Browning had been writing her passionate letters for 20 months. On September 12, 1846, she slipped out of her father's house on Wimpole Street, met Robert at a church, and married him in secret. A week later they left for Italy. Her father never forgave her and returned her letters unopened until she died. The marriage produced some of the most celebrated love poetry in English. Her father's name is mostly remembered for the street.
Die Offenburger Versammlung proklamiert die Forderungen des Volkes in Baden.
Die Offenburger Versammlung proklamiert die Forderungen des Volkes in Baden.
American forces launched a fierce assault on Chapultepec Castle, the final defensive stronghold protecting Mexico City.
American forces launched a fierce assault on Chapultepec Castle, the final defensive stronghold protecting Mexico City. By scaling the steep cliffs and overcoming the young cadets stationed there, U.S. troops shattered the last organized resistance of the Mexican army. This victory forced the Mexican government to abandon the capital, leading directly to the end of the war.
Twenty-five cantons that had been fighting each other for decades — Catholic versus Protestant, urban versus rural — …
Twenty-five cantons that had been fighting each other for decades — Catholic versus Protestant, urban versus rural — somehow agreed to stop. The Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848 wasn't a compromise so much as a controlled miracle: drafted in just 51 days, it borrowed heavily from the American model while keeping enough cantonal power to stop the whole thing from exploding again. A nation born from a civil war that lasted less than a month. Switzerland hasn't fought one since.
Suiza se convierte en un estado federal.
Suiza se convierte en un estado federal.
For centuries Switzerland was a loose patchwork of cantons that cooperated mainly when threatened.
For centuries Switzerland was a loose patchwork of cantons that cooperated mainly when threatened. Then 1847 brought a brief civil war — the Sonderbund War, lasting just 26 days, with fewer than 100 combat deaths — and suddenly the conservative cantons lost. A federal constitution followed within months. The Swiss didn't build their famous neutrality and stability from a tradition of peace. They built it on the wreckage of a war short enough that the rest of Europe barely noticed it was over.
en Granada (Nicaragua), salen 300 efectivos de las tropas del filibustero estadounidense William Walker, para atacar …
en Granada (Nicaragua), salen 300 efectivos de las tropas del filibustero estadounidense William Walker, para atacar la hacienda San Jacinto 2 días después, en la batalla homónima en la que serán derrotados por un contingente del Ejército del Septentrión comandado por el coronel José Dolores Estrada Vado.
Captain William Lewis Herndon stayed on the bridge after ordering women and children into lifeboats.
Captain William Lewis Herndon stayed on the bridge after ordering women and children into lifeboats. The SS Central America was taking on water 160 miles offshore in a Category 2 hurricane, carrying 477 passengers and 578 mailbags of California gold. Herndon went down with the ship in full dress uniform. The 13 to 15 tons of gold — worth roughly $2 billion today — sat on the ocean floor for 130 years before a recovery team found it in 1988. The wreck triggered one of the messiest treasure-salvage legal battles in American history.
en Trujillo (Honduras) fusilan al aventurero estadounidense William Walker, quien se había apoderado de Nicaragua.
en Trujillo (Honduras) fusilan al aventurero estadounidense William Walker, quien se había apoderado de Nicaragua.
Im Sezessionskrieg überfallen die Konföderierten die Unionstruppen am Turnpike auf der Westseite des Cheat Mountains …
Im Sezessionskrieg überfallen die Konföderierten die Unionstruppen am Turnpike auf der Westseite des Cheat Mountains im westlichen Virginia und besetzen den Turnpike kurzfristig. Die Schlacht am Cheat Mountain dauert bis zum 15. September.
Settlers officially incorporated the District of Maple Ridge, transforming a collection of scattered logging camps al…
Settlers officially incorporated the District of Maple Ridge, transforming a collection of scattered logging camps along the Fraser River into a formal municipality. This administrative shift provided the legal framework for permanent infrastructure, allowing the region to evolve from a resource-extraction outpost into a stable agricultural and residential hub for the growing British Columbia colony.
In London wird am Ufer der Themse ein ägyptischer Obelisk aufgestellt, einer der Nadeln der Kleopatra.
In London wird am Ufer der Themse ein ägyptischer Obelisk aufgestellt, einer der Nadeln der Kleopatra. Den Obelisken hatte Muhammad Ali Pascha im Jahr 1819 Großbritannien geschenkt, doch die Transportkosten wollte jahrzehntelang niemand tragen.
In Wien wird der Schlussstein für das neue Rathaus am Ring gesetzt.
In Wien wird der Schlussstein für das neue Rathaus am Ring gesetzt.
Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0 on September 12, 1885, and the scoreline is real, verified, and will almost certainly n…
Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0 on September 12, 1885, and the scoreline is real, verified, and will almost certainly never be broken in professional football. Bon Accord were a cricket club who'd received the wrong invitation — the fixture was meant for a different team — and showed up anyway, with no goalkeeper and no football boots. Arbroath's John Petrie scored 13 of the goals himself. The referee lost count twice and had to rely on the linesman's notes. Bon Accord disbanded not long after. Arbroath put the record on their club crest.
Pioneer Column scouts established Salisbury as a British South Africa Company fort, securing a strategic foothold in …
Pioneer Column scouts established Salisbury as a British South Africa Company fort, securing a strategic foothold in Mashonaland. This settlement solidified Cecil Rhodes’s territorial ambitions in Southern Africa, eventually evolving into the capital of Zimbabwe and anchoring the administrative infrastructure of the colonial era for nearly a century.
In der Enzyklika Pastoralis officii verwirft Papst Leo XIII.
In der Enzyklika Pastoralis officii verwirft Papst Leo XIII. das Duellieren als christlichen Geboten nicht entsprechend. Er spricht sich dafür aus, dass der Gesetzgeber Duelle unter Strafe stellen soll.
Twenty-one Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs held a mud-brick signal post at Saragarhi against an attacking force of 10…
Twenty-one Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs held a mud-brick signal post at Saragarhi against an attacking force of 10,000 Afridi and Orakzai tribesmen on September 12, 1897. They held for seven hours. Every one of them died. Signaller Gurmukh Singh used the heliograph to relay battle updates to the nearest fort until the walls were breached, then asked permission to put down the telegraph key and fight. Permission was granted. All 21 were awarded the Indian Order of Merit — the highest honor available to Indian soldiers at the time. The post fell. The story didn't.
Twenty-one Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs held a remote outpost against ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen for six hours…
Twenty-one Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs held a remote outpost against ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen for six hours until their ammunition ran dry. Their final stand forced the tribesmen to delay their advance, providing the British Indian Army enough time to reorganize and eventually secure the Samana Range during the Tirah campaign.
El físico alemán Max Planck presenta las bases de la física cuántica al formular que la energía se radia en unidades …
El físico alemán Max Planck presenta las bases de la física cuántica al formular que la energía se radia en unidades pequeñas separadas, denominadas cuantos.
El ingeniero e inventor italiano Guiglielmo Marconi realiza la primera comunicación radiofónica que cruza el Atlántic…
El ingeniero e inventor italiano Guiglielmo Marconi realiza la primera comunicación radiofónica que cruza el Atlántico, entre Cornualles (Inglaterra) y Terranova (Canadá).
Das japanische Schlachtschiff Mikasa sinkt nach einer Munitionsexplosion.
Das japanische Schlachtschiff Mikasa sinkt nach einer Munitionsexplosion. Von der 935 Mann starken Besatzung kommen 256 ums Leben, 343 Mann werden verletzt.
In Kopenhagen wird das nach italienischen Vorbildern gestaltete neue Rathaus eingeweiht, das Dänemarks höchster Turm …
In Kopenhagen wird das nach italienischen Vorbildern gestaltete neue Rathaus eingeweiht, das Dänemarks höchster Turm schmückt.
Dem Dänen Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer gelingt mit seinem Flugapparat Ellehammer No.
Dem Dänen Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer gelingt mit seinem Flugapparat Ellehammer No. 1 ein Flug von 42 Metern.
Viscount Tredegar inaugurated the Newport Transporter Bridge, a rare engineering marvel that shuttles passengers acro…
Viscount Tredegar inaugurated the Newport Transporter Bridge, a rare engineering marvel that shuttles passengers across the River Usk via a suspended gondola. By eliminating the need for a traditional bridge that would obstruct tall shipping masts, the structure allowed the port to maintain its industrial efficiency while connecting the divided city of Newport.
le chimiste allemand Fritz Hofmann dépose le brevet du premier caoutchouc synthétique.
le chimiste allemand Fritz Hofmann dépose le brevet du premier caoutchouc synthétique.
Se funda la Iglesia metodista pentecostal de Chile.
Se funda la Iglesia metodista pentecostal de Chile.
Mahler called it the Symphony of a Thousand — not modestly.
Mahler called it the Symphony of a Thousand — not modestly. The premiere in Munich used 1,023 performers total: 852 singers across multiple choirs and 171 orchestral players. He'd never heard it with a full ensemble before that night; the forces required made proper rehearsal nearly impossible. The audience included Siegmund Freud, Stefan Zweig, and the composer Richard Strauss. Mahler died nine months later. He never heard the symphony performed again.
Inauguração do Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, o espetáculo foi iniciado com a leitura de um trecho da obra da ópera …
Inauguração do Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, o espetáculo foi iniciado com a leitura de um trecho da obra da ópera Il Guarany, de Carlos Gomes. Seguiu-se depois a encenação da ópera Hamlet, de Ambroise Thomas.
fin de la première bataille de la Marne (Première Guerre mondiale).
fin de la première bataille de la Marne (Première Guerre mondiale).
For 53 days, roughly 5,000 Armenian survivors held off the Ottoman military on a mountain called Musa Dagh — the Moun…
For 53 days, roughly 5,000 Armenian survivors held off the Ottoman military on a mountain called Musa Dagh — the Mountain of Moses — using homemade fortifications and scavenged weapons. They'd refused deportation orders that everyone knew were death sentences. On September 10, 1915, French naval vessels spotted white sheets the survivors had hung as signals and evacuated over 4,000 people to safety. Franz Werfel turned the story into a novel in 1933. MGM tried to make it into a film — Turkey pressured the US State Department to stop production. The movie was never made. The mountain is still there.
Südwestlich von Land’s End wird das britische Passagierschiff Galway Castle von dem deutschen U-Boot U 82 torpediert.
Südwestlich von Land’s End wird das britische Passagierschiff Galway Castle von dem deutschen U-Boot U 82 torpediert. 143 der 950 Passagiere und Besatzungsmitglieder sterben.
Am London Bullion Market treffen sich zum ersten Mal Goldhändler, um den Weltmarktpreis für Gold formal zu fixieren.
Am London Bullion Market treffen sich zum ersten Mal Goldhändler, um den Weltmarktpreis für Gold formal zu fixieren.
Adolf Hitler attended a meeting of the obscure German Workers' Party and accepted an invitation to join, becoming its…
Adolf Hitler attended a meeting of the obscure German Workers' Party and accepted an invitation to join, becoming its seventh member. His entry transformed a fringe nationalist discussion group into a disciplined political machine, providing the organizational structure he later used to dismantle the Weimar Republic and seize absolute control of the German state.
Se firma el documento con el que se funda la Academia Mexicana de la Historia, en la calle de San Ildefonso, en la Ci…
Se firma el documento con el que se funda la Academia Mexicana de la Historia, en la calle de San Ildefonso, en la Ciudad de México. Desde entonces, se conmemora en ese país el Día del Historiador.
In Antwerpen gehen die VII.
In Antwerpen gehen die VII. Olympischen Sommerspiele zu Ende.
Die Heimkehle wird als Schauhöhle eröffnet.
Die Heimkehle wird als Schauhöhle eröffnet.
arrestation de Simon Kimbangu, fondateur du kimbanguisme.
arrestation de Simon Kimbangu, fondateur du kimbanguisme.
When Britain formally annexed Southern Rhodesia in 1923, it was partly because the white settler population had just …
When Britain formally annexed Southern Rhodesia in 1923, it was partly because the white settler population had just voted — in a referendum — against joining South Africa. Given what South Africa became, that vote looks different in retrospect. Britain's alternative was to grant the settlers a form of self-governance that concentrated power in white hands from the start, building the racial architecture that would eventually produce UDI in 1965 and a war of liberation that lasted until 1980, when Zimbabwe finally emerged. The 1923 annexation didn't create those problems. But it locked in the conditions for them.
Der Okeechobee-Hurrikan kostet auf Guadeloupe rund 1200 Menschenleben.
Der Okeechobee-Hurrikan kostet auf Guadeloupe rund 1200 Menschenleben.
en los Estados Unidos, la actriz Katharine Hepburn debuta en el teatro.
en los Estados Unidos, la actriz Katharine Hepburn debuta en el teatro.
en Paraguay, el Gobierno decreta un estado de sitio a causa del surgimiento de un movimiento comunista.
en Paraguay, el Gobierno decreta un estado de sitio a causa del surgimiento de un movimiento comunista.
Wilfred Rhodes played his first first-class cricket match in 1898 and his last in 1930 — a 32-year span no profession…
Wilfred Rhodes played his first first-class cricket match in 1898 and his last in 1930 — a 32-year span no professional cricketer has matched. He took 4,204 wickets and scored 39,802 runs. At his peak he batted at number 11 for England; by 1912 he'd risen to open the batting. He finished his career by taking five wickets in his final match against the Australians, aged 52. The last game of 1,110.
In der Steiermark beginnt der Pfrimer-Putsch.
In der Steiermark beginnt der Pfrimer-Putsch. Walter Pfrimer will eine Heimwehrregierung in Österreich an die Macht bringen. Den Marsch auf Wien stoppt am Folgetag das Bundesheer.
Angehörige der SA begehen beim Kurfürstendamm-Krawall in Berlin massive antisemitische Übergriffe.
Angehörige der SA begehen beim Kurfürstendamm-Krawall in Berlin massive antisemitische Übergriffe.
en Honduras Británica, un ciclón causa la muerte de más de 700 personas y centenares de heridos.
en Honduras Británica, un ciclón causa la muerte de más de 700 personas y centenares de heridos.
Reichskanzler Franz von Papen wird durch einen Misstrauensantrag gestürzt und der Reichstag durch den Reichspräsident…
Reichskanzler Franz von Papen wird durch einen Misstrauensantrag gestürzt und der Reichstag durch den Reichspräsidenten Hindenburg aufgelöst.
Leó Szilárd had just read H.G.
Leó Szilárd had just read H.G. Wells' novel 'The World Set Free,' which described atomic bombs destroying cities, when he stepped off the curb at Southampton Row. The traffic light turned red. He waited. And standing there, he worked out that if a neutron could split an atom and release two neutrons, those two could split two more atoms, releasing four — and so on, indefinitely. He filed a patent on the chain reaction in 1934 and assigned it to the British Admiralty to keep it secret. He'd just invented the theoretical basis for both nuclear power and the atomic bomb, at a traffic light.
Inaugurada a Rádio Nacional do Rio de Janeiro.
Inaugurada a Rádio Nacional do Rio de Janeiro.
Hitler's speech at Nuremberg demanding Sudeten German self-determination was carefully calibrated — not an invasion d…
Hitler's speech at Nuremberg demanding Sudeten German self-determination was carefully calibrated — not an invasion demand, just autonomy. Britain's Neville Chamberlain flew to Berchtesgaden three days later to negotiate personally. The Sudetenland held Czechoslovakia's entire defensive fortification line — 2,000 bunkers built specifically to stop Germany. When Britain and France agreed at Munich 17 days later to hand it over, Czechoslovakia lost every fortification it had. German tanks rolled into Prague six months after that.
The Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil, New Jersey was manufacturing explosives for the British military when so…
The Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil, New Jersey was manufacturing explosives for the British military when something ignited on September 12, 1940. The blast killed 51 workers and injured more than 200. Windows shattered 25 miles away. The plant was one of dozens across the United States quietly arming Britain more than a year before America officially entered the war. The explosion was investigated but no definitive cause was ever proven publicly — wartime information control kept many details classified. It remains one of the deadliest industrial disasters in New Jersey history.
Four teenagers stumbled upon the Lascaux cave system, revealing hundreds of prehistoric paintings of bulls, stags, an…
Four teenagers stumbled upon the Lascaux cave system, revealing hundreds of prehistoric paintings of bulls, stags, and horses. These vivid depictions forced archaeologists to radically revise their understanding of Paleolithic cognitive abilities, proving that early humans possessed sophisticated artistic techniques and complex symbolic thought nearly 17,000 years ago.
The RMS Laconia was carrying 1,800 Italian prisoners of war when the U-156 torpedoed her 900 miles off the West Afric…
The RMS Laconia was carrying 1,800 Italian prisoners of war when the U-156 torpedoed her 900 miles off the West African coast. When the submarine's commander, Werner Hartenstein, surfaced and realized civilians and POWs were drowning, he broadcast an open rescue appeal in English, hung Red Cross flags over the U-boat, and began pulling survivors from the water. Allied aircraft attacked him anyway. The resulting Laconia Order from Admiral Dönitz forbade German submarines from rescuing any survivors ever again. A mercy attempt produced a policy of abandonment.
Colonel Merritt Edson placed his 800 Marines on a razorback ridge south of Henderson Field and told them it was the J…
Colonel Merritt Edson placed his 800 Marines on a razorback ridge south of Henderson Field and told them it was the Japanese army's most likely attack route. He was right. Roughly 3,000 Japanese troops attacked in waves for two nights. The Marines held — barely, with Edson himself repositioning men under fire. Henderson Field never fell. The airstrip it protected would prove decisive in the entire Guadalcanal campaign. Edson received the Medal of Honor. The ridge still carries his name.
Mussolini had been imprisoned at Campo Imperatore, a ski resort 6,000 feet up in the Apennines, deliberately chosen b…
Mussolini had been imprisoned at Campo Imperatore, a ski resort 6,000 feet up in the Apennines, deliberately chosen because it was accessible only by cable car. Otto Skorzeny landed twelve DFS 230 gliders on the rocky slope in a 4-minute assault using no parachutes — each glider braked by dragging sandbags. Not a single shot was fired. Mussolini reportedly looked dazed and didn't speak during the flight out. Hitler had demanded the rescue partly for prestige. Mussolini spent the next 19 months as a German puppet before being executed by Italian partisans.
Die Deutsche Bischofskonferenz lässt ihren Dekalog-Hirtenbrief in den katholischen Kirchen verlesen: stärkste Stellun…
Die Deutsche Bischofskonferenz lässt ihren Dekalog-Hirtenbrief in den katholischen Kirchen verlesen: stärkste Stellungnahme gegen den staatlichen Mord.
le protocole de Londres est signé.
le protocole de Londres est signé.
American troops crossed the German border near Trier on September 11, 1944 — the first Allied soldiers to enter Germa…
American troops crossed the German border near Trier on September 11, 1944 — the first Allied soldiers to enter Germany itself since the Napoleonic era. They expected fierce resistance. Instead the first patrols walked across the border almost unopposed. Meanwhile, 600 miles east, Soviet forces and Yugoslav Partisans were pushing through Serbia simultaneously. Germany was being squeezed from every direction at once. The war in Europe had eight more months to run.
Partisan forces liberated the Serbian town of Bajina Bašta from Axis control, tightening their grip on the mountainou…
Partisan forces liberated the Serbian town of Bajina Bašta from Axis control, tightening their grip on the mountainous regions of western Yugoslavia. This victory disrupted vital German supply lines and forced the Wehrmacht to divert precious manpower to secure their crumbling Balkan front, accelerating the collapse of the occupation across the peninsula.
Fiodór Tolbujin y Rodión Malinovski son nombrados Mariscales de la Unión Soviética.
Fiodór Tolbujin y Rodión Malinovski son nombrados Mariscales de la Unión Soviética.
A República Popular da Coreia é proclamada, pondo fim ao domínio japonês sobre a Coreia.
A República Popular da Coreia é proclamada, pondo fim ao domínio japonês sobre a Coreia.
en Pavía (Italia), encuentran el cadáver de Mussolini, robado cuatro meses antes.
en Pavía (Italia), encuentran el cadáver de Mussolini, robado cuatro meses antes.
Guerra Civil Chinesa: O marechal Lin Biao, comandante-em-chefe do Exército de Campo do Nordeste comunista chinês, lan…
Guerra Civil Chinesa: O marechal Lin Biao, comandante-em-chefe do Exército de Campo do Nordeste comunista chinês, lançou uma ofensiva maciça contra Jinzhou, a Campanha de Liaoshen começou.
India's 'Police Action' against Hyderabad began the morning after Muhammad Ali Jinnah died — a coincidence that shape…
India's 'Police Action' against Hyderabad began the morning after Muhammad Ali Jinnah died — a coincidence that shaped how both events were reported internationally. The Nizam of Hyderabad, one of the wealthiest men on earth, commanded a state the size of France sitting entirely surrounded by Indian territory. Indian troops took the entire state in four days. The Nizam's army surrendered on September 17. Pakistan, still absorbing Jinnah's death, could do nothing. Hyderabad became part of India, and the timing buried the story outside Asia.
en Alemania se proclama la República Federal Alemana.
en Alemania se proclama la República Federal Alemana. Theodor Heuss es elegido presidente y Konrad Adenauer, canciller federal.
Miguel Itzigsohn descubre el asteroide Aguilar (1800).
Miguel Itzigsohn descubre el asteroide Aguilar (1800).
Ocorrências estranhas, incluindo um avistamento de monstros, ocorrem em Flatwoods, Virgínia Ocidental.
Ocorrências estranhas, incluindo um avistamento de monstros, ocorrem em Flatwoods, Virgínia Ocidental.
On September 12, 1952, something landed or crashed near Flatwoods, West Virginia, and several residents — including c…
On September 12, 1952, something landed or crashed near Flatwoods, West Virginia, and several residents — including children — reported seeing a creature 10 feet tall with a glowing face, a spade-shaped head, and a hissing sound. A local journalist investigated. The smell made witnesses physically ill. The official explanation: a barn owl in a tree, lit by flashlights, panic doing the rest. But the nausea, the lights in the sky, the scorch marks on the ground — those got less attention. The Flatwoods Monster became a local mascot. The questions about what actually landed didn't go away.
en Moscú (Unión Soviética), Nikita Jrushchov asume como secretario general del Partido Comunista de la Unión Soviética.
en Moscú (Unión Soviética), Nikita Jrushchov asume como secretario general del Partido Comunista de la Unión Soviética.
Jack Kennedy was a senator from Massachusetts and Jacqueline Bouvier was 24 years old when they married at St. Mary's…
Jack Kennedy was a senator from Massachusetts and Jacqueline Bouvier was 24 years old when they married at St. Mary's Church in Newport before 800 guests. Three thousand people crashed the reception. She wore a gown with 50 yards of ivory silk taffeta — a dress she privately called too fussy. He was 36, already planning a presidential run, already difficult. The wedding photo ran on front pages across the country. What neither of them knew: they had exactly ten years.
en Colombia, la guerrilla liberal colombiana acepta la amnistía propuesta por el gobierno militar, tras cuatro años d…
en Colombia, la guerrilla liberal colombiana acepta la amnistía propuesta por el gobierno militar, tras cuatro años de lucha.
Kilby's Chip: The Birth of Modern Computing
Jack Kilby demonstrated the first working integrated circuit at Texas Instruments, cramming multiple electronic components onto a single semiconductor chip for the first time. This proof of concept eliminated the need for hand-wired connections between discrete components, launching the miniaturization revolution that produced modern computers, smartphones, and every digital device in existence.
Jack Kilby successfully tested the first integrated circuit at Texas Instruments, proving that multiple electronic co…
Jack Kilby successfully tested the first integrated circuit at Texas Instruments, proving that multiple electronic components could exist on a single sliver of germanium. This breakthrough replaced bulky, hand-wired circuits with miniaturized chips, directly enabling the development of modern computers, smartphones, and the entire digital infrastructure that powers today’s global economy.
NBC launched Bonanza to showcase the vibrant capabilities of its parent company’s color television sets.
NBC launched Bonanza to showcase the vibrant capabilities of its parent company’s color television sets. By centering the Cartwright family’s Nevada ranch life in high-definition hues, the network successfully pressured consumers to abandon black-and-white receivers and accelerated the industry-wide transition to color broadcasting.
NBC premiered the Western series Bonanza, compelling television manufacturers to accelerate the production of color s…
NBC premiered the Western series Bonanza, compelling television manufacturers to accelerate the production of color sets to meet viewer demand. This broadcast ended the era of black-and-white dominance, as the vibrant Nevada landscapes proved that color technology could successfully drive mass-market consumer interest in home entertainment.
Luna 2 was a metal sphere studded with antennas, carrying no camera and no return mechanism.
Luna 2 was a metal sphere studded with antennas, carrying no camera and no return mechanism. On September 12, 1959, the Soviet Union launched it on a direct collision course with the moon. It hit the lunar surface near the Sea of Serenity on September 14th — the first human-made object to reach another celestial body. Before impact, it released a cloud of sodium gas so ground observers could track it visually. The Soviets had just littered the moon. And in doing so, crossed a threshold humanity had only dreamed about.
In der DDR wird nach Wilhelm Piecks Tod anstelle des Amts des Staatspräsidenten der Staatsrat der DDR geschaffen.
In der DDR wird nach Wilhelm Piecks Tod anstelle des Amts des Staatspräsidenten der Staatsrat der DDR geschaffen.
JFK's September 1960 speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association was a direct response to fears that a Cath…
JFK's September 1960 speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association was a direct response to fears that a Catholic president would take orders from the Vatican. He stood before a room of skeptical Protestant ministers and said, plainly, that he believed in absolute separation of church and state — and that if his conscience ever conflicted with the national interest, he'd resign rather than compromise either. It was a 20-minute speech that arguably saved his candidacy. Nixon never gave an equivalent speech about his faith. He didn't have to.
en el barrio Salvadora de la villa de Santo Domingo (en la antigua provincia cubana de Las Villas), la banda de Thond…
en el barrio Salvadora de la villa de Santo Domingo (en la antigua provincia cubana de Las Villas), la banda de Thondike (Margarito Lanza Flores) ―en el marco de los ataques terroristas organizados por la CIA estadounidense― asesina al miliciano Tomás Hormiga García.
Air France Flight 2005 slammed into a hillside during its final approach to Rabat–Salé Airport, killing all 77 passen…
Air France Flight 2005 slammed into a hillside during its final approach to Rabat–Salé Airport, killing all 77 passengers and crew on board. Investigators traced the disaster to faulty navigation equipment and poor visibility, forcing international aviation authorities to overhaul landing procedures and mandate stricter instrument approach standards for commercial flights in North Africa.
Twelve newly independent African nations gathered in September 1961 to form the African and Malagasy Union — a politi…
Twelve newly independent African nations gathered in September 1961 to form the African and Malagasy Union — a political and economic bloc that tried to give post-colonial Africa a unified voice almost immediately after the flags went up. It didn't last in that form; by 1964 it had restructured twice. But the impulse behind it — that African states needed collective leverage to resist being pulled apart by Cold War powers offering aid with strings attached — was exactly right. The African Union today is its distant, more durable descendant.
Kennedy was sweating through a Houston September when he gave the Rice University speech — 35,000 people in a footbal…
Kennedy was sweating through a Houston September when he gave the Rice University speech — 35,000 people in a football stadium, 100 degrees on the field, and a president essentially daring America to do something it had no actual plan to do yet. 'We choose to go to the Moon in this decade,' he said. NASA's budget at that point couldn't get a man into orbit reliably, let alone to the Moon. Kennedy knew it. His advisors knew it. The speech was a bet placed before the odds were calculated. And it worked — though Kennedy wouldn't live to see it.
Auf Bali wird in der Hauptstadt Denpasar die Udayana-Universität gegründet.
Auf Bali wird in der Hauptstadt Denpasar die Udayana-Universität gegründet.
Porsche stellt auf der Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt am Main als Nachfolger des Modells 356 den …
Porsche stellt auf der Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt am Main als Nachfolger des Modells 356 den 901 vor. Dieser muss aufgrund von Markenrechten Peugeots ein Jahr später in 911 umbenannt werden.
In Utah wird der Canyonlands-Nationalpark unter den gesetzlichen Schutz eines Nationalparks gestellt.
In Utah wird der Canyonlands-Nationalpark unter den gesetzlichen Schutz eines Nationalparks gestellt.
Canyonlands sat unprotected for so long partly because it was so hard to reach.
Canyonlands sat unprotected for so long partly because it was so hard to reach. No paved roads, brutal terrain, temperatures that could swing 50 degrees in a day. Stewart Udall, Kennedy's Interior Secretary, had to fight ranching and mining interests who'd been using the land for decades. The park was designated at 337,598 acres — roughly half what Udall had wanted. It remains the least visited of Utah's five national parks, which is either a shame or the whole point, depending on who you ask.
Gemini 11 Sets Altitude Record: 853 Miles Above Earth
Gemini 11 rocketed to an altitude of 853 miles, setting a crewed spaceflight record that would stand until the Apollo lunar missions. Astronauts Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon also achieved the first fully automatic reentry, proving the computer-guided techniques essential for safely returning Apollo crews from the Moon.
Albania abandona el Pacto de Varsovia.
Albania abandona el Pacto de Varsovia.
a 332 m bajo tierra, en el Área U3fb del Sitio de pruebas atómicas de Nevada (a unos 100 km al noroeste de la ciudad …
a 332 m bajo tierra, en el Área U3fb del Sitio de pruebas atómicas de Nevada (a unos 100 km al noroeste de la ciudad de Las Vegas), a las 6:00 (hora local), Estados Unidos detona su bomba atómica Knife-A, de 29 kilotones. Es la bomba n.º 576 de las 1132 que Estados Unidos detonó entre 1945 y 1992.
A Philippine Air Lines DC-3 veered off a runway during a stormy landing and slammed into a hillside, killing all 45 s…
A Philippine Air Lines DC-3 veered off a runway during a stormy landing and slammed into a hillside, killing all 45 souls on board. This tragedy exposed critical gaps in weather monitoring and pilot training protocols across Southeast Asian aviation, pushing airlines to overhaul their emergency response systems.
début du septembre noir en Jordanie.
début du septembre noir en Jordanie.
The PFLP landed three hijacked planes at Dawson's Field — an abandoned RAF airstrip in the Jordanian desert — and inv…
The PFLP landed three hijacked planes at Dawson's Field — an abandoned RAF airstrip in the Jordanian desert — and invited journalists and cameras. The whole operation was theater: proof that a stateless people could force the world to watch. Then they blew up all three planes on live television with no one aboard. The passengers were already dispersed in Amman. Jordan's King Hussein responded by declaring martial law, triggering Black September — a civil war between the PLO and the Jordanian army that killed thousands.
en Catamarca (Argentina) se funda la Universidad Nacional de Catamarca (UNCa).
en Catamarca (Argentina) se funda la Universidad Nacional de Catamarca (UNCa).
en Santiago de Chile, el diario La Segunda anuncia que el cantante Víctor Jara ha fallecido de manera no violenta, y …
en Santiago de Chile, el diario La Segunda anuncia que el cantante Víctor Jara ha fallecido de manera no violenta, y que su sepelio ha sido de carácter privado. En realidad, Jara estaba siendo torturado y sería asesinado cuatro días después.
se presenta por primera vez el grupo Tlen-Huicani integrado por Alberto de la Rosa, Gerónimo Reyes, Cesáreo Arenal, A…
se presenta por primera vez el grupo Tlen-Huicani integrado por Alberto de la Rosa, Gerónimo Reyes, Cesáreo Arenal, Alfonso Lagunes y Abdías Ramírez.
Emperor Haile Selassie Deposed: Ethiopia's Monarchy Ends
A military coup by the Derg topples Emperor Haile Selassie after his 58-year reign, shattering Ethiopia's ancient monarchy and triggering decades of brutal civil war. This violent shift dismantles imperial rule, plunging the nation into chaos that claims millions of lives before a new government finally emerges.
Amílcar Cabral was the architect of Guinea-Bissau's independence movement — a poet, agronomist, and guerrilla strateg…
Amílcar Cabral was the architect of Guinea-Bissau's independence movement — a poet, agronomist, and guerrilla strategist who was assassinated just eight months before his country's liberation. The youth organization founded in his name on September 12, 1974 was built to carry forward what he'd started. Cabral had written that colonialism couldn't be defeated without understanding the culture it tried to erase. He was 48 when he was killed. The country he never saw free named its next generation's political education after him.
Pink Floyd estrena su nuevo disco "Wish You Were Here"
Pink Floyd estrena su nuevo disco "Wish You Were Here"
en la calle Junín esquina Rawson, en la ciudad de Rosario (Argentina), un grupo de guerrilleros pertenecientes a la o…
en la calle Junín esquina Rawson, en la ciudad de Rosario (Argentina), un grupo de guerrilleros pertenecientes a la organización Montoneros detona una bomba ubicada dentro de un automóvil Citroën, tomando como objetivo a un colectivo en el que viajaban en su mayoría policías. En la explosión mueren 9 policías y 2 civiles.
Biko Dies in Custody: Apartheid Martyr Born
South African security forces kill anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko while he is detained without trial, sparking global outrage that isolates the apartheid regime further. His death galvanizes international sanctions and accelerates the internal resistance that eventually dismantles the system of institutionalized racial segregation.
A massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering localized tsunamis that devastated c…
A massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering localized tsunamis that devastated coastal infrastructure. The disaster forced the government to overhaul its seismic monitoring systems and building codes, directly influencing how the nation manages disaster preparedness in one of the world's most active tectonic zones.
General Kenan Evren seized control of Turkey in a military coup, suspending the constitution and dissolving parliamen…
General Kenan Evren seized control of Turkey in a military coup, suspending the constitution and dissolving parliament to end years of violent political factionalism. This intervention triggered a three-year period of martial law, resulting in the mass arrest, torture, and execution of thousands of citizens while permanently restructuring the nation’s legal and political framework.
Turkey's third military coup in 20 years happened on September 12, 1980 — and this time the generals had been plannin…
Turkey's third military coup in 20 years happened on September 12, 1980 — and this time the generals had been planning it for months, watching the country spiral through political street violence that killed an average of 20 people a day in 1980. General Kenan Evren went on television at dawn. Martial law. Political parties dissolved. Half a million people arrested over the following years. The coup was condemned internationally and accepted domestically by many who were exhausted by the violence. Evren was elected president in 1982. He wasn't prosecuted until 2014, when he was 96.
golpe militar en Turquía.
golpe militar en Turquía.
Der Chaos Computer Club wird in Berlin gegründet.
Der Chaos Computer Club wird in Berlin gegründet.
Inaugurado o Memorial JK em Brasília.
Inaugurado o Memorial JK em Brasília.
Beim Zusammenstoß eines deutschen Reisebusses mit einer Regionalbahn bei Pfäffikon werden 39 Reisende getötet.
Beim Zusammenstoß eines deutschen Reisebusses mit einer Regionalbahn bei Pfäffikon werden 39 Reisende getötet.
The Soviet Union blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning its military for shooting down Korea…
The Soviet Union blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning its military for shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007. This veto paralyzed international efforts to hold the Kremlin accountable for the deaths of 269 civilians, deepening the diplomatic freeze between the Eastern Bloc and the West during the final, tense years of the Cold War.
The Los Macheteros, a Puerto Rican independence group, walked into the Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford with inside…
The Los Macheteros, a Puerto Rican independence group, walked into the Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford with inside help — a guard named Victor Gerena had spent months as a model employee before handing over $7 million in cash and disappearing. He was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. As of 2024, he's never been captured. The $7 million was the largest cash robbery in U.S. history at the time, and most of it was never recovered. Gerena is believed to be living in Cuba.
Dwight Gooden was 19 years old.
Dwight Gooden was 19 years old. In his first full Major League season, he struck out 276 batters in 218 innings — and his fastball was clocked consistently above 95 mph. He didn't just break Herb Score's rookie strikeout record; he lapped it. The following year, 1985, he went 24-4 with a 1.53 ERA and won the Cy Young unanimously. Baseball hadn't seen anything like him. He was supposed to define the next two decades. Addiction derailed almost all of it, almost immediately.
Im Kreiskrankenhaus Böblingen führt der deutsche Chirurg Erich Mühe die weltweit erste laparoskopische Cholezystektom…
Im Kreiskrankenhaus Böblingen führt der deutsche Chirurg Erich Mühe die weltweit erste laparoskopische Cholezystektomie (Gallenblasenentfernung) durch.
en el norte de Vietnam mueren 400 personas y resultan heridas más de 2600 a causa del ciclón Wayne.
en el norte de Vietnam mueren 400 personas y resultan heridas más de 2600 a causa del ciclón Wayne.
Die Barschel-Affäre beginnt.
Die Barschel-Affäre beginnt. Einen Tag vor der Landtagswahl in Schleswig-Holstein meldet Der Spiegel, Ministerpräsident Uwe Barschel habe den Auftrag erteilt, den SPD-Spitzenkandidaten Björn Engholm bespitzeln zu lassen.
Hurricane Gilbert slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, stripping the island of its power grid and destroying n…
Hurricane Gilbert slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, stripping the island of its power grid and destroying nearly 80 percent of its housing stock. After tearing through the Caribbean, the cyclone struck Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, where it triggered catastrophic flooding that resulted in $5 billion in total regional damages and forced a complete overhaul of tropical storm warning systems.
Die Bürgerbewegung Demokratie Jetzt wird in der DDR gegründet.
Die Bürgerbewegung Demokratie Jetzt wird in der DDR gegründet.
The Two-Plus-Four Treaty — two Germanys and the four World War II powers — required the Soviet Union to formally surr…
The Two-Plus-Four Treaty — two Germanys and the four World War II powers — required the Soviet Union to formally surrender occupation rights it had held since 1945. Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze signed in Moscow, ending 45 years of four-power control over German territory in one hour of paperwork. Reunification became official 24 days later. The Soviet Union itself ceased to exist 15 months after that. Shevardnadze had just signed away leverage his country no longer had time to use.
Die färöische Fußballnationalmannschaft besiegt Österreich in einem Fußballländerspiel.
Die färöische Fußballnationalmannschaft besiegt Österreich in einem Fußballländerspiel. Das 1:0 in Landskrona im Qualifikationsländerspiel für die Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1992 geht als Fußballmärchen in die Sportgeschichte der Insel ein.
The Red Cross societies of mainland China and Taiwan signed the Kinmen Agreement on September 12, 1990, establishing …
The Red Cross societies of mainland China and Taiwan signed the Kinmen Agreement on September 12, 1990, establishing a formal channel to repatriate illegal immigrants and criminal suspects. This breakthrough ended a two-month crisis triggered by tragic deaths during forced returns and created the first official pact between private groups across the Taiwan Strait.
Space Shuttle Discovery roared into orbit to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, a sophisticated observat…
Space Shuttle Discovery roared into orbit to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, a sophisticated observatory designed to track ozone depletion and chemical interactions in the stratosphere. This mission provided the first comprehensive global data set on the human impact on Earth’s atmosphere, directly informing the international scientific consensus that drove the recovery of the ozone layer.
STS-47 packed more 'firsts' into a single crew than any shuttle mission before or since.
STS-47 packed more 'firsts' into a single crew than any shuttle mission before or since. Mae Jemison, a doctor and engineer who'd applied to NASA the same week Challenger exploded, became the first Black woman in space. Mamoru Mohri became Japan's first astronaut aboard a U.S. spacecraft. And crewmates Mark Lee and Jan Davis, who'd married secretly after training began — against NASA policy — became the first married couple in orbit. NASA had tried to reassign one of them. Neither agreed to go.
Abimael Guzmán had led the Shining Path for 12 years from complete anonymity, directing a campaign that killed roughl…
Abimael Guzmán had led the Shining Path for 12 years from complete anonymity, directing a campaign that killed roughly 70,000 Peruvians. Peru's GEIN intelligence unit found him not through military sweeps but by watching a Lima house where his associates bought a specific brand of skin cream to treat his psoriasis. They tracked the garbage. Guzmán was found in an apartment above a ballet studio. He was sentenced to life in prison and died there in 2021, never having recanted.
STS-51 nearly didn't launch — six attempts were scrubbed before Discovery finally left the pad in September 1993.
STS-51 nearly didn't launch — six attempts were scrubbed before Discovery finally left the pad in September 1993. Once up, the crew deployed the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite, then astronaut Carl Walz conducted a spacewalk clocking 4 hours and 33 minutes. But the mission's quiet footnote: it tested hardware that would later support Hubble's rescue mission. A routine-looking flight that was quietly rehearsing something much bigger.
أول إصدار لمتصفح الوب نتسكيب.
أول إصدار لمتصفح الوب نتسكيب.
Frank Corder was drunk when he stole the Cessna 150 from a Maryland airport at 1:30 a.m.
Frank Corder was drunk when he stole the Cessna 150 from a Maryland airport at 1:30 a.m. He'd told people he wanted to 'kill himself and take out Clinton.' Clinton wasn't home — the family was staying at Blair House while White House repairs were being made. Corder clipped a magnolia tree planted by Andrew Jackson and crumpled against the West Wing wall. He died on impact. The White House's south lawn helicopter pad was 150 feet away. The building's security review afterward exposed how completely unprepared it was for aerial threats.
élection du gouvernement du Parti québécois de Jacques Parizeau.
élection du gouvernement du Parti québécois de Jacques Parizeau.
el cantante puertorriqueño Ricky Martin lanza al mercado su tercer álbum de estudio, A medio vivir.
el cantante puertorriqueño Ricky Martin lanza al mercado su tercer álbum de estudio, A medio vivir.
Air France übernimmt die französische Inlandsfluggesellschaft Air Inter.
Air France übernimmt die französische Inlandsfluggesellschaft Air Inter.
en Estella se firma el Pacto de Estella.
en Estella se firma el Pacto de Estella.
en Irlanda, el Ejército británico abandona Belfast y regresa a sus acuartelamientos, tras 29 años de patrullas.
en Irlanda, el Ejército británico abandona Belfast y regresa a sus acuartelamientos, tras 29 años de patrullas.
PKK-Chef Abdullah Öcalan wird in Rom festgenommen.
PKK-Chef Abdullah Öcalan wird in Rom festgenommen.
East Timor had voted for independence in a UN-supervised referendum two weeks earlier —78.5% in favor.
East Timor had voted for independence in a UN-supervised referendum two weeks earlier —78.5% in favor. The Indonesian military and its proxy militias responded by burning the country to the ground. Hundreds were killed. Then, on September 12, 1999, under massive international pressure and threatened U.S. economic sanctions, Indonesia's President Habibie agreed to let peacekeepers in. Australian forces led the INTERFET mission within days. The country they found had been 70% destroyed. East Timor became fully independent in 2002, having paid for a ballot with nearly everything it had.
es publicado el álbum Mi Reflejo de Christina Aguilera.
es publicado el álbum Mi Reflejo de Christina Aguilera.
Ansett Australia had been struggling before September 2001 — aging aircraft, disputes with administrators, escalating…
Ansett Australia had been struggling before September 2001 — aging aircraft, disputes with administrators, escalating debt. Then the September 11 attacks hit global aviation like a wall, and Ansett, already on life support, couldn't survive the shock. It collapsed on September 14, 2001, grounding 151 aircraft overnight and stranding passengers mid-journey across the country. Ten thousand people lost their jobs within days. It had been Australia's second-largest airline and its first interstate commercial carrier, founded in 1936. The entire network vanished in under 72 hours.
The UN sanctions against Libya had been in place since 1992, costing Muammar Gaddafi an estimated $33 billion in lost…
The UN sanctions against Libya had been in place since 1992, costing Muammar Gaddafi an estimated $33 billion in lost oil revenue. The breakthrough came when Libya agreed to pay $2.7 billion to the families of the 270 people killed over Lockerbie — $10 million per family. But the fine print required the sanctions to be lifted before Libya paid the full amount, which frustrated the victims' families enormously. Gaddafi had spent 15 years and billions to escape a resolution he could have accepted in 1992.
Typhoon Maemi hit South Korea on September 12, 2003, with sustained winds of 160 mph — the strongest typhoon ever rec…
Typhoon Maemi hit South Korea on September 12, 2003, with sustained winds of 160 mph — the strongest typhoon ever recorded to make landfall on the peninsula. It killed 117 people and caused over $4 billion in damage, much of it concentrated around Busan and the southern coast. A container ship called the Maersk Carolina broke free of its moorings in Busan Harbor and smashed into port infrastructure. Storm surges reached over 20 feet in some areas. South Korea subsequently redesigned its typhoon preparedness infrastructure entirely, because what Maemi exposed was a system built for the storms that had come before, not the ones coming next.
The soldiers at the checkpoint said the police vehicle didn't stop when signaled.
The soldiers at the checkpoint said the police vehicle didn't stop when signaled. The Iraqi officers said there was no signal. Eight men who'd just graduated from a U.S.-trained police program were killed by the forces that trained them. The incident happened in a city that would become synonymous with the war's worst urban fighting just months later. Fallujah was already volatile. Events like this one made it more so, and by April 2004, U.S. forces were fighting street by street to take it back.
Jens Stoltenberg's center-left coalition swept Norway's 2005 election on a platform of preserving the Norwegian welfa…
Jens Stoltenberg's center-left coalition swept Norway's 2005 election on a platform of preserving the Norwegian welfare state and controlling how the country's massive oil revenues were spent. The Sovereign Wealth Fund he helped manage had already surpassed $180 billion. Stoltenberg served as Prime Minister until 2013. A decade later he became Secretary General of NATO — the man who built democratic consensus on oil money ended up running the West's military alliance during its most dangerous period since the Cold War.
Hong Kong abre el parque temático Hong Kong Disneyland.
Hong Kong abre el parque temático Hong Kong Disneyland.
Hong Kong Disneyland opened its gates on Lantau Island, marking the Walt Disney Company's first foray into the Chines…
Hong Kong Disneyland opened its gates on Lantau Island, marking the Walt Disney Company's first foray into the Chinese market. The park’s debut aimed to secure a foothold in the lucrative Asian tourism sector, though it initially struggled with capacity issues and cultural friction that forced a decade of aggressive expansion and redesigns to attract local visitors.
Israeli forces withdrew their final troops from the Gaza Strip, ending 38 years of military occupation and dismantlin…
Israeli forces withdrew their final troops from the Gaza Strip, ending 38 years of military occupation and dismantling 21 Jewish settlements. This evacuation forced the relocation of over 8,000 residents and left thousands of homes demolished, fundamentally shifting the region's governance to the Palestinian Authority and creating a power vacuum that Hamas exploited within two years.
Israel had controlled Gaza since 1967 — 38 years.
Israel had controlled Gaza since 1967 — 38 years. By September 12, 2005, the last Israeli soldier had crossed out and the last settler family had been removed, some forcibly. 8,500 settlers left 21 communities behind. The withdrawal had been pushed through by Ariel Sharon — a man who'd spent decades championing settlement expansion — against fierce opposition within his own party. He'd suffer a massive stroke four months later and never regained consciousness. The policy that defined his final chapter was also the last major decision he'd ever make.
deja de utilizarse oficialmente el cliente eDonkey para intercambio de archivos (P2P).
deja de utilizarse oficialmente el cliente eDonkey para intercambio de archivos (P2P).
In einer Rede an der Universität Regensburg zitiert Papst Benedikt XVI.
In einer Rede an der Universität Regensburg zitiert Papst Benedikt XVI. den spätmittelalterlichen byzantinischen Kaiser Manuel II. zur Rolle der Gewalt im Islam, was zum Teil heftige Kritik durch Vertreter des Islam hervorruft.
Shinzo Abe had been prime minister for exactly 366 days when he announced his resignation on September 12, 2007, citi…
Shinzo Abe had been prime minister for exactly 366 days when he announced his resignation on September 12, 2007, citing his failure to win a confidence vote. He was sick — he'd later reveal he suffered from ulcerative colitis that had become unmanageable. He returned to the office in 2012 and became Japan's longest-serving prime minister. The man who quit after one year came back and ran the country for nearly a decade. He was assassinated in July 2022. His second act defined Japan's modern era. His first almost ended his career.
Joseph Estrada had been an action movie star before he became president of the Philippines — elected in 1998 largely …
Joseph Estrada had been an action movie star before he became president of the Philippines — elected in 1998 largely on the strength of his tough-guy screen persona. He was ousted in 2001 amid massive street protests before the corruption case even concluded. The conviction took another six years. Then President Gloria Arroyo pardoned him within weeks of sentencing. He ran for president again in 2010, and again in 2022. In Philippine politics, a plunder conviction turned out to be a pause, not a stop.
Two massive quakes striking Sumatra on September 12, 2007, leveled buildings and triggered deadly landslides across t…
Two massive quakes striking Sumatra on September 12, 2007, leveled buildings and triggered deadly landslides across the island. The disaster killed 25 people and injured 161, prompting urgent international aid to flood the region while exposing critical gaps in local infrastructure resilience.
The Metrolink engineer was texting.
The Metrolink engineer was texting. Twenty-four text messages in the 22 minutes before impact, the last one sent 22 seconds before his train ran a red signal and hit a Union Pacific freight train head-on in Chatsworth, California. Twenty-five people died. The crash directly prompted Congress to pass the Rail Safety Improvement Act, mandating Positive Train Control — automated systems that can stop a train the engineer won't. A decade later, railroads were still fighting the implementation deadline. The technology existed. The will took time.
Metallica estrena su nuevo disco Death magnetic.
Metallica estrena su nuevo disco Death magnetic.
حركة الشاي تنظم مسيرة دافعي الضرائب في واشنطن.
حركة الشاي تنظم مسيرة دافعي الضرائب في واشنطن.
en la ciudad de Tucacas (Venezuela), un terremoto de 6,4 grados deja daños materiales y 16 heridos.
en la ciudad de Tucacas (Venezuela), un terremoto de 6,4 grados deja daños materiales y 16 heridos.
en Copiapó, Chile se inicia el plan de rescate a 33 mineros en la mina San José.
en Copiapó, Chile se inicia el plan de rescate a 33 mineros en la mina San José.
en São Paulo Brasil, Leila Lopes de 24 años es coronada Miss Universo 2011, por la mexicana Ximena Navarrete, siendo …
en São Paulo Brasil, Leila Lopes de 24 años es coronada Miss Universo 2011, por la mexicana Ximena Navarrete, siendo la primera vez que una angoleña gana la corona y la cuarta en que África la obtiene.
It took ten years to build and cost $700 million.
It took ten years to build and cost $700 million. The 9/11 Memorial Museum sits 70 feet below street level, built around the original slurry walls that held back the Hudson River during the Twin Towers' construction — and somehow held again on September 11, 2001. Inside are 10,000 artifacts, including a staircase 800 survivors used to escape. When it opened in 2011, first access went to families of victims. The museum stands on the exact footprints of the towers. You're not looking at a memorial. You're standing inside the wound.
Moustapha Abou Chagour est élu Premier ministre de la Libye.
Moustapha Abou Chagour est élu Premier ministre de la Libye.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 slammed into a hillside while attempting to land at Palana Airport, claiming …
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 slammed into a hillside while attempting to land at Palana Airport, claiming the lives of ten passengers and crew. This disaster exposed severe safety lapses in regional Russian aviation, prompting the government to ground the airline’s fleet of Antonov An-28s and tighten oversight for remote northern flight corridors.
Rita Gautschy erhält als erste Frau den Cogito-Preis
Rita Gautschy erhält als erste Frau den Cogito-Preis
NASA confirmed Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space, making it the first human-made object to leave our solar sy…
NASA confirmed Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space, making it the first human-made object to leave our solar system. This milestone proved humanity could send a machine beyond the heliosphere, where it now drifts through the galaxy carrying a golden record of Earth's sounds and images for any future discoverers.
A roof collapsed at the Synagogue Church headquarters in Lagos, killing 115 worshippers and injuring dozens more duri…
A roof collapsed at the Synagogue Church headquarters in Lagos, killing 115 worshippers and injuring dozens more during a service led by T. B. Joshua. The tragedy shattered the global reputation of Joshua's ministry, triggering immediate international scrutiny into his church's safety practices and financial dealings while sending shockwaves through Nigeria's religious community.
Judge Thokozile Masipa convicted Oscar Pistorius of culpable homicide for the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, …
Judge Thokozile Masipa convicted Oscar Pistorius of culpable homicide for the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. By rejecting the prosecution's charge of premeditated murder, the court sparked a national debate in South Africa regarding the adequacy of sentencing for gender-based violence and the legal definitions of criminal negligence.
en Málaga (España), es coronada canónicamente la virgen del Rocío.
en Málaga (España), es coronada canónicamente la virgen del Rocío.
Als zweite deutsche Tennisspielerin nach Steffi Graf übernimmt Angelique Kerber die Führung in der Weltrangliste der …
Als zweite deutsche Tennisspielerin nach Steffi Graf übernimmt Angelique Kerber die Führung in der Weltrangliste der Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
شركة أبل تكشف النقاب عن هاتفي الآي فون X والآي فون 8.
شركة أبل تكشف النقاب عن هاتفي الآي فون X والآي فون 8.
ويكيبيديا العربية تصل إلى أكثر من 600 ألف مقالة.
ويكيبيديا العربية تصل إلى أكثر من 600 ألف مقالة.
Astrônomos detectam água na atmosfera do exoplaneta K2-18b, primeira detecção do tipo em uma zona habitável.
Astrônomos detectam água na atmosfera do exoplaneta K2-18b, primeira detecção do tipo em uma zona habitável.
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 clipped trees and crashed into a forest while attempting an emergency landing at Ka…
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 clipped trees and crashed into a forest while attempting an emergency landing at Kazachinskoye Airport during heavy fog. The accident claimed four lives and prompted a rigorous investigation into regional aviation safety standards, ultimately leading to stricter pilot training requirements for navigating the treacherous, unpredictable weather conditions common across remote Siberian flight paths.
l'Azerbaïdjan accuse l'Arménie de « provocations » et lance une attaque à la frontière entre les deux pays, théâtre d…
l'Azerbaïdjan accuse l'Arménie de « provocations » et lance une attaque à la frontière entre les deux pays, théâtre d'un conflit depuis l'été 2021.
à la 74e cérémonie des Primetime Emmy Awards, les séries Succession et Ted Lasso sont récompensées.
à la 74e cérémonie des Primetime Emmy Awards, les séries Succession et Ted Lasso sont récompensées.
au Mali, des combats éclatent à Bourem entre l'armée et les rebelles de la Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad.
au Mali, des combats éclatent à Bourem entre l'armée et les rebelles de la Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad.
au Népal, Sushila Karki est élue Première ministre par intérim après un vote sur un serveur Discord.
au Népal, Sushila Karki est élue Première ministre par intérim après un vote sur un serveur Discord.