September 19
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206 events recorded on September 19 throughout history
The Battle of Iuka on September 19, 1862 should have been a trap. General Grant had positioned Rosecrans to block Confederate General Sterling Price's retreat while another Union force under Ord attacked from the north. But a freak atmospheric phenomenon — an "acoustic shadow" caused by the terrain — meant Ord's troops couldn't hear Rosecrans's guns just eight miles away, and never advanced. Price escaped. It was a Union tactical victory that accomplished half of what it should have, because physics intervened.
Paris in September 1870 had a population of about 2 million people and roughly 60 days of food. Prussian forces completed their encirclement on September 19, and the city's defenders tried everything — sorties, carrier pigeons, even balloons to get messages out. The siege lasted 132 days. By the end, Parisians were eating the animals from the zoo, including the elephants Castor and Pollux. France signed an armistice on January 28, 1871, ceding Alsace-Lorraine and paying five billion francs in reparations — terms that would echo into the next century.
New Zealand women didn't just win the right to vote in 1893 — they'd been fighting for it for nearly two decades, led by Kate Sheppard, who collected petition signatures across the country in an era before phones or cars. The final petition delivered to Parliament had 32,000 signatures. Governor Lord Glasgow signed the Electoral Act into law on September 19. New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the vote. Women wouldn't be allowed to stand for Parliament there for another 26 years.
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The Roman Senate declared Nerva emperor immediately following Domitian’s assassination, ending the Flavian dynasty’s …
The Roman Senate declared Nerva emperor immediately following Domitian’s assassination, ending the Flavian dynasty’s autocratic grip on power. By ordering the destruction of Domitian’s statues and annulling his edicts, the Senate successfully dismantled the previous regime’s legacy and established a new precedent for senatorial authority in selecting imperial successors.
Constantine I elevated his nephew Flavius Dalmatius to the rank of Caesar, granting him administrative control over T…
Constantine I elevated his nephew Flavius Dalmatius to the rank of Caesar, granting him administrative control over Thrace, Macedonia, and Achaea. This promotion aimed to stabilize the imperial succession by distributing power among Constantine’s kin, though it ultimately triggered a violent military purge of the royal family immediately following the emperor's death two years later.
en Bizancio (Turquía) Dalmacio se hace con el título de César.
en Bizancio (Turquía) Dalmacio se hace con el título de César.
Damascus Falls: Arab Conquest Reshapes the Middle East
Khalid ibn al-Walid captured Damascus from the Byzantine Empire after a six-month siege, claiming one of the ancient world's wealthiest cities for the expanding Rashidun Caliphate. The fall of Damascus opened the path to the rapid Muslim conquest of the entire Levant and permanently ended over a thousand years of Greco-Roman dominance in the region.
Lübeck erhält durch das Barbarossa-Privileg von Kaiser Friedrich I. eine Garantie seiner Rechte und seines Landgebietes.
Lübeck erhält durch das Barbarossa-Privileg von Kaiser Friedrich I. eine Garantie seiner Rechte und seines Landgebietes.
Edward the Black Prince had around 8,000 men and was trying to retreat when the French king John II decided to charge…
Edward the Black Prince had around 8,000 men and was trying to retreat when the French king John II decided to charge instead of wait. The English longbowmen shredded the French cavalry, and when the fighting was done, John II himself was a prisoner — along with his teenage son Philip, who'd fought beside him. Edward treated the captured king to a banquet and served him personally. The ransom eventually set was 3 million gold écus — roughly the entire annual revenue of France. An army that had been retreating ended the day owning the King of France.
Teutonic Order Repels Polish-Lithuanian Siege of Marienburg
The Teutonic Order's State successfully repels the combined Polish-Lithuanian assault, ending the siege and preserving their control over Marienburg for another decade. This victory temporarily halts the expansion of the Polish-Lithuanian union in the region, allowing the Order to regroup its defenses before facing a decisive defeat at Grunwald two years later.
l'armée française commandée par Charles VII et le connétable de Richemont reprennent Pontoise aux Anglais, faisant to…
l'armée française commandée par Charles VII et le connétable de Richemont reprennent Pontoise aux Anglais, faisant tomber le dernier bastion que les Britanniques tenaient encore en Île-de-France.
en Puerto Rico, Cristóbal Colón, durante su segundo viaje de exploración, llegó a la isla que hoy es Puerto Rico y la…
en Puerto Rico, Cristóbal Colón, durante su segundo viaje de exploración, llegó a la isla que hoy es Puerto Rico y la llamó «San Juan Bautista».
Das Gros der türkischen Streiftruppen, die unter Kasim Bey tief ins südliche Niederösterreich vorgedrungen sind, wird…
Das Gros der türkischen Streiftruppen, die unter Kasim Bey tief ins südliche Niederösterreich vorgedrungen sind, wird auf dem Rückzug am Steinfeld vernichtet.
en Argel, el escritor español Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra es liberado de su cautiverio.
en Argel, el escritor español Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra es liberado de su cautiverio.
finaliza el segundo conflicto del denominado Pleito de los naturales por la posesión de la imagen de la Virgen de Can…
finaliza el segundo conflicto del denominado Pleito de los naturales por la posesión de la imagen de la Virgen de Candelaria, patrona de Canarias.
Im Vertrag von Wehlau erhält Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm die Souveränität über Preußen von Polens König Johann II.
Im Vertrag von Wehlau erhält Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm die Souveränität über Preußen von Polens König Johann II. Kasimir.
Nathaniel Bacon’s rebels torched Jamestown, compelling Governor William Berkeley to flee across the Chesapeake Bay.
Nathaniel Bacon’s rebels torched Jamestown, compelling Governor William Berkeley to flee across the Chesapeake Bay. This destruction ended the colony’s first capital and signaled the collapse of the governor’s authority, ultimately prompting the English Crown to tighten royal control over Virginia’s governance and shift the colony away from indentured servitude toward enslaved labor.
Giles Corey endured two days of heavy stones placed upon his chest, refusing to enter a plea to the witchcraft charge…
Giles Corey endured two days of heavy stones placed upon his chest, refusing to enter a plea to the witchcraft charges leveled against him. By dying without a conviction, he ensured his property remained with his heirs rather than being forfeited to the crown, subverting the legal machinery of the Salem trials.
Im Polnischen Thronfolgekrieg halten nahe dem Fluss Po französisch-piemontesische Truppen in der Schlacht bei Guastal…
Im Polnischen Thronfolgekrieg halten nahe dem Fluss Po französisch-piemontesische Truppen in der Schlacht bei Guastalla einem Angriff einer österreichischen Armee Stand.
Die Stralsunder Fayencenmanufaktur wird vom Kaufmann Joachim Ulrich Giese gegründet.
Die Stralsunder Fayencenmanufaktur wird vom Kaufmann Joachim Ulrich Giese gegründet.
en España se crea la Orden de Carlos III, la más alta condecoración civil española.
en España se crea la Orden de Carlos III, la más alta condecoración civil española.
The British won the First Battle of Saratoga — also called Freeman's Farm — but General John Burgoyne's 600 casualtie…
The British won the First Battle of Saratoga — also called Freeman's Farm — but General John Burgoyne's 600 casualties were losses he couldn't replace 300 miles from his supply base. General Horatio Gates pulled his men back inside fortified lines and refused to pursue, which infuriated Daniel Morgan and Benedict Arnold but preserved the Continental force. Burgoyne had taken the field but couldn't advance. Three weeks later came the second battle, and then his surrender — the surrender that brought France into the war. A British tactical win was the first step toward the total defeat that followed.
The Continental Congress approved the first federal budget, authorizing expenditures of roughly $242 million in depre…
The Continental Congress approved the first federal budget, authorizing expenditures of roughly $242 million in depreciated currency to fund the Radical War. This legislative act established the precedent for national fiscal authority, shifting the burden of military financing from individual states to a centralized government capable of managing the young nation’s mounting wartime debt.
bataille de Torfou et bataille du Pont-Barré, pendant la guerre de Vendée.
bataille de Torfou et bataille du Pont-Barré, pendant la guerre de Vendée.
Washington didn't deliver it as a speech.
Washington didn't deliver it as a speech. He never stood at a podium and read it aloud — his Farewell Address was printed in a Philadelphia newspaper in September 1796 and spread across the country as text. He'd worked on drafts for years, with help from Hamilton. The warnings inside it — against permanent foreign alliances, against political factions tearing the country apart — were aimed squarely at specific people he knew. He just didn't name them.
French and Dutch forces repelled an Anglo-Russian invasion at the Battle of Bergen, forcing the coalition troops to r…
French and Dutch forces repelled an Anglo-Russian invasion at the Battle of Bergen, forcing the coalition troops to retreat toward the coast. This victory secured the Batavian Republic against immediate collapse, stalling the British attempt to restore the Dutch Prince of Orange and triggering a humiliating evacuation of the expeditionary force weeks later.
En el contexto de la guerra de Independencia española, la coalición aliada dirigida por el Marqués de Wellington comi…
En el contexto de la guerra de Independencia española, la coalición aliada dirigida por el Marqués de Wellington comienza el asedio al Castillo de Burgos, en manos de los franceses.
Die Grundsteinlegung für die erste Gedenkstätte für die Gefallenen der Befreiungskriege 1813 und 1815 auf dem Götzesc…
Die Grundsteinlegung für die erste Gedenkstätte für die Gefallenen der Befreiungskriege 1813 und 1815 auf dem Götzeschen Weinberg (später Kreuzberg) erfolgt in Berlin.
en Perú, los españoles pierden el fuerte del Callao, cerca de Lima, bajo el ataque del general argentino José de San …
en Perú, los españoles pierden el fuerte del Callao, cerca de Lima, bajo el ataque del general argentino José de San Martín.
In der südbrasilianischen Provinz Rio Grande do Sul beginnt die Farrapen-Revolution.
In der südbrasilianischen Provinz Rio Grande do Sul beginnt die Farrapen-Revolution.
Diogo Antônio Feijó deixa o cargo de Regente do Império do Brasil, substituído por Pedro de Araújo Lima.
Diogo Antônio Feijó deixa o cargo de Regente do Império do Brasil, substituído por Pedro de Araújo Lima.
en Famaillá (provincia de Tucumán, en Argentina) se libra la batalla de Famaillá.
en Famaillá (provincia de Tucumán, en Argentina) se libra la batalla de Famaillá.
Marie Lafarge wird im französischen Tulle wegen des Mordes an ihrem Mann Charles Lafarge zu lebenslanger Zwangsarbeit…
Marie Lafarge wird im französischen Tulle wegen des Mordes an ihrem Mann Charles Lafarge zu lebenslanger Zwangsarbeit verurteilt. Es ist das weltweit erste Urteil auf der Grundlage eines toxikologisch-chemischen Beweises.
Mélanie Calvat was 14 and Maximin Giraud was 11, both illiterate shepherd children who barely knew each other, when t…
Mélanie Calvat was 14 and Maximin Giraud was 11, both illiterate shepherd children who barely knew each other, when they reported seeing a weeping woman in brilliant light on a mountaintop in the French Alps. The figure gave each child a separate secret message. Those secrets became the 'Secrets of La Salette' — officially delivered to Pope Pius IX in 1851 and never fully published. The apparition site drew pilgrims within months and a basilica within decades. Two children who couldn't read or write generated a theological controversy that occupied the Vatican for years.
Annibale de Gasparis spotted the asteroid Massalia from the Capodimonte Observatory, marking his seventh discovery of…
Annibale de Gasparis spotted the asteroid Massalia from the Capodimonte Observatory, marking his seventh discovery of a minor planet. This find expanded the known map of the solar system’s main belt and solidified his reputation as one of the nineteenth century’s most prolific asteroid hunters.
The Battle of Iuka on September 19, 1862 should have been a trap.
The Battle of Iuka on September 19, 1862 should have been a trap. General Grant had positioned Rosecrans to block Confederate General Sterling Price's retreat while another Union force under Ord attacked from the north. But a freak atmospheric phenomenon — an "acoustic shadow" caused by the terrain — meant Ord's troops couldn't hear Rosecrans's guns just eight miles away, and never advanced. Price escaped. It was a Union tactical victory that accomplished half of what it should have, because physics intervened.
Confederate forces launched a desperate assault against Union lines in northwestern Georgia, initiating the deadliest…
Confederate forces launched a desperate assault against Union lines in northwestern Georgia, initiating the deadliest two-day engagement of the American Civil War. This tactical victory forced the Union Army of the Cumberland to retreat into Chattanooga, temporarily halting the federal advance into the Deep South and securing the Confederacy’s only major triumph in the Western Theater.
Union troops under Philip Sheridan crush Confederate forces led by Jubal Early at the Battle of Cedar Creek, engaging…
Union troops under Philip Sheridan crush Confederate forces led by Jubal Early at the Battle of Cedar Creek, engaging over 50,000 soldiers in the Shenandoah Valley's largest clash. This decisive victory shatters Confederate hopes of disrupting Union supply lines and secures the valley for the North, effectively ending major Rebel operations there.
Philip Sheridan attacked at 2 a.m., routing Jubal Early's Confederate force with 37,000 Union soldiers against roughl…
Philip Sheridan attacked at 2 a.m., routing Jubal Early's Confederate force with 37,000 Union soldiers against roughly 12,500 Confederates near Winchester. Early lost a third of his army. But in Washington, Abraham Lincoln read the dispatch and immediately understood something beyond the military result: he'd been trailing George McClellan in the polls, and Northern voters were exhausted by the war. Sheridan's victory — and his subsequent burning of the Shenandoah Valley — convinced the North the war could be won. Lincoln won re-election in November. A pre-dawn cavalry charge may have extended the United States.
They called it La Gloriosa — The Glorious One.
They called it La Gloriosa — The Glorious One. In September 1868, a coalition of liberal generals and admirals launched a naval revolt at Cádiz that swept across Spain in days. Queen Isabella II fled to France without a single serious battle in her defense, ending a reign of 35 years. The revolutionaries then spent six years trying to figure out what came next: a new king imported from Italy, a short-lived republic, endless arguments. What they'd been glorious at was removing her. What to replace her with nearly destroyed them. Spain wouldn't stabilize for another decade.
La Gloriosa — the Glorious Revolution — began on September 17, 1868 when Spanish naval officers in Cádiz mutinied aga…
La Gloriosa — the Glorious Revolution — began on September 17, 1868 when Spanish naval officers in Cádiz mutinied against Queen Isabella II. Within weeks, her army had dissolved, her generals had defected, and she'd crossed into France never to return. A queen deposed without a single siege of Madrid. Spain then spent six years failing to agree on what came next, cycling through a republic and an imported king before landing back on a Bourbon monarch.
Italy Besieges Rome: Pope Declares Himself Prisoner
Italian troops besieged Rome after marching through the Papal States, breaching the walls at Porta Pia the following day and claiming the city for the unified Italian kingdom. Pope Pius IX declared himself a "prisoner of the Vatican" and refused to recognize the Italian state, beginning a standoff between church and government that lasted until the Lateran Treaty of 1929.
Paris in September 1870 had a population of about 2 million people and roughly 60 days of food.
Paris in September 1870 had a population of about 2 million people and roughly 60 days of food. Prussian forces completed their encirclement on September 19, and the city's defenders tried everything — sorties, carrier pigeons, even balloons to get messages out. The siege lasted 132 days. By the end, Parisians were eating the animals from the zoo, including the elephants Castor and Pollux. France signed an armistice on January 28, 1871, ceding Alsace-Lorraine and paying five billion francs in reparations — terms that would echo into the next century.
Después de haber invadido los Estados papales, la armada italiana deja el sitio de Roma, entrando en la ciudad al sig…
Después de haber invadido los Estados papales, la armada italiana deja el sitio de Roma, entrando en la ciudad al siguiente día.
Prussian forces encircled Paris, severing all communication and supply lines to the French capital.
Prussian forces encircled Paris, severing all communication and supply lines to the French capital. This blockade forced the city into a desperate winter of famine and civil unrest, ultimately compelling France to accept harsh peace terms that shifted the European balance of power toward a newly unified German Empire.
en Estados Unidos, tras la quiebra del banco Jay Cooke & Co., sucede el Segundo Viernes Negro que provoca un gran pán…
en Estados Unidos, tras la quiebra del banco Jay Cooke & Co., sucede el Segundo Viernes Negro que provoca un gran pánico financiero.
Der Gründerkrach erreicht New York City.
Der Gründerkrach erreicht New York City. Das in Eisenbahnen und Immobilien engagierte Bankhaus Jay Cooke & Company geht Bankrott. Es kommt zu einem Bankansturm der Anleger, die Börse New York Stock Exchange wird für zehn Tage geschlossen.
Melville Bissell aus Grand Rapids (Michigan) wird für den ersten funktionierenden Staubsauger (Carpet Sweeper) das Pa…
Melville Bissell aus Grand Rapids (Michigan) wird für den ersten funktionierenden Staubsauger (Carpet Sweeper) das Patent erteilt.
Eight electric lamps.
Eight electric lamps. That's all it took — eight arc lamps strung along the Promenade to welcome Princess Louise and Prince Albert to Blackpool in 1879. Nobody called it the Illuminations yet. It was just a crowd-pleaser for a royal visit. But the crowds went so wild that Blackpool kept doing it, and kept adding more, until it became an annual autumn spectacle stretching nearly 6 miles. What started as a one-night royal courtesy is now the longest-running free light show on Earth.
en Logroño (España) se inaugura el Teatro Bretón de los Herreros.
en Logroño (España) se inaugura el Teatro Bretón de los Herreros.
President James A. Garfield died from septicemia today in 1881, two months after Charles Guiteau shot him at a Washin…
President James A. Garfield died from septicemia today in 1881, two months after Charles Guiteau shot him at a Washington train station. While the initial bullet wound was survivable, the president succumbed to massive infections introduced by doctors who repeatedly probed his body with unsterilized fingers, forcing the medical establishment to finally adopt antiseptic practices.
الخديوي توفيق يصدر مرسومًا يلغي فيه الجيش المصري.
الخديوي توفيق يصدر مرسومًا يلغي فيه الجيش المصري.
Im belgischen Heilbad Spa findet die Wahl der ersten Schönheitskönigin statt.
Im belgischen Heilbad Spa findet die Wahl der ersten Schönheitskönigin statt. Bertha Soucaret, eine 18-jährige Kreolin aus Guadeloupe, wird unter insgesamt 350 Bewerberinnen gekürt und erhält 5000 Francs.
en Santiago de Chile, el presidente de la República, José Manuel Balmaceda, se suicida cuando se encontraba refugiado…
en Santiago de Chile, el presidente de la República, José Manuel Balmaceda, se suicida cuando se encontraba refugiado en la embajada argentina.
Nueva Zelanda promulga el sufragio femenino.
Nueva Zelanda promulga el sufragio femenino.
New Zealand women didn't just win the right to vote in 1893 — they'd been fighting for it for nearly two decades, led…
New Zealand women didn't just win the right to vote in 1893 — they'd been fighting for it for nearly two decades, led by Kate Sheppard, who collected petition signatures across the country in an era before phones or cars. The final petition delivered to Parliament had 32,000 signatures. Governor Lord Glasgow signed the Electoral Act into law on September 19. New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the vote. Women wouldn't be allowed to stand for Parliament there for another 26 years.
en la entrada del puerto de La Habana (Cuba) se hunde el crucero español Sánchez Barcáiztegui; en el naufragio perece…
en la entrada del puerto de La Habana (Cuba) se hunde el crucero español Sánchez Barcáiztegui; en el naufragio perece el general Delgado Parejo.
en Jimaguayú (Cuba), los patriotas promulgan la Constitución de Jimaguayú.
en Jimaguayú (Cuba), los patriotas promulgan la Constitución de Jimaguayú.
Horatio Herbert Kitchener et Jean-Baptiste Marchand se rencontrent, à l'actuelle Kodok, point d'orgue de la crise de …
Horatio Herbert Kitchener et Jean-Baptiste Marchand se rencontrent, à l'actuelle Kodok, point d'orgue de la crise de Fachoda.
Der Neubau der Königlichen Oper in Stockholm wird mit Adolf Fredrik Lindblads Oper Frondörerna (Die Rebellen) eingeweiht.
Der Neubau der Königlichen Oper in Stockholm wird mit Adolf Fredrik Lindblads Oper Frondörerna (Die Rebellen) eingeweiht.
Émile Loubet gracie Alfred Dreyfus.
Émile Loubet gracie Alfred Dreyfus.
Before Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid became mythology, they were two men robbing a bank in Winnemucca, Nevada in…
Before Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid became mythology, they were two men robbing a bank in Winnemucca, Nevada in 1900, taking roughly $32,500 — about a million dollars today. They reportedly sent the bank a thank-you photograph afterward. Their partnership lasted only a few years before Pinkerton agents made the American West too small. They fled to South America. Whether they died in Bolivia in 1908 or slipped back into the U.S. under fake names is a question historians still haven't fully closed.
en los Estados Unidos, Butch Cassidy y Sundance Kid cometen su primer atraco juntos.
en los Estados Unidos, Butch Cassidy y Sundance Kid cometen su primer atraco juntos.
Der Zweite Burenkrieg wird von britischer Seite nach der Besetzung von Transvaal und dem Oranje-Freistaat – verfrüht …
Der Zweite Burenkrieg wird von britischer Seite nach der Besetzung von Transvaal und dem Oranje-Freistaat – verfrüht – als siegreich beendet erklärt.
en Mozambique, las fuerzas portuguesas de la colonia derrotan y hacen prisionero al jefe nativo Kubi, con lo que fina…
en Mozambique, las fuerzas portuguesas de la colonia derrotan y hacen prisionero al jefe nativo Kubi, con lo que finaliza la rebelión iniciada en 1895 contra el dominio portugués.
Someone in the crowded Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham shouted 'fight' — not fire, fight — but in the panic that …
Someone in the crowded Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham shouted 'fight' — not fire, fight — but in the panic that followed, 115 people were crushed or trampled on the staircase trying to escape a threat that didn't exist. September 19, 1902. The church was packed for a post-convention celebration. No fire, no explosion, no attack. One misheard word killed 115 people. The actual word has been disputed ever since.
Der Flugschiffkonstrukteur und Luftschiffer Stanley Spencer überfliegt als erster London.
Der Flugschiffkonstrukteur und Luftschiffer Stanley Spencer überfliegt als erster London.
En Praga (hasta 1919 Imperio austrohúngaro) se estrena la Séptima sinfonía de Gustav Mahler.
En Praga (hasta 1919 Imperio austrohúngaro) se estrena la Séptima sinfonía de Gustav Mahler.
en Venezuela se estrena la zarzuela Alma Llanera, que incluyó un joropo del mismo nombre, considerado actualmente un …
en Venezuela se estrena la zarzuela Alma Llanera, que incluyó un joropo del mismo nombre, considerado actualmente un segundo himno nacional venezolano.
en Chile, bajo el mandato de Ramón Barros Luco, se declaró al 19 de septiembre como el Día de las Glorias del Ejércit…
en Chile, bajo el mandato de Ramón Barros Luco, se declaró al 19 de septiembre como el Día de las Glorias del Ejército de Chile.
Tabora was German East Africa's largest inland town and a critical rail hub, and Belgian Congo's Force Publique — rou…
Tabora was German East Africa's largest inland town and a critical rail hub, and Belgian Congo's Force Publique — roughly 15,000 African soldiers led by Belgian officers — had marched hundreds of miles through equatorial terrain to take it. General Charles Tombeur had coordinated a two-pronged advance that outflanked the German defense. The fall of Tabora in September 1916 effectively ended German control of western German East Africa. It was one of the largest and least-discussed African campaigns of the war — fought almost entirely by African soldiers, commanded by Europeans, over land that belonged to neither.
In Wahren bei Leipzig wird die Dux Automobil-Werke AG gegründet.
In Wahren bei Leipzig wird die Dux Automobil-Werke AG gegründet. Der Hersteller von kleinen bis mittleren Lastkraftwagen sowie Personenkraftwagen geht aus der Automobilbauabteilung der Polyphon Musikwerke hervor.
In Berlin wird die AVUS eingeweiht.
In Berlin wird die AVUS eingeweiht.
en Marruecos, el líder rebelde Abd el Krim proclama la independencia de la República del Rif.
en Marruecos, el líder rebelde Abd el Krim proclama la independencia de la República del Rif.
en España, el rey Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) emite un real decreto que prohíbe que los territorios invadidos por España…
en España, el rey Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) emite un real decreto que prohíbe que los territorios invadidos por España se independicen.
en Milán (Italia) se inaugura el estadio Giuseppe Meazza con un encuentro entre AC Milan e Inter de Milán.
en Milán (Italia) se inaugura el estadio Giuseppe Meazza con un encuentro entre AC Milan e Inter de Milán.
AC Milan and Inter inaugurated the San Siro stadium with a high-scoring derby that ended 6-3 in favor of the visitors.
AC Milan and Inter inaugurated the San Siro stadium with a high-scoring derby that ended 6-3 in favor of the visitors. This match transformed the neighborhood into the epicenter of Italian football, establishing a shared home that remains one of the most recognizable venues in the sport today.
en los Estados Unidos, Walt Disney estrena la primera película sonora de animación.
en los Estados Unidos, Walt Disney estrena la primera película sonora de animación.
إبطال قانون «المرأة الفَصليّة» وهو قانون عراقي لتعويض عائلة المقتول بامرأة من عائلة القاتل، تُسمّى المرأة فَصليّة وتُ…
إبطال قانون «المرأة الفَصليّة» وهو قانون عراقي لتعويض عائلة المقتول بامرأة من عائلة القاتل، تُسمّى المرأة فَصليّة وتُجبر على الزواج بغير مهر، وفقاً لعرف عشائر العراق.
en México, José Vasconcelos Calderón, candidato a la presidencia de México, sale ileso de un atentado en el que hubo …
en México, José Vasconcelos Calderón, candidato a la presidencia de México, sale ileso de un atentado en el que hubo dos muertos.
début de la conquête de la Mandchourie par le Japon.
début de la conquête de la Mandchourie par le Japon.
en los Estados Unidos, Bruno Hauptmann es arrestado por el secuestro y asesinato del hijo del aviador Charles Lindbergh.
en los Estados Unidos, Bruno Hauptmann es arrestado por el secuestro y asesinato del hijo del aviador Charles Lindbergh.
He was found with a $10 gold certificate in his wallet — one of the Lindbergh ransom bills, serial numbers already on…
He was found with a $10 gold certificate in his wallet — one of the Lindbergh ransom bills, serial numbers already on a federal watch list. Bruno Hauptmann told police he'd gotten it from a friend. But investigators found nearly $14,000 more hidden in his Bronx garage, behind a carefully cut board. He'd been spending the money for two years. The most publicized kidnapping in American history came down, in the end, to a gas station attendant who wrote down a license plate.
en España, el escándalo del estraperlo produce una crisis gubernamental.
en España, el escándalo del estraperlo produce una crisis gubernamental.
In der zehntägigen Schlacht an der Bzura besiegt die Wehrmacht die polnischen Truppen.
In der zehntägigen Schlacht an der Bzura besiegt die Wehrmacht die polnischen Truppen. 170.000 Soldaten geraten in deutsche Kriegsgefangenschaft.
German forces crushed the final Polish resistance at Kępa Oksywska, ending organized defense in the Gdynia region.
German forces crushed the final Polish resistance at Kępa Oksywska, ending organized defense in the Gdynia region. This defeat forced the remaining Polish coastal units to surrender, granting the Wehrmacht full control over the strategic Baltic port and securing a vital supply line for the ongoing invasion of Poland.
Witold Pilecki walked into a German street roundup in Warsaw on September 19, 1940, carrying false papers — voluntarily.
Witold Pilecki walked into a German street roundup in Warsaw on September 19, 1940, carrying false papers — voluntarily. He wanted to get inside Auschwitz. For two and a half years he organized an underground resistance within the camp, smuggling intelligence reports out through bribed guards and escaped prisoners. His reports were some of the first detailed evidence of the Holocaust to reach the Allies. He escaped in 1943. The Polish communist government arrested him after the war, tortured him, and executed him in 1948. He asked to be shot in the chest, not the back.
la mission Tizard révèle aux Américains le potentiel du magnétron à cavité pour le radar.
la mission Tizard révèle aux Américains le potentiel du magnétron à cavité pour le radar.
Die Polizeiverordnung vom 1.
Die Polizeiverordnung vom 1. September des Jahres tritt in Kraft. Alle Juden im Deutschen Reich werden gezwungen, den Judenstern zu tragen. Fortan ist für sie auch ein Wechsel des Wohnsitzes genehmigungspflichtig.
Während des Krieges gegen die Sowjetunion erobern deutsche Truppen die ukrainische Hauptstadt Kiew.
Während des Krieges gegen die Sowjetunion erobern deutsche Truppen die ukrainische Hauptstadt Kiew.
Brody in 1942 was a town with a Jewish community centuries old.
Brody in 1942 was a town with a Jewish community centuries old. On September 19, the Gestapo loaded around 2,500 people onto trains to Bełżec — an extermination camp where there were no barracks, no labor assignments, no selections. Arrival meant death within hours. Bełżec operated for less than a year but killed an estimated 430,000 people. It was then demolished and plowed over. German authorities planted a farm on top of it. For decades, almost no one outside the region knew what had happened there.
en Brody (Ucrania) sucede un holocausto; cerca de 2500 judíos son deportados y aniquilados por la Gestapo en el campo…
en Brody (Ucrania) sucede un holocausto; cerca de 2500 judíos son deportados y aniquilados por la Gestapo en el campo de concentración de Belzec.
The Hürtgen Forest was roughly 50 square miles of dark, dense German woodland near the Belgian border — and American …
The Hürtgen Forest was roughly 50 square miles of dark, dense German woodland near the Belgian border — and American commanders decided it had to be cleared before any advance could continue. It was a decision that many military historians have spent decades questioning. Beginning in September 1944, the battle ground on for nearly five months, through mud, mines, timber-burst artillery shells, and one of the worst winters in memory. Around 33,000 American casualties. The forest yielded nothing strategically essential. The longest battle the U.S. Army ever fought was also one of its least necessary.
Nobody wanted the Hürtgen Forest.
Nobody wanted the Hürtgen Forest. It wasn't a strategic prize — just 50 square miles of dark, dense German woodland where the trees swallowed tank support and turned artillery into splinters. But American commanders pushed in anyway, beginning in September 1944, convinced they needed to clear it before advancing. They were wrong. The battle dragged on for nearly five months, costing over 33,000 U.S. casualties. More Americans died there than at Guadalcanal. And Germany didn't even need to defend it to win.
Finland and the Soviet Union signed an armistice in Moscow, formally ending the Continuation War.
Finland and the Soviet Union signed an armistice in Moscow, formally ending the Continuation War. This agreement forced Finland to cede territory, pay heavy reparations, and expel German troops from its borders. By accepting these harsh terms, the nation preserved its sovereignty and avoided a full-scale Soviet occupation that had befallen its Baltic neighbors.
Moscú y Finlandia celebran un armisticio.
Moscú y Finlandia celebran un armisticio.
A British court sentenced William Joyce, better known as the Nazi propagandist Lord Haw-Haw, to death for high treason.
A British court sentenced William Joyce, better known as the Nazi propagandist Lord Haw-Haw, to death for high treason. By broadcasting demoralizing radio messages from Germany to British listeners during the war, Joyce tested the limits of legal jurisdiction, ultimately confirming that citizens owe allegiance to the Crown even while residing abroad.
In Deutschlands US-amerikanischer Besatzungszone gibt die Militärregierung mit der Proklamation Nr.
In Deutschlands US-amerikanischer Besatzungszone gibt die Militärregierung mit der Proklamation Nr. 2 die Gründung von Groß-Hessen, Württemberg-Baden und Bayern bekannt.
Churchill Inspires Council of Europe's Creation
Winston Churchill delivered a landmark speech at the University of Zurich calling for a "United States of Europe," galvanizing the movement that led to the founding of the Council of Europe. The new institution established the European Convention on Human Rights and created a continental framework for democracy and rule of law that still governs forty-six member states.
en Bélgica, el astrónomo luxemburgués Sylvain Arend (1902-1992) descubre el asteroide Antíloco (1583).
en Bélgica, el astrónomo luxemburgués Sylvain Arend (1902-1992) descubre el asteroide Antíloco (1583).
North Korean forces smashed against American defenses at the Battle of Nam River, only to stall their advance completely.
North Korean forces smashed against American defenses at the Battle of Nam River, only to stall their advance completely. This repulsion bought crucial time for UN troops to establish a perimeter around Pusan, preventing an immediate collapse of South Korea's last defensive line.
Die Europäische Zahlungsunion wird in Paris gegründet.
Die Europäische Zahlungsunion wird in Paris gegründet.
The United States revoked Charlie Chaplin’s re-entry permit while he traveled to London, exiling the filmmaker for hi…
The United States revoked Charlie Chaplin’s re-entry permit while he traveled to London, exiling the filmmaker for his perceived leftist sympathies. This move silenced one of Hollywood’s most prominent critics of American political conformity and forced Chaplin to settle in Switzerland, where he spent the final two decades of his life in self-imposed European exile.
en los Estados Unidos ―en pleno macartismo―, el Gobierno prohíbe al actor británico Charles Chaplin entrar en el país…
en los Estados Unidos ―en pleno macartismo―, el Gobierno prohíbe al actor británico Charles Chaplin entrar en el país después de su viaje en barco a Inglaterra.
en Argentina, el presidente Juan Domingo Perón presenta su renuncia formal a la presidencia tras haber sido derrocado.
en Argentina, el presidente Juan Domingo Perón presenta su renuncia formal a la presidencia tras haber sido derrocado.
Der letzte sowjetische Besatzungssoldat verlässt Österreich.
Der letzte sowjetische Besatzungssoldat verlässt Österreich.
The first American underground nuclear test, Rainier, detonated 790 feet below the Nevada desert on September 19, 195…
The first American underground nuclear test, Rainier, detonated 790 feet below the Nevada desert on September 19, 1957, producing a 1.7 kiloton explosion that created a cavity about 55 feet across in the rock. The point was to see if underground tests could be hidden — whether seismic signatures would be detectable by other nations. They were. The experiment designed to explore clandestine testing became the foundation for nuclear test-ban treaty verification. The U.S. government buried a bomb to understand how to catch other governments burying bombs.
Proclamação do Governo Provisório da República Argelina (GPRA) a partir do Cairo.
Proclamação do Governo Provisório da República Argelina (GPRA) a partir do Cairo.
en Argelia, el Frente de Liberación argelino constituye en el exilio un Gobierno provisional de la República, presidi…
en Argelia, el Frente de Liberación argelino constituye en el exilio un Gobierno provisional de la República, presidido por Ferhatí Abbas.
en los Estados Unidos, el dirigente soviético Nikita Jrushchov visita Disneyland.
en los Estados Unidos, el dirigente soviético Nikita Jrushchov visita Disneyland.
Khrushchev had specifically asked to see Disneyland during his 1959 US tour.
Khrushchev had specifically asked to see Disneyland during his 1959 US tour. The LAPD said they couldn't guarantee his security — too many access points, too many crowds, not enough time to secure the perimeter. He heard 'no' and lost his temper publicly at a luncheon, asking whether the park had rockets or cholera. He got a tour of a movie studio instead. The man who oversaw the Soviet nuclear arsenal was denied entry to a theme park in Anaheim.
Chubby Checkers Songinterpretation The Twist steht erstmals in den USA eine Woche lang an der Spitze der Billboard Ho…
Chubby Checkers Songinterpretation The Twist steht erstmals in den USA eine Woche lang an der Spitze der Billboard Hot 100. Der gleichnamige Tanz wird parallel zur Musik in aller Welt populär.
en la ciudad de Nueva York (Estados Unidos), Fidel Castro y su delegación abandonan el hotel Shelburne debido a la fa…
en la ciudad de Nueva York (Estados Unidos), Fidel Castro y su delegación abandonan el hotel Shelburne debido a la falta de garantías para su seguridad, y se instalan en el hotel Theresa, en el barrio negro de Harlem.
Nehru and Khan Sign Indus Waters Treaty
Nehru and Khan signed the Indus Waters Treaty to divide the six major rivers between their nations. This agreement established a framework that has survived three wars and decades of tension, ensuring water access for millions while preventing total conflict over the basin.
Betty and Barney Hill were driving home through New Hampshire on September 19, 1961 when they noticed a light followi…
Betty and Barney Hill were driving home through New Hampshire on September 19, 1961 when they noticed a light following their car for miles. They arrived home two hours later than expected and couldn't account for the time. Under hypnosis months later, both described being taken aboard a craft and medically examined — separately, with consistent details they hadn't consciously shared. The FBI took a passing interest. Betty's star map, drawn from memory under hypnosis, was later analyzed by an amateur astronomer who identified it as the Zeta Reticuli system. Make of that what you will.
محمد البدر حميد الدين يتولى حكم المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية خلفًا للإمام أحمد بن يحيى.
محمد البدر حميد الدين يتولى حكم المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية خلفًا للإمام أحمد بن يحيى.
Twelve students founded Iota Phi Theta at Morgan State University during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, est…
Twelve students founded Iota Phi Theta at Morgan State University during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, establishing a fraternity rooted in social activism rather than traditional social club structures. By prioritizing community service and political engagement, the organization became a permanent fixture in the National Pan-Hellenic Council, expanding the influence of Black Greek-letter organizations nationwide.
en Madrid (España) un millar de personas se concentran frente a la embajada estadounidense, coreando «¡Asesinos!» y «…
en Madrid (España) un millar de personas se concentran frente a la embajada estadounidense, coreando «¡Asesinos!» y «¡Cuba sí, yanquis no!», debido al ataque terrorista de la CIA contra el carguero español Sierra Aránzazu (que habían confundido con el carguero cubano Sierra Maestra).
Bei den fünften Bundestagswahlen in Deutschland erringen die Unionsparteien 47,6 % der abgegebenen Stimmen.
Bei den fünften Bundestagswahlen in Deutschland erringen die Unionsparteien 47,6 % der abgegebenen Stimmen.
en México, el rector de la UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) protesta por la ocupación militar de Ciudad…
en México, el rector de la UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) protesta por la ocupación militar de Ciudad Universitaria y encabeza una manifestación, la primera en la que la rectoría de la UNAM apoya explícitamente al movimiento estudiantil. La Cámara de Diputados, en voz de su líder Luis M. Farías, ataca al rector Barros Sierra, quien presenta su renuncia, sin que le fuera aceptada. La Junta de Gobierno le pide expresamente que permanezca al frente de la UNAM.
Michael Eavis charged £1 admission, threw in free milk from his dairy farm, and booked Marc Bolan as headliner.
Michael Eavis charged £1 admission, threw in free milk from his dairy farm, and booked Marc Bolan as headliner. About 1,500 people showed up to Worthy Farm in Somerset. Bolan played at night, Eavis nearly went bankrupt, and the whole thing was so chaotic nobody was sure it would happen again. It did — eventually becoming the largest greenfield festival on earth. Eavis was a dairy farmer who just wanted to put on a show.
Michael Eavis opened his Worthy Farm to 1,500 people for the inaugural Glastonbury Festival, charging one pound for e…
Michael Eavis opened his Worthy Farm to 1,500 people for the inaugural Glastonbury Festival, charging one pound for entry and including free milk from his dairy herd. This modest gathering established the blueprint for the modern mega-festival, transforming rural Somerset into the permanent home of the world’s most influential annual celebration of music and counterculture.
Kostas Georgakis was 22 years old, studying geology in Genoa, when he walked to Matteotti Square on September 19, 197…
Kostas Georgakis was 22 years old, studying geology in Genoa, when he walked to Matteotti Square on September 19, 1970, and set himself on fire to protest the Greek military junta. He died four hours later. His act received almost no coverage in Greece — the junta controlled the press. In Italy, 100,000 people attended his funeral. He left behind a note explaining exactly why he'd done it. He's largely unknown outside Greece, where he's now considered a resistance hero. The regime he died protesting fell four years later.
سلطنة عمان تنضم لجامعة الدول العربية.
سلطنة عمان تنضم لجامعة الدول العربية.
The Montagnards — indigenous highlanders of Vietnam's Central Highlands — had been recruited, armed, and trained by U.S.
The Montagnards — indigenous highlanders of Vietnam's Central Highlands — had been recruited, armed, and trained by U.S. Special Forces, who found them exceptionally effective fighters. But they weren't fighting for Saigon; they were fighting for autonomy. On September 20, 1971, troops from several Montagnard battalions killed 70 ethnic Vietnamese soldiers and seized district headquarters. The revolt was suppressed, but it exposed the central tension the U.S. had been papering over: the indigenous allies Washington depended on didn't want what Washington was building. They wanted a country the war was never going to give them.
en Londres (Reino Unido) se utiliza por primera vez una carta bomba.
en Londres (Reino Unido) se utiliza por primera vez una carta bomba. El objetivo es la embajada israelí. Fallece un diplomático de ese país.
In der Bundesrepublik löst das Bundes-Waffengesetz die Waffengesetzgebung des NS-Staates ab.
In der Bundesrepublik löst das Bundes-Waffengesetz die Waffengesetzgebung des NS-Staates ab.
A parcel bomb addressed to the Israeli Embassy in London detonated in the hands of diplomat Ami Shachori, killing him…
A parcel bomb addressed to the Israeli Embassy in London detonated in the hands of diplomat Ami Shachori, killing him instantly. This attack, orchestrated by the Palestinian militant group Black September, signaled the violent expansion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into European diplomatic channels and forced British intelligence to overhaul security protocols for foreign missions worldwide.
He was 27 years old and had been king for exactly one week when he stood before the Swedish parliament on September 1…
He was 27 years old and had been king for exactly one week when he stood before the Swedish parliament on September 19, 1973. Carl XVI Gustaf didn't inherit a powerful monarchy — Sweden's constitution, rewritten just as he took the throne, stripped the king of nearly all political power. He'd reign, but not rule. What he got instead was a ceremonial role he's now held for over 50 years, longer than any Swedish monarch in recorded history.
en Suecia se corona a Carlos XVI Gustavo.
en Suecia se corona a Carlos XVI Gustavo.
BBC2 strahlt die erste Folge von Fawlty Towers aus.
BBC2 strahlt die erste Folge von Fawlty Towers aus.
Toma posse em Portugal o VI Governo Provisório, chefiado pelo primeiro-ministro José Pinheiro de Azevedo.
Toma posse em Portugal o VI Governo Provisório, chefiado pelo primeiro-ministro José Pinheiro de Azevedo.
en las afueras de Karatepe (Turquía), un Boeing 727 de la compañía Turkish Airlines se estrella contra los montes Tau…
en las afueras de Karatepe (Turquía), un Boeing 727 de la compañía Turkish Airlines se estrella contra los montes Tauro, matando a los 155 pasajeros a bordo.
Turkish Airlines Flight 452 was descending toward Adana on September 19, 1976 when it struck the Taurus Mountains in …
Turkish Airlines Flight 452 was descending toward Adana on September 19, 1976 when it struck the Taurus Mountains in darkness. All 154 people aboard were killed. The Taurus range rises steeply and unexpectedly — the same terrain had caught aircraft before. Investigations pointed to controlled flight into terrain: the crew didn't realize their altitude was insufficient for the approach. It remains one of Turkey's deadliest aviation disasters. The wreckage scattered across remote mountain slopes took rescue teams days to fully reach.
Die Wahl zum Schwedischen Reichstag beschert den seit 1932 regierenden Sozialdemokraten eine Niederlage.
Die Wahl zum Schwedischen Reichstag beschert den seit 1932 regierenden Sozialdemokraten eine Niederlage. Nur mehr 42,75 % der Stimmen für Olof Palmes Partei eröffnen dem bürgerlichen Lager das Bilden einer Koalitionsregierung unter Ministerpräsident Thorbjörn Fälldin.
Two Iranian F-4 Phantoms were scrambled to intercept an unidentified object over Tehran in September 1976.
Two Iranian F-4 Phantoms were scrambled to intercept an unidentified object over Tehran in September 1976. The first jet lost all instrumentation and radio contact as it approached — and the pilot later said the object was bright enough to light up the ground below. When he tried to fire a missile, the launch system went offline. The second aircraft had the same experience. Both planes regained function only after breaking off. Iranian General Parviz Jafari filed a full report. The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency obtained it and classified it. The object was never identified.
Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms lost all instrumentation and weapons systems while attempting to intercep…
Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms lost all instrumentation and weapons systems while attempting to intercept an unidentified aerial object over Tehran. The jets regained full functionality only after retreating from the target, a rare case of a military encounter with an unknown craft that forced the Iranian government to formally report the incident to the United States.
The Solomon Islands stretch across 1,500 kilometers of the South Pacific — 900-plus islands, six major languages fami…
The Solomon Islands stretch across 1,500 kilometers of the South Pacific — 900-plus islands, six major languages families, a Second World War battlefield where the fighting was some of the most brutal in the Pacific theater. Full independence came in 1978, and the UN seat followed immediately. What the country gained with that seat was a vote on the international stage. What it still lacked was a permanent national capital building for another decade.
signature de la Convention relative à la conservation de la vie sauvage et du milieu naturel de l'Europe, à Berne, da…
signature de la Convention relative à la conservation de la vie sauvage et du milieu naturel de l'Europe, à Berne, dans le but d'assurer la conservation de la vie sauvage et du milieu naturel de l'Europe par une coopération entre les États (entrée en vigueur le 1er juin 1982).
explosion d'un missile Titan à Damascus, dans l'Arkansas étatsunien.
explosion d'un missile Titan à Damascus, dans l'Arkansas étatsunien.
Terry Fox, Aktivist im Kampf gegen Krebs (Marathon of Hope), wird mit dem Order of Canada ausgezeichnet.
Terry Fox, Aktivist im Kampf gegen Krebs (Marathon of Hope), wird mit dem Order of Canada ausgezeichnet.
They hadn't performed together in 11 years.
They hadn't performed together in 11 years. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel walked out onto a Central Park stage on a September evening in 1981 and faced roughly 500,000 people — one of the largest concert crowds in history. No ticket required. Simon admitted he was terrified. They played for nearly three hours, and the live album that followed sold over a million copies in weeks. Two men who couldn't stand being in a band together had just staged the most-attended reunion concert anyone had ever seen.
en el Parque Central de Nueva York, el dúo Simon and Garfunkel se reúne para un recital gratuito.
en el Parque Central de Nueva York, el dúo Simon and Garfunkel se reúne para un recital gratuito.
Die Mainzer St.-Stephans-Kirche feiert die Übergabe von drei von Marc Chagall gestalteten Fenstern.
Die Mainzer St.-Stephans-Kirche feiert die Übergabe von drei von Marc Chagall gestalteten Fenstern.
Das brasilianische Flusspassagierschiff Sobral Santos kentert auf dem Amazonas, 300 Menschen sterben.
Das brasilianische Flusspassagierschiff Sobral Santos kentert auf dem Amazonas, 300 Menschen sterben.
Scott Fahlman typed 19 characters into a Carnegie Mellon University message board at 11:44 a.m.
Scott Fahlman typed 19 characters into a Carnegie Mellon University message board at 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982, and suggested colleagues use :-) to mark jokes and :-( for non-jokes, so nobody would mistake sarcasm for sincerity online. The post sat in a digital archive for nearly 20 years before researchers tracked it down in 2002. Fahlman has called the invention 'a minor bit of silliness' and expressed mild regret that it spawned emoji culture. The most reproduced punctuation sequence in human history was typed in under a minute to solve an office humor problem.
The two-island federation nearly didn't happen at all — Anguilla famously revolted and refused to join, and Britain h…
The two-island federation nearly didn't happen at all — Anguilla famously revolted and refused to join, and Britain had to send police to sort it out. So Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent in 1983 as the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, covering just 104 square miles total. Nevis itself retains the constitutional right to secede. In a 1998 vote, they almost did. The union holds — barely, and by design.
En Caracas se produce la denominada Masacre de Tazón.
En Caracas se produce la denominada Masacre de Tazón.
en el estado mexicano de Chihuahua, el gobernador Óscar Ornelas presenta su renuncia venida por los conflictos políti…
en el estado mexicano de Chihuahua, el gobernador Óscar Ornelas presenta su renuncia venida por los conflictos políticos que habían iniciado en ese estado en 1983.
en la isla Mindanao (Filipinas), unos 60 miembros de la tribu ata se suicidan con insecticida por órdenes de su gurú …
en la isla Mindanao (Filipinas), unos 60 miembros de la tribu ata se suicidan con insecticida por órdenes de su gurú Datu Mangayanon ―desesperado porque no había podido convertir hojas de árbol en billetes―, que los convenció de que así podrían ver la imagen del dios Yahvé.
en Costa Rica se crea el Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER) para administrar todas las vías férreas.
en Costa Rica se crea el Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER) para administrar todas las vías férreas.
It struck at 7:19 in the morning, when the city's streets were already filling up.
It struck at 7:19 in the morning, when the city's streets were already filling up. The 1985 Mexico City earthquake — magnitude 8.1 — collapsed hospitals mid-shift, brought down apartment buildings onto sleeping families, and killed an estimated 10,000 people. But the government's response was so slow and disorganized that citizens formed their own rescue brigades within hours. Ordinary people dug survivors out with their hands. That spontaneous civic mobilization is widely credited with launching Mexico's modern democratic reform movement.
Frank Zappa showed up to Congress in a suit and tie, which might have been the most subversive thing he did that day.
Frank Zappa showed up to Congress in a suit and tie, which might have been the most subversive thing he did that day. The Senate Commerce Committee hearing on September 19, 1985 was Tipper Gore's project — she'd been disturbed by her daughter hearing Prince's "Darling Nikki." Zappa called the proposed rating system "the equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation." He was brilliant, furious, and entirely right about the constitutional questions. The music industry agreed to voluntary warning labels anyway. The PMRC stickers are still on albums today.
Unter großer politischer Anteilnahme in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland wird in Saarlouis ein Abkommen über die erste …
Unter großer politischer Anteilnahme in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland wird in Saarlouis ein Abkommen über die erste deutsch-deutsche Städtepartnerschaft mit Eisenhüttenstadt unterzeichnet.
Die Konferenz über Sicherheits- und Vertrauensbildende Maßnahmen und Abrüstung in Europa (KVAE) geht in Stockholm mit…
Die Konferenz über Sicherheits- und Vertrauensbildende Maßnahmen und Abrüstung in Europa (KVAE) geht in Stockholm mit dem Schlussdokument zu Ende. Nach dieser KSZE-Folgekonferenz werden unter anderem Ankündigungen von Militärmanövern und das Einladen von Beobachtern der Gegenseite zur Pflicht der Vertragspartner.
Israel startet mit der Shavit-Rakete den Satelliten Ofeq 1.
Israel startet mit der Shavit-Rakete den Satelliten Ofeq 1.
Greg Louganis hit the back of his head on the springboard during a qualifying dive at the 1988 Seoul Olympics — a 5.5…
Greg Louganis hit the back of his head on the springboard during a qualifying dive at the 1988 Seoul Olympics — a 5.5-second fall that the entire world watched in slow motion. He needed four stitches. He got back on the board the same day and completed his dives. Then he won gold in springboard. Then he won gold in platform. What no one knew until years later: Louganis was HIV-positive at the time, and the pool water had touched his open wound. He'd disclosed it to the team doctor, but not publicly, for seven more years.
en los Juegos Olímpicos de Seúl, el clavadista estadounidense Greg Louganis sufre una lesión en la cabeza en las prel…
en los Juegos Olímpicos de Seúl, el clavadista estadounidense Greg Louganis sufre una lesión en la cabeza en las preliminares de la especialidad del trampolín de 3 metros.
Der Hurrikan Gilbert löst sich über Texas auf.
Der Hurrikan Gilbert löst sich über Texas auf. Der am 8. September bei den Leeward Islands entstandene tropische Wirbelsturm entwickelte sich zu einem der tödlichsten (318 Tote), kostspieligsten (Schäden von etwa 5,5 Milliarden US-Dollar) und stärksten Hurrikane (mit der dritthöchsten je gemessenen Geschwindigkeit).
A bomb hidden in the cargo hold detonated mid-flight, destroying UTA Flight 772 over the Sahara Desert and killing al…
A bomb hidden in the cargo hold detonated mid-flight, destroying UTA Flight 772 over the Sahara Desert and killing all 171 people on board. The subsequent investigation traced the explosives to Libyan intelligence agents, forcing Muammar Gaddafi’s regime into years of international isolation and eventual multi-million dollar compensation payments to the victims' families.
Das Neue Forum stellt zur Wendezeit in der DDR einen Antrag auf Zulassung als politische Vereinigung.
Das Neue Forum stellt zur Wendezeit in der DDR einen Antrag auf Zulassung als politische Vereinigung.
O Sistema Único de Saúde, o SUS, é criado através da lei nº 8080.
O Sistema Único de Saúde, o SUS, é criado através da lei nº 8080.
Der Berliner Palast der Republik wird wegen Asbestbelastung geschlossen.
Der Berliner Palast der Republik wird wegen Asbestbelastung geschlossen.
Ötzi Discovered: Iceman Reveals Prehistoric Secrets
German hikers stumble upon a perfectly preserved 5,300-year-old body in the Ötztal Alps, instantly transforming our understanding of Copper Age life through his intact tools and clothing. This discovery forces archaeologists to rewrite timelines regarding ancient metallurgy and provides the first direct physical evidence of prehistoric medical practices like trepanation.
Two German hikers spotted what looked like a doll half-frozen in the ice near the Ötztal Alps on September 19, 1991.
Two German hikers spotted what looked like a doll half-frozen in the ice near the Ötztal Alps on September 19, 1991. It wasn't a doll. Ötzi had been up there for 5,300 years, preserved so completely that scientists later found his last meal in his stomach — red deer, einkorn wheat, and herbs — eaten about 30 to 60 minutes before he was shot in the back with an arrow. Someone hunted him down. We still don't know who.
en el Emplazamiento de pruebas de Nevada (unos 105 km al noroeste de Las Vegas), Estados Unidos hace estallar la bomb…
en el Emplazamiento de pruebas de Nevada (unos 105 km al noroeste de Las Vegas), Estados Unidos hace estallar la bomba atómica Distant Zenith, la bomba atómica n.º 1120 de las 1132 que detonó ese país entre 1945 y 1992.
Argentina ―bajo la presidencia de Carlos Menem― anuncia su retirada del Movimiento de Países No Alineados.
Argentina ―bajo la presidencia de Carlos Menem― anuncia su retirada del Movimiento de Países No Alineados.
Manta – Der Film, eine deutsche Actionkomödie von Royal Film, in der Regie von Peter Timm, mit Sebastian Rudolph und …
Manta – Der Film, eine deutsche Actionkomödie von Royal Film, in der Regie von Peter Timm, mit Sebastian Rudolph und Nadeshda Brennicke in den Hauptrollen, läuft in den Kinos an.
Bolivia consigue su primera clasificación por mérito propio al Mundial de Fútbol de la FIFA a celebrarse en el Mundia…
Bolivia consigue su primera clasificación por mérito propio al Mundial de Fútbol de la FIFA a celebrarse en el Mundial Estados Unidos 1994 al empatar a un gol como visitante frente a Ecuador.
In Polen gewinnen die „Linken“ (Reformkommunisten: PSL und SLD) die zweiten freien Parlamentswahlen.
In Polen gewinnen die „Linken“ (Reformkommunisten: PSL und SLD) die zweiten freien Parlamentswahlen.
en Papúa Nueva Guinea, una erupción volcánica cubre de toneladas de cenizas a la ciudad de Rabaul (capital de la prov…
en Papúa Nueva Guinea, una erupción volcánica cubre de toneladas de cenizas a la ciudad de Rabaul (capital de la provincia de Nueva Bretaña). El 80 % de las edificaciones del pueblo colapsan.
In den USA wird der Pilotfilm zur Fernsehserie Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme (englisch ER) erstausgestrahlt.
In den USA wird der Pilotfilm zur Fernsehserie Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme (englisch ER) erstausgestrahlt.
en su gabinete en el Instituto Isaac Newton de la Universidad de Cambridge (Reino Unido), al matemático británico And…
en su gabinete en el Instituto Isaac Newton de la Universidad de Cambridge (Reino Unido), al matemático británico Andrew Wiles (40) se le ocurre cómo corregir su demostración del último teorema de Fermat (1637), que se considera la demostración más importante del siglo XX. Presentará su trabajo el 24 de octubre de 1994.
Haití es invadida por más de 24 000 soldados estadounidenses bajo las órdenes del presidente George Bush padre.
Haití es invadida por más de 24 000 soldados estadounidenses bajo las órdenes del presidente George Bush padre.
el terrorista estadounidense Unabomber consigue que su manifiesto, intitulado «La sociedad industrial y su futuro», s…
el terrorista estadounidense Unabomber consigue que su manifiesto, intitulado «La sociedad industrial y su futuro», sea publicado en el Washington Post y el New York Times.
Unabomber's Manifesto Published: Debate on Tech Ignites
The Washington Post and The New York Times published the Unabomber's manifesto after the FBI convinced Ted Kaczynski's brother to share the text, triggering a massive public debate on technology and privacy. This unprecedented collaboration between law enforcement and major newspapers forced millions of Americans to confront the radical anti-technology ideology while simultaneously helping authorities identify the suspect through his distinctive writing style.
Der Science-Fiction-Film Independence Day von Roland Emmerich läuft in den deutschen Kinos an.
Der Science-Fiction-Film Independence Day von Roland Emmerich läuft in den deutschen Kinos an.
en la provincia de Médéa (Argelia), terroristas de la banda terrorista musulmana Frente Islámico de Salvación asesina…
en la provincia de Médéa (Argelia), terroristas de la banda terrorista musulmana Frente Islámico de Salvación asesinan a 53 hombres, mujeres y niños (masacre de Guelb El‑Kebir) por haber apoyado a la banda terrorista musulmana Grupo Islámico Armado.
The Guelb El-Kebir massacre happened during Algeria's 'Black Decade' — the civil war between the military government …
The Guelb El-Kebir massacre happened during Algeria's 'Black Decade' — the civil war between the military government and armed Islamist groups that killed an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 people between 1991 and 2002. Entire villages were wiped out, responsibility disputed, investigations blocked. Fifty-three people killed on September 22, 1997. The Algerian government's silence about perpetrators was as damaging as the violence itself, and accountability never fully came.
Die Uraufführung der Oper A Streetcar Named Desire (deutsch Endstation Sehnsucht) von André Previn findet an der San …
Die Uraufführung der Oper A Streetcar Named Desire (deutsch Endstation Sehnsucht) von André Previn findet an der San Francisco Opera statt.
el ejército ruso se prepara para invadir Chechenia con unos 30 000 soldados.
el ejército ruso se prepara para invadir Chechenia con unos 30 000 soldados.
début de la crise politico-militaire en Côte d'Ivoire.
début de la crise politico-militaire en Côte d'Ivoire.
Bei einem Putschversuch in der Elfenbeinküste bringen die Rebellen die nördliche Landeshälfte unter ihre Kontrolle.
Bei einem Putschversuch in der Elfenbeinküste bringen die Rebellen die nördliche Landeshälfte unter ihre Kontrolle.
محكمة سعودية تحكم على الأكاديمي سعيد بن زعير بالسجن 5 سنوات لإدانته بإثارة الفتنة والخروج على ولاة الأمر، وكان بن زعي…
محكمة سعودية تحكم على الأكاديمي سعيد بن زعير بالسجن 5 سنوات لإدانته بإثارة الفتنة والخروج على ولاة الأمر، وكان بن زعير قد قضى في السجن مدة 8 سنوات بدون توجيه تهمة إليه.
en Tailandia se perpetra un golpe militar, que revoca la Constitución e instaura la ley marcial.
en Tailandia se perpetra un golpe militar, que revoca la Constitución e instaura la ley marcial.
In Salzburg, Österreich, beginnt die Straßen-Radweltmeisterschaft.
In Salzburg, Österreich, beginnt die Straßen-Radweltmeisterschaft.
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in New York for a UN General Assembly meeting when tanks rolled thro…
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in New York for a UN General Assembly meeting when tanks rolled through Bangkok on September 19, 2006. The coup leaders waited until he was out of the country — a detail that says something about either their caution or their courtesy. Thaksin had been enormously popular with rural voters and enormously unpopular with the Bangkok establishment and military. The junta called themselves the Council for Democratic Reform. They abolished the constitution, banned political gatherings, and promised elections. Thaksin has been in exile ever since.
Zur Eindämmung der sich ausweitenden Finanzkrise, die immer mehr Großbanken in Mitleidenschaft zieht, werden in den U…
Zur Eindämmung der sich ausweitenden Finanzkrise, die immer mehr Großbanken in Mitleidenschaft zieht, werden in den USA, Großbritannien und Deutschland Leerverkäufe von Bankaktien erschwert oder untersagt. Außerdem schildern US-Finanzminister Henry Paulson, Fed-Chef Ben Bernanke und der Chef der US-Börsenaufsicht Christopher Cox Präsident Bush und danach führenden Kongressmitgliedern einen umfassenden Rettungsplan für das Bankensystem.
en Oakland (Estados Unidos), un estudiante universitario estadounidense originario de Oakland, llamado Carlos Ramírez…
en Oakland (Estados Unidos), un estudiante universitario estadounidense originario de Oakland, llamado Carlos Ramírez (18) dibuja Trollface, que sería adoptado como el símbolo universal de un trol de internet.
Learjet Crashes: Barker and DJ AM Survive, Four Killed
A Learjet 60 veered off the runway during a rejected takeoff at West Columbia's airport, killing four passengers while musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein survived the fiery crash. The tragedy abruptly ended DJ AM's life and forced Barker into a long recovery, fundamentally altering the trajectory of both men's careers in the music industry.
It took 87 days, 4.9 million barrels of oil, and a relief well drilled from over two miles away to finally kill the M…
It took 87 days, 4.9 million barrels of oil, and a relief well drilled from over two miles away to finally kill the Macondo well. When BP announced the seal was permanent on September 19, 2010, the Gulf had already absorbed the largest accidental marine oil spill in history. Eleven men had died when the rig exploded back in April. The cap had been placed in July but wasn't confirmed static until this day. The well was dead. The damage to 1,300 miles of coastline was just beginning.
O poço de petróleo é finalmente selado, após muitos dias de derrame em decorrência da Explosão da plataforma Deepwate…
O poço de petróleo é finalmente selado, após muitos dias de derrame em decorrência da Explosão da plataforma Deepwater Horizon em 20 de abril.
Mariano Rivera entered games to 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica, which he'd never heard before the Yankees adopted it as…
Mariano Rivera entered games to 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica, which he'd never heard before the Yankees adopted it as his entrance music in 1999. He got save number 602 on September 19, 2011, passing Trevor Hoffman's record with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Rivera threw essentially one pitch — a cut fastball that moved so late and so sharply that hitters who'd faced him for years still couldn't reliably hit it. He made the Hall of Fame in 2019 as the first player ever elected unanimously. One pitch, 652 saves, unanimous.
Encerram-se as emissões da RTPN, e abrem-se as emissões da RTP Informação com o Bom Dia Portugal.
Encerram-se as emissões da RTPN, e abrem-se as emissões da RTP Informação com o Bom Dia Portugal.
se adopta la Resolución 2068 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas sobre protección de los niños en los con…
se adopta la Resolución 2068 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas sobre protección de los niños en los conflictos armados.
Incheon opened the 17th Asian Games, welcoming over 9,000 athletes from 45 nations to compete across 36 sports.
Incheon opened the 17th Asian Games, welcoming over 9,000 athletes from 45 nations to compete across 36 sports. This massive logistical undertaking solidified South Korea’s reputation as a premier host for international multi-sport events, directly influencing the country's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
انتهاء الألعاب الأفريقية الحادية عشرة في برازافيل ومصر تتحصل على المرتبة الأولى.
انتهاء الألعاب الأفريقية الحادية عشرة في برازافيل ومصر تتحصل على المرتبة الأولى.
en Miami (Estados Unidos) finaliza sus transmisiones Sábado gigante con el presentador chileno Don Francisco, el prog…
en Miami (Estados Unidos) finaliza sus transmisiones Sábado gigante con el presentador chileno Don Francisco, el programa de mayor duración en la historia de la televisión mundial con 53 años al aire ininterrumpidamente.
Ahmad Khan Rahami was found asleep in a bar doorway in Linden, New Jersey, when a bar owner spotted him and called po…
Ahmad Khan Rahami was found asleep in a bar doorway in Linden, New Jersey, when a bar owner spotted him and called police. Within minutes he was shooting at officers — wounding two before he was shot and taken into custody. He'd built and placed five devices across two states in less than 24 hours, driven between them himself, and managed to wound 31 people. His notebook, found on him, contained writings citing Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki. He'd traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The FBI had looked at him and found nothing actionable.
مغادرة نحو 300 مسلح أغلبهم من المصابين حي الوعر في حمص باتجاه محافظة إدلب استكمالاً لاتفاق مصالحة سابق مع الدولة السورية.
مغادرة نحو 300 مسلح أغلبهم من المصابين حي الوعر في حمص باتجاه محافظة إدلب استكمالاً لاتفاق مصالحة سابق مع الدولة السورية.
It was 1:14 p.m.
It was 1:14 p.m. on a Tuesday, and Mexico City had just finished a nationwide earthquake drill — an annual exercise held every September 19 to commemorate the catastrophic 1985 quake. Two hours later, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck for real, centered near Puebla, 120 kilometers away. The timing was almost too cruel to believe. Over 370 people died, thousands of buildings damaged. Rescue workers who'd just practiced the drills were immediately put to actual use. Mexico City had rehearsed the disaster that morning. Then it arrived.
Antonio Echevarría asume su cargo como gobernador de Nayarit.
Antonio Echevarría asume su cargo como gobernador de Nayarit.
la empresa japonesa Nintendo Company, Ltd. estrena el servicio en línea Nintendo Switch Online para las plataformas d…
la empresa japonesa Nintendo Company, Ltd. estrena el servicio en línea Nintendo Switch Online para las plataformas de Nintendo Switch.
Im Verlaufe der Räumung des Hambacher Forsts stürzt der 27-jährige Dokumentarfilmer und Journalist Steffen Meyn von e…
Im Verlaufe der Räumung des Hambacher Forsts stürzt der 27-jährige Dokumentarfilmer und Journalist Steffen Meyn von einem Baumhaus und kommt dabei zu Tode.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on La Palma, spewing lava that buried entire neighborhoods and forced thousands to flee.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on La Palma, spewing lava that buried entire neighborhoods and forced thousands to flee. This prolonged disaster, lasting nearly three months until mid-December, reshaped the island's landscape and triggered a global conversation about volcanic risk management in inhabited zones.
World leaders and millions of mourners gathered at Westminster Abbey for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the…
World leaders and millions of mourners gathered at Westminster Abbey for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the first such service for a British monarch since 1765. This solemn transition concluded the second Elizabethan age, formally transferring the crown to King Charles III and signaling a new era for the British monarchy in a rapidly shifting global landscape.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico, rattling the same region that experienced major tremors on this exa…
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico, rattling the same region that experienced major tremors on this exact date in 1985 and 2017. While the quake claimed two lives and damaged hundreds of buildings, it prompted a massive national review of seismic alert systems and reinforced the urgent necessity for stricter infrastructure standards in high-risk zones.
le service météorologique australien annonce la formation d’El Niño.
le service météorologique australien annonce la formation d’El Niño.
Azerbaijan launches a decisive military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh, triggering the immediate evacuatio…
Azerbaijan launches a decisive military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh, triggering the immediate evacuation of nearly the entire Armenian population from the region. This sudden displacement effectively ends decades of Armenian control over Nagorno-Karabakh and redraws the demographic map of the South Caucasus overnight.