September 20
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206 events recorded on September 20 throughout history
Athenian triremes lured the massive Persian fleet into narrow straits and shattered their formation, compelling Xerxes to retreat with his army intact but his naval dominance broken. This decisive victory preserved Greek independence, allowing Athens to flourish as a cultural hub rather than becoming a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire.
A massive earthquake off Japan's coast triggered a tsunami that swept away the wooden hall housing the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in temple in Kamakura. The bronze statue survived intact and has sat exposed to the elements for over five centuries since, becoming one of Japan's most recognized monuments and a evidence of resilience against natural disaster.
Ferdinand Magellan left Seville with five ships and 270 men on September 20, 1519, looking for a western route to the Spice Islands — a passage he was convinced existed and nobody had found. He'd defected from Portugal to serve Spain for this. By the time the lone surviving ship returned in 1522, Magellan was dead, killed in the Philippines, and only 18 of the original crew made it back. He never completed the circumnavigation. His fleet did it without him.
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Salamis Turns Tide: Greeks Sink Persian Fleet
Athenian triremes lured the massive Persian fleet into narrow straits and shattered their formation, compelling Xerxes to retreat with his army intact but his naval dominance broken. This decisive victory preserved Greek independence, allowing Athens to flourish as a cultural hub rather than becoming a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire.
Se produjo un eclipse de lunar.
Se produjo un eclipse de lunar. En la antigüedad era un presagio de malos acontecimientos.
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains — sometimes called Chalons — in 451 AD was one of those rare days when everythin…
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains — sometimes called Chalons — in 451 AD was one of those rare days when everything turned on a single general's decision. Flavius Aetius commanded a coalition of Romans and Visigoths against Attila, whose forces had already burned their way across Gaul. Estimates put the combined armies somewhere between 200,000 and 300,000 men. Attila retreated. But Aetius, who needed Attila as a political counterweight against his own Visigoth allies, let him escape. Three years later, Aetius was stabbed to death by the Roman emperor he'd just saved.
algunos historiadores datan en esta jornada la batalla de los Campos Cataláunicos, en la que Flavio Aecio dirige a la…
algunos historiadores datan en esta jornada la batalla de los Campos Cataláunicos, en la que Flavio Aecio dirige a las tropas romanas y visigodas en su victoria contra los ejércitos hunos y aliados de Atila.
Muhammad and Abu Bakr reached the oasis of Yathrib, later renamed Medina, after completing their perilous migration f…
Muhammad and Abu Bakr reached the oasis of Yathrib, later renamed Medina, after completing their perilous migration from Mecca. This arrival ended the Hijra and provided the Prophet with a secure base to organize the first Muslim community, transforming a small group of followers into a burgeoning political and religious power that soon reshaped the Arabian Peninsula.
Agnes of Poitou was regent of the Holy Roman Empire — ruling on behalf of her six-year-old son Henry IV — when she me…
Agnes of Poitou was regent of the Holy Roman Empire — ruling on behalf of her six-year-old son Henry IV — when she met Andrew I of Hungary to negotiate borders in a region that would eventually become Burgenland, Austria. It was a meeting between two struggling regimes: Agnes was managing a regency plagued by noble challenges, and Andrew was dealing with succession pressure from his own brother. The strip of land they discussed wouldn't have a defined national identity for another 800 years. Two monarchs in uncertain power met to draw a line that barely anyone today could find on a map.
Harald Hardrada’s Viking forces crushed the armies of Earls Morcar and Edwin at the Battle of Fulford, shattering the…
Harald Hardrada’s Viking forces crushed the armies of Earls Morcar and Edwin at the Battle of Fulford, shattering the northern English defense. This decisive victory forced King Harold Godwinson to march his exhausted troops north, leaving the southern coast vulnerable and directly enabling William the Conqueror’s successful invasion just weeks later.
Alexander III.
Alexander III. wird als Nachfolger von Hadrian IV. als Papst inthronisiert.
Saladin had been maneuvering for months before his army reached Jerusalem's walls in September 1187.
Saladin had been maneuvering for months before his army reached Jerusalem's walls in September 1187. The city's defenders were badly outnumbered — most of the kingdom's fighting men had been killed at the Horns of Hattin two months earlier. The siege lasted just 12 days. When terms were negotiated, Saladin allowed Christian inhabitants to ransom themselves and leave safely — a deliberate contrast to the massacre that had followed the First Crusade's capture of the same city 88 years before. He wanted the comparison made.
Der Frieden von Lambeth beendet den Ersten Krieg der Barone in England.
Der Frieden von Lambeth beendet den Ersten Krieg der Barone in England.
Old Prussian tribes launched a coordinated revolt against the Teutonic Knights, seizing fortresses and slaughtering g…
Old Prussian tribes launched a coordinated revolt against the Teutonic Knights, seizing fortresses and slaughtering garrisons across the Baltic region. This uprising forced the crusading order to spend decades fighting to maintain their territorial grip, ultimately leading to the near-total assimilation of the Prussian people into the expanding German state.
Eleição do Papa João XXI.
Eleição do Papa João XXI. Único papa português da história.
Robert of Geneva earned the title "Butcher of Cesena" in 1377 when he hired the Breton mercenary company to massacre …
Robert of Geneva earned the title "Butcher of Cesena" in 1377 when he hired the Breton mercenary company to massacre the population of Cesena — estimates range from 2,000 to 8,000 civilians dead. A year later, French cardinals elected him Avignon Pope Clement VII, splitting the Catholic Church into two simultaneous papacies. Rome had one pope. Avignon had another. Both excommunicated each other's followers. The Great Schism lasted 39 years and required a council to invent the concept of deposing a sitting pope. It started with a man who ordered a massacre.
Nach dem Tod Ruprechts von der Pfalz wird König Sigismund von Ungarn von drei Kurfürsten zu dessen Nachfolger gewählt.
Nach dem Tod Ruprechts von der Pfalz wird König Sigismund von Ungarn von drei Kurfürsten zu dessen Nachfolger gewählt. Die anderen Kurfürsten ernennen kurz darauf Sigismunds Cousin Jobst von Mähren zum Gegenkönig.
Bukarest wird zum ersten Mal urkundlich erwähnt.
Bukarest wird zum ersten Mal urkundlich erwähnt.
Tsunami Strips Great Buddha's Temple: Statue Endures Outdoors
A massive earthquake off Japan's coast triggered a tsunami that swept away the wooden hall housing the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in temple in Kamakura. The bronze statue survived intact and has sat exposed to the elements for over five centuries since, becoming one of Japan's most recognized monuments and a evidence of resilience against natural disaster.
A massive tsunami surged into Kamakura on this day in 1498, obliterating the wooden temple structure that sheltered t…
A massive tsunami surged into Kamakura on this day in 1498, obliterating the wooden temple structure that sheltered the Great Buddha. The bronze statue survived the deluge, but the massive repair costs proved prohibitive for the local monks. Consequently, the deity has remained exposed to the elements for over five centuries, creating the open-air icon seen today.
Magellan Sails West: The Quest to Circumnavigate Earth
Ferdinand Magellan left Seville with five ships and 270 men on September 20, 1519, looking for a western route to the Spice Islands — a passage he was convinced existed and nobody had found. He'd defected from Portugal to serve Spain for this. By the time the lone surviving ship returned in 1522, Magellan was dead, killed in the Philippines, and only 18 of the original crew made it back. He never completed the circumnavigation. His fleet did it without him.
Magellan left Spain with 270 men across five ships, carrying enough supplies for two years and a commission from the …
Magellan left Spain with 270 men across five ships, carrying enough supplies for two years and a commission from the Spanish crown that he'd negotiated hard to get — insisting on a 5% cut of all profits from whatever he found. He didn't live to collect. Magellan was killed in the Philippines in April 1521, less than halfway through. Of the 270 men who set out from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, only 18 returned to Spain aboard a single ship, the Victoria. They'd sailed roughly 60,000 kilometers. Magellan planned the circumnavigation. Someone else finished it.
el vicealmirante británico Francis Drake regresa a Gran Bretaña desde el Lejano Oriente.
el vicealmirante británico Francis Drake regresa a Gran Bretaña desde el Lejano Oriente.
The Babington plotters had planned to assassinate Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne — a plan so t…
The Babington plotters had planned to assassinate Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne — a plan so thoroughly infiltrated by Elizabeth's spymaster Francis Walsingham that he'd read every letter before the conspirators did. The executions on September 20, 1586 were deliberately prolonged: the men were cut down while still alive. Elizabeth, reportedly troubled by the brutality, ordered the remaining plotters to be allowed to die before disembowelment. Reportedly.
en México, Diego de Montemayor funda la aldea de Monterrey.
en México, Diego de Montemayor funda la aldea de Monterrey.
Diego de Montemayor established the city of Monterrey in the Kingdom of León, securing a permanent Spanish foothold i…
Diego de Montemayor established the city of Monterrey in the Kingdom of León, securing a permanent Spanish foothold in the rugged terrain of northern New Spain. This settlement transformed the region into a vital hub for trade and cattle ranching, eventually evolving into the industrial powerhouse that anchors Mexico’s modern northern economy.
Maurice of Orange's forces force the surrender of the Spanish garrison at Grave, securing a critical foothold in the …
Maurice of Orange's forces force the surrender of the Spanish garrison at Grave, securing a critical foothold in the southern Netherlands. This victory breaks Spanish momentum in the region and demonstrates the tactical superiority of Dutch siege warfare, shifting the balance of power in the Eighty Years' War.
se inunda la Ciudad de México durante 5 años.
se inunda la Ciudad de México durante 5 años.
Galileo was 69 years old and half-blind when he faced the Inquisition in 1633.
Galileo was 69 years old and half-blind when he faced the Inquisition in 1633. He'd published his "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" the previous year — a book that argued, barely disguised, that Earth orbits the Sun. The Church had actually seen the manuscript before publication. He had permission, of a kind. But political winds had shifted, and the pope felt mocked. Galileo recanted. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest, going fully blind in 1638. In that darkness, he dictated his most important work on physics.
التوقيع على معاهدة بين سلطان المغرب محمد الشيخ الصغير وتشارلز الأول ملك إنجلترا.
التوقيع على معاهدة بين سلطان المغرب محمد الشيخ الصغير وتشارلز الأول ملك إنجلترا.
The Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 ended nine years of war and rearranged Europe on paper — France gave back territory it …
The Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 ended nine years of war and rearranged Europe on paper — France gave back territory it had spent decades conquering, including Luxembourg and most of Catalonia. Louis XIV signed it, which surprised nearly everyone who knew him. But France was exhausted and bankrupt. The treaty also contained a clause nobody predicted: France recognized William III as King of England, abandoning its support for the exiled James II. That recognition settled the English succession in ways that would echo directly into the American Revolution.
The Walking Purchase of 1737 was a fraud built on a forged document and athletic selection.
The Walking Purchase of 1737 was a fraud built on a forged document and athletic selection. Pennsylvania colonists claimed a 1686 deed allowed them land extending as far as a man could walk in a day and a half. Then they hired three of the fastest runners in the colony, cleared a path in advance, and one man covered 66 miles in 18 hours — nearly double what the Lenape had expected. The 1.2 million acres they seized included most of the upper Delaware River Valley. The Lenape called it a cheat for the rest of their history with Pennsylvania.
Durch den Konventionsfuß wird der Konventionstaler als Nachfolger des Reichstalers auch im bayerischen Reichskreis ei…
Durch den Konventionsfuß wird der Konventionstaler als Nachfolger des Reichstalers auch im bayerischen Reichskreis eingeführt.
en Nueva Orleans, el gobernador español Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga recibe la autorización de Carlos III para permitir e…
en Nueva Orleans, el gobernador español Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga recibe la autorización de Carlos III para permitir el librecomercio con buques norteamericanos en lucha por su independencia.
Die Uraufführung des Melodrams Pygmalion von Georg Anton Benda findet in Gotha statt.
Die Uraufführung des Melodrams Pygmalion von Georg Anton Benda findet in Gotha statt.
French radical forces halted the Prussian advance at the Cannonade of Valmy, securing the first major victory for the…
French radical forces halted the Prussian advance at the Cannonade of Valmy, securing the first major victory for the new Republic. This unexpected defensive success preserved the fragile revolution from immediate collapse, emboldening the National Convention to formally abolish the monarchy and declare France a republic the very next day.
en la villa hispanohablante de San Francisco de Borja, los soldados guaraníes del comandante Andresito Guazurarí ―com…
en la villa hispanohablante de San Francisco de Borja, los soldados guaraníes del comandante Andresito Guazurarí ―como reacción a la invasión lusobrasileña de 1816― ponen sitio al pueblo (invadido por fuerzas portuguesas y brasileñas desde 1801).
In Frankfurt bestätigt der Bundestag des Deutschen Bundes die rigiden Karlsbader Beschlüsse zur Bekämpfung von libera…
In Frankfurt bestätigt der Bundestag des Deutschen Bundes die rigiden Karlsbader Beschlüsse zur Bekämpfung von liberalen und nationalen Tendenzen in Deutschland.
The rebels who seized Porto Alegre weren't fighting for independence — they wanted lower taxes and more local control…
The rebels who seized Porto Alegre weren't fighting for independence — they wanted lower taxes and more local control within Brazil. They called themselves Farrapos, ragamuffins, and they held southern Brazil for a decade. Ten years. A republic they declared lasted until 1845, when a negotiated peace offered amnesty and kept Brazil intact. The Farroupilha War is still celebrated in Rio Grande do Sul with more fervor than most national holidays. The losers won the memory.
The rebels who captured Porto Alegre in 1835 were called Farrapos — 'ragamuffins' — by their opponents, a nickname th…
The rebels who captured Porto Alegre in 1835 were called Farrapos — 'ragamuffins' — by their opponents, a nickname they adopted. They declared a Rio-Grandense Republic and fought the Brazilian empire for ten years, an astonishing duration for a regional revolt. The war ended in 1845 with a negotiated peace that gave amnesty to everyone and reintegrated the province without punishment. The Farrapos got almost none of their political demands. But the war produced Garibaldi — the Italian radical who'd been fighting in Brazil — who took what he'd learned directly to the unification of Italy. A failed rebellion trained the man who made a nation.
Rebel forces seized the city of Porto Alegre, launching the Farroupilha Revolution against the Brazilian Empire.
Rebel forces seized the city of Porto Alegre, launching the Farroupilha Revolution against the Brazilian Empire. This decade-long insurrection challenged central authority over regional trade and cattle taxes, eventually forcing the imperial government to negotiate favorable trade terms and integrate the gaucho military elite into the national political structure.
batalla de Villarrobledo, durante la primera guerra carlista.
batalla de Villarrobledo, durante la primera guerra carlista.
Die Uraufführung der komischen Oper Caramo oder Das Fischerstechen von Albert Lortzing findet am Stadttheater in Leip…
Die Uraufführung der komischen Oper Caramo oder Das Fischerstechen von Albert Lortzing findet am Stadttheater in Leipzig statt.
Zwischen Amsterdam und Haarlem wird die erste Bahnstrecke der Niederlande in Betrieb genommen.
Zwischen Amsterdam und Haarlem wird die erste Bahnstrecke der Niederlande in Betrieb genommen. Die Oude Lijn wird später zur Bahnstrecke Amsterdam–Rotterdam.
It started as a geology conference.
It started as a geology conference. The Association of American Geologists met in Philadelphia, looked around the room, and decided to expand into a proper scientific organization. Five hundred charter members signed on. They couldn't have predicted it would eventually grow to include over 250 affiliated societies and 10 million individual members. But the founding instinct was simple: science works better when scientists actually talk to each other.
British and French forces stormed the heights of the Alma River, shattering the Russian defensive line in the first m…
British and French forces stormed the heights of the Alma River, shattering the Russian defensive line in the first major battle of the Crimean War. This victory shattered the myth of Russian military invincibility and forced Tsar Nicholas I to abandon his strategy of static defense, ultimately drawing the conflict into a grueling, year-long siege of Sevastopol.
Delhi Recaptured: Indian Rebellion of 1857 Ends
British forces loyal to the East India Company recaptured Delhi after a prolonged siege, crushing the last major stronghold of the Indian Rebellion and ending the most serious challenge to colonial rule in South Asian history. The rebellion's suppression led to the dissolution of the East India Company and the transfer of India's governance directly to the British Crown.
In Kopenhagen öffnet der erste dänische Zoo seine Pforten für die Besucher.
In Kopenhagen öffnet der erste dänische Zoo seine Pforten für die Besucher.
Auf den von ihm erfundenen Elektroherd erhält George B. Simpson ein US-Patent.
Auf den von ihm erfundenen Elektroherd erhält George B. Simpson ein US-Patent.
The Prince of Wales stepped onto American soil in Detroit, becoming the first British royal to visit the United State…
The Prince of Wales stepped onto American soil in Detroit, becoming the first British royal to visit the United States since the Radical War. This diplomatic tour eased lingering post-colonial tensions, replacing decades of diplomatic frostiness with a newfound public fascination that helped stabilize Anglo-American relations on the eve of the Civil War.
Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, was 18 years old and already deeply unpopular with his own mother, Queen Victoria…
Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, was 18 years old and already deeply unpopular with his own mother, Queen Victoria, who considered him frivolous and unsuitable for kingship. His 1860 North American tour was partly meant to give him something serious to do. It worked spectacularly — crowds in Canada and the U.S. mobbed him, a bridge collapsed under the weight of people trying to see him in Detroit, and President Buchanan hosted him at the White House. He'd wait 40 more years to become King Edward VII.
Confederates Win Chickamauga: Bloodiest Western Battle
Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg shattered the Union line at Chickamauga Creek in northwestern Georgia, inflicting over 16,000 casualties in the bloodiest two-day battle of the entire Civil War. The victory, the Confederacy's only major success in the Western Theater, temporarily trapped the Union Army in Chattanooga before Ulysses Grant arrived to break the siege.
Confederate forces shattered the Union line at Chickamauga, forcing General William Rosecrans to retreat in a chaotic…
Confederate forces shattered the Union line at Chickamauga, forcing General William Rosecrans to retreat in a chaotic rout toward Chattanooga. This victory provided the South a rare tactical triumph in the Western Theater, though it failed to destroy the Union army or regain control of the vital rail hub, ultimately trapping the Confederates in a prolonged, losing siege.
Das Februarpatent vom 26.
Das Februarpatent vom 26. Februar 1861 wird von Kaiser Franz Joseph I. sistiert, bildet aber die Grundlage für die spätere Verfassung Cisleithaniens.
Der Ungarisch-Kroatische Ausgleich in der Folge des Österreichisch-Ungarischen Ausgleichs 1867 legt fest, dass Kroati…
Der Ungarisch-Kroatische Ausgleich in der Folge des Österreichisch-Ungarischen Ausgleichs 1867 legt fest, dass Kroatien-Slawonien eine eigenständige regionale Verwaltung und Gerichtsorganisation haben soll.
Bersaglieri Enter Rome: Italy Unifies After Centuries
Bersaglieri troops burst through the Porta Pia to seize Rome, compelling the Pope's temporal power to end and completing Italian unification under Victor Emmanuel II. This military breakthrough immediately transformed the city into the capital of a unified kingdom, ending decades of political fragmentation.
Bishop John Coleridge Patteson arrived on Nukapu in 1871 alone, in a small boat, as he'd done on dozens of Pacific is…
Bishop John Coleridge Patteson arrived on Nukapu in 1871 alone, in a small boat, as he'd done on dozens of Pacific islands before. The residents of Nukapu had recently watched European labor traders kidnap five of their people. They killed Patteson and left his body in a canoe with five knots tied in a palm leaf — one for each man taken. He hadn't been involved in the slave trading at all. His death embarrassed the British government enough to pass the Pacific Islanders Protection Act two years later.
Island residents killed Bishop John Coleridge Patteson on Nukapu in retaliation for the kidnapping of five local men …
Island residents killed Bishop John Coleridge Patteson on Nukapu in retaliation for the kidnapping of five local men by labor traders. His death forced the British government to confront the brutal "blackbirding" trade, eventually leading to the Pacific Islanders Protection Act of 1872 to regulate the exploitation of indigenous labor in the region.
En España, el presidente Emilio Castelar disuelve las Cortes Generales con la intención de tener total libertad para …
En España, el presidente Emilio Castelar disuelve las Cortes Generales con la intención de tener total libertad para acabar con los dos últimos cantones de la Rebelión cantonal; el Cantón de Málaga y el Cantón de Cartagena.
Der älteste irische Fußballverein Cliftonville FC entsteht in Belfast, als in der Lokalzeitung ein Geschäftsmann Inte…
Der älteste irische Fußballverein Cliftonville FC entsteht in Belfast, als in der Lokalzeitung ein Geschäftsmann Interessenten für den Cliftonville Association Football Club sucht.
Cliftonville Football Club was founded in Belfast in 1879, making it the oldest football club in Ireland — older than…
Cliftonville Football Club was founded in Belfast in 1879, making it the oldest football club in Ireland — older than the Irish Football Association itself. They played their first matches at a ground in north Belfast that they still use today, Solitude, making them one of the few clubs in the world still playing at their original home. Founded by members of a cricket club looking for something to do in winter. They've been at it for over 145 years.
Chester Arthur had been a Collector of the Port of New York — a patronage post so notoriously corrupt that President …
Chester Arthur had been a Collector of the Port of New York — a patronage post so notoriously corrupt that President Hayes fired him. Machine politics had built his career. Nobody expected much when James Garfield's assassination made him president in 1881. Then Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act in 1883, establishing merit-based federal hiring — directly attacking the patronage system that had created him. His own party never forgave him. He wasn't renominated. He died of kidney disease 18 months after leaving office, having governed almost nothing like the man he'd been.
James Garfield had been shot in July and spent 79 days dying — mostly from infection introduced by doctors probing th…
James Garfield had been shot in July and spent 79 days dying — mostly from infection introduced by doctors probing the wound with unwashed fingers. Chester Arthur, his Vice President, had been a New York political machine loyalist that reformers despised. He was sworn in quietly, privately, at his own home at 2am. Then something unexpected happened: he became a reform president, signing civil service legislation Garfield's own allies had blocked. The machine man dismantled the machine.
Charles Duryea steered the first American gasoline-powered automobile through the streets of Springfield, Massachuset…
Charles Duryea steered the first American gasoline-powered automobile through the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts, proving that internal combustion could replace the horse. This successful test run shifted the nation’s industrial focus toward mass-produced motor vehicles, eventually transforming the American landscape into a car-dependent society defined by suburban sprawl and interstate travel.
Charles and Frank Duryea steered their gasoline-powered motor wagon through the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts…
Charles and Frank Duryea steered their gasoline-powered motor wagon through the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts, completing the first successful road test of an American automobile. This mechanical proof-of-concept shifted the nation’s transportation trajectory, moving the country away from horse-drawn carriages and toward the mass-produced internal combustion engines that soon dominated the global industrial landscape.
entre París y Nantes (Francia) se corre la primera carrera de motos.
entre París y Nantes (Francia) se corre la primera carrera de motos.
Die von Leopold Ullstein gegründete liberale Tageszeitung Berliner Morgenpost erscheint erstmals im Handel.
Die von Leopold Ullstein gegründete liberale Tageszeitung Berliner Morgenpost erscheint erstmals im Handel.
Alberto Santos Dumont steigt in Paris mit seinem ersten gebauten Luftschiff auf.
Alberto Santos Dumont steigt in Paris mit seinem ersten gebauten Luftschiff auf. Nach einer Fahrt bis in 400 Meter Höhe kommt es zu einer Bruchlandung.
Mit dem Wright Flyer II gelingt den Brüdern Wright der erste Flug eines Vollkreises auf der Huffman Prairie bei Dayto…
Mit dem Wright Flyer II gelingt den Brüdern Wright der erste Flug eines Vollkreises auf der Huffman Prairie bei Dayton (Ohio).
O RMS Mauretania, da Cunard Line, é lançado em Newcastle upon Tyne, Inglaterra.
O RMS Mauretania, da Cunard Line, é lançado em Newcastle upon Tyne, Inglaterra.
The RMS Mauretania slid into the Tyne on September 20, 1906, and for the next 22 years held the Blue Riband for the f…
The RMS Mauretania slid into the Tyne on September 20, 1906, and for the next 22 years held the Blue Riband for the fastest North Atlantic crossing — a record it would defend and recapture multiple times. Her turbine engines produced 70,000 horsepower and pushed her to nearly 27 knots. She was launched just months after her sister ship Lusitania. The Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915. The Mauretania spent World War I as a troop carrier, survived, and wasn't scrapped until 1935 — a ship that outlived its era by sheer stubbornness.
Vor Coronation Island an der Nordwestküste der Prince-of-Wales-Insel kollidiert die Bark Star of Bengal mit Felsen un…
Vor Coronation Island an der Nordwestküste der Prince-of-Wales-Insel kollidiert die Bark Star of Bengal mit Felsen und sinkt, 110 Passagiere und Besatzungsmitglieder sterben.
Das britische Parlament beschließt den Act to constitute the Union of South Africa, der zur Gründung der Südafrikanis…
Das britische Parlament beschließt den Act to constitute the Union of South Africa, der zur Gründung der Südafrikanischen Union führt.
Das Basler Stadttheater wird eingeweiht.
Das Basler Stadttheater wird eingeweiht.
The South Africa Act of 1909 united four former colonies into one dominion, but it did something else more quietly: i…
The South Africa Act of 1909 united four former colonies into one dominion, but it did something else more quietly: it restricted voting rights almost entirely to white men, enshrining racial exclusion into constitutional law from the country's first day. The African National Congress was founded three years later, in direct response. Britain passed the act. British politicians in Westminster debated it. Some objected to the racial provisions. They were overruled in the name of settler self-governance. The constitution that created South Africa contained the architecture of apartheid 39 years before apartheid had a name.
adoption du South Africa Act.
adoption du South Africa Act.
É lançado o transatlântico SS France, mais tarde conhecido como "Versalhes do Atlântico".
É lançado o transatlântico SS France, mais tarde conhecido como "Versalhes do Atlântico".
She was built for a France that still believed it ruled the seas of elegance.
She was built for a France that still believed it ruled the seas of elegance. Launched in 1910, the SS France stretched 713 feet and carried first-class passengers through corridors dressed with Louis XVI furniture and genuine oil paintings — which is how she earned the nickname 'Versailles of the Atlantic.' She survived two world wars as a troopship, then went back to ferrying wealthy Americans across the Atlantic in silk-sheeted cabins. She wasn't just a ship. She was France's argument that refinement itself was a destination.
The RMS Olympic collided with the HMS Hawke off the Isle of Wight, tearing a massive hole in the ocean liner’s hull a…
The RMS Olympic collided with the HMS Hawke off the Isle of Wight, tearing a massive hole in the ocean liner’s hull and nearly capsizing the warship. The subsequent legal battle bankrupted the White Star Line’s insurance claims, forcing the company to divert resources and delay the completion of the Titanic to repair its sister ship.
Die Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands wählt Hugo Haase und Friedrich Ebert in Jena zu ihren Parteivorsitzenden.
Die Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands wählt Hugo Haase und Friedrich Ebert in Jena zu ihren Parteivorsitzenden.
le slip apparaît pour la première fois comme sous-vêtement, dans la revue L’Illustration.
le slip apparaît pour la première fois comme sous-vêtement, dans la revue L’Illustration.
Der Erste Deutsche Herbstsalon wird eröffnet.
Der Erste Deutsche Herbstsalon wird eröffnet.
Die weltberühmte gotische Kathedrale von Reims wird durch deutsche Artillerie schwer beschädigt.
Die weltberühmte gotische Kathedrale von Reims wird durch deutsche Artillerie schwer beschädigt.
Paraguay formally joined the Buenos Aires Convention, extending international copyright protections to its authors an…
Paraguay formally joined the Buenos Aires Convention, extending international copyright protections to its authors and creators across the Americas. By adopting these standardized legal protocols, the nation integrated its intellectual property framework into a regional network, ensuring that Paraguayan literary and artistic works gained reciprocal recognition and enforcement in neighboring countries.
Bei dem italienischen Kapuzinermönch Pio von Pietrelcina treten sichtbare Wunden an Brust, Händen und Füßen auf, ang…
Bei dem italienischen Kapuzinermönch Pio von Pietrelcina treten sichtbare Wunden an Brust, Händen und Füßen auf, angebliche Wundmale Christi.
el teniente coronel de infantería José Millán Astray y Terreros funda La Legión Española o Tercio de Extranjeros.
el teniente coronel de infantería José Millán Astray y Terreros funda La Legión Española o Tercio de Extranjeros.
Spain's Foreign Legion wasn't modeled on the Swiss Guard.
Spain's Foreign Legion wasn't modeled on the Swiss Guard. It was modeled on the French Foreign Legion — and deliberately made harder. Founded in 1920 by Lieutenant Colonel José Millán-Astray, who would later lose an eye and an arm in combat, it recruited anyone willing to fight regardless of nationality. Their motto: 'Long live death.' Francisco Franco commanded it for years. The Legion's brutal effectiveness in Morocco shaped both men — and the politics that followed.
Black and Tans Burn Balbriggan: Reprisal Shocks Ireland
British Black and Tans torch Balbriggan and execute two locals after an IRA killing, escalating the Irish War of Independence into a cycle of brutal reprisals. This specific atrocity galvanizes international opinion against British rule and hardens local resolve, ensuring the conflict spreads beyond isolated skirmishes into a full-scale guerrilla war that eventually forces political negotiations.
en la India, el congreso permite la primera campaña de no colaboración de Gandhi.
en la India, el congreso permite la primera campaña de no colaboración de Gandhi.
discours de Mussolini, où il accepte le principe de la royauté, ce qui lui vaut le soutien de l'armée.
discours de Mussolini, où il accepte le principe de la royauté, ce qui lui vaut le soutien de l'armée.
Das musikalische Festspiel Die Ruinen von Athen von Richard Strauss wird in Wien uraufgeführt.
Das musikalische Festspiel Die Ruinen von Athen von Richard Strauss wird in Wien uraufgeführt.
Durch einen Regierungsbeschluss wird die Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift eingeführt.
Durch einen Regierungsbeschluss wird die Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift eingeführt.
Archbishop Mar Ivanios led a group of bishops, clergy, and laity into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, …
Archbishop Mar Ivanios led a group of bishops, clergy, and laity into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, establishing the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. This move ended centuries of separation for the group, creating a unique liturgical bridge that preserved Eastern Syrian traditions while integrating the community into the global Catholic hierarchy.
Im Berliner Rathaus (Mitte) findet die Reichskonferenz der Gruppe revolutionärer Pazifisten statt.
Im Berliner Rathaus (Mitte) findet die Reichskonferenz der Gruppe revolutionärer Pazifisten statt.
Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg bestimmt Generalmajor Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord zum Chef der Heeresleitung.
Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg bestimmt Generalmajor Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord zum Chef der Heeresleitung.
en la ciudad de San Fernando (32 km al noroeste de la ciudad de Buenos Aires) se inaugura el Coliseo de Victoria, el …
en la ciudad de San Fernando (32 km al noroeste de la ciudad de Buenos Aires) se inaugura el Coliseo de Victoria, el actual estadio del Club Atlético Tigre.
Lithuanian auxiliary police and Nazi forces rounded up and executed 403 Jewish residents in Nemenčinė, systematically…
Lithuanian auxiliary police and Nazi forces rounded up and executed 403 Jewish residents in Nemenčinė, systematically dismantling one of the region's oldest shtetls. This massacre accelerated the near-total destruction of Lithuania’s Jewish population, erasing centuries of communal life and religious tradition within a few brutal months of the German occupation.
SS Murders 3,000 Jews in Letychiv: Holocaust by Bullets
German SS units systematically murdered at least 3,000 Jewish men, women, and children in the Ukrainian town of Letychiv over two days, eliminating nearly the entire Jewish population in a single operation. This massacre was part of the broader Holocaust by bullets that killed over a million Jews across occupied Eastern Europe through mass shootings rather than deportation to camps.
Französische Truppen landen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf Korsika.
Französische Truppen landen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf Korsika. Gleichzeitig verlassen die deutschen Truppen Sardinien.
Zur Durchschleusung und ersten Betreuung von Flüchtlingen, Vertriebenen und Heimkehrern wird in Nachkriegsdeutschland…
Zur Durchschleusung und ersten Betreuung von Flüchtlingen, Vertriebenen und Heimkehrern wird in Nachkriegsdeutschland das Grenzdurchgangslager Friedland eingerichtet.
In Berlin hält der Alliierte Kontrollrat seine sechste Sitzung ab, u.
In Berlin hält der Alliierte Kontrollrat seine sechste Sitzung ab, u. a. wird eine gemeinsame Politik zur Gleichbehandlung aller Deutschen (in allen Zonen bzw. Sektoren) beschlossen. Gesetze usw. sollten für alle gleichermaßen zugänglich gemacht werden.
The Faroe Islands declared independence from Denmark in September 1946, days after a referendum in which voters narro…
The Faroe Islands declared independence from Denmark in September 1946, days after a referendum in which voters narrowly backed separation. King Christian X annulled it six days later, citing the narrow margin and constitutional ambiguity. The Danish government dissolved the Faroese parliament and called new elections instead. What emerged wasn't independence — but it wasn't the old arrangement either. The Faroes eventually got home rule in 1948, then expanded autonomy over decades. A king's veto didn't end the independence movement. It just slowed it down by about 80 years.
It was supposed to happen in 1939.
It was supposed to happen in 1939. The inaugural Cannes Film Festival was scheduled, posters printed, films selected — then Germany invaded Poland two days before opening night and the whole thing was cancelled. Seven years later, in September 1946, it finally opened with 18 countries competing and a French crowd that desperately needed cinema again. The Palme d'Or didn't even exist yet — that came in 1955. But the festival that launched a thousand red carpets almost never happened at all because of a war that made movies feel trivial and necessary in equal measure.
Die 1.
Die 1. Internationalen Filmfestspiele von Cannes werden eröffnet.
signature du plan Marshall.
signature du plan Marshall.
en Perú se funda el Club Unión Huaral.
en Perú se funda el Club Unión Huaral.
en la meseta Alto Veld (Sudáfrica), un tornado deja una huella de 64 km, atravesando el área urbana más grande del pa…
en la meseta Alto Veld (Sudáfrica), un tornado deja una huella de 64 km, atravesando el área urbana más grande del país, la ciudad de Johannesburgo, y dejando 6 muertos y 100 heridos.
Nach der Vereidigung des ersten deutschen Bundeskanzlers und seines Kabinetts gibt Konrad Adenauer seine erste Regier…
Nach der Vereidigung des ersten deutschen Bundeskanzlers und seines Kabinetts gibt Konrad Adenauer seine erste Regierungserklärung ab.
Eine Boeing B-47 fliegt zum ersten Mal über den Nordpol.
Eine Boeing B-47 fliegt zum ersten Mal über den Nordpol.
New Zealand’s Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents delivered its findings just ten days…
New Zealand’s Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents delivered its findings just ten days after concluding public hearings, blaming the rapid rise of "corrupting" American comic books and films for youth misbehavior. This report triggered the Indecent Publications Amendment Act, which empowered authorities to aggressively censor imported media and police the reading habits of teenagers for decades.
The Moomin comics burst onto the London stage when The Evening News printed their first international strip on Septem…
The Moomin comics burst onto the London stage when The Evening News printed their first international strip on September 20, 1954. This sudden appearance introduced Tove Jansson's gentle creatures to British readers, sparking a decades-long cultural phenomenon that transformed Scandinavian folklore into global pop culture.
se corre el primer programa en lenguaje Fortran.
se corre el primer programa en lenguaje Fortran.
Die erste chinesische Verfassung tritt in Kraft.
Die erste chinesische Verfassung tritt in Kraft. Sie löst die Übergangsgesetze von 1949 ab und garantiert verschiedene Bürgerrechte, aber keine Gewaltenteilung. De facto steht die Kommunistische Partei dadurch über der Verfassung.
Die Sowjetunion gewährt der DDR die volle Souveränität.
Die Sowjetunion gewährt der DDR die volle Souveränität. Der Akt untermauert die wenige Monate zuvor verkündete Zwei-Staaten-Theorie in Bezug auf Deutschland.
The 1955 treaty between the USSR and East Germany technically granted the GDR sovereignty — but Soviet troops remaine…
The 1955 treaty between the USSR and East Germany technically granted the GDR sovereignty — but Soviet troops remained on East German soil under a separate agreement that made the sovereignty largely theoretical. West Germany refused to recognize the GDR for another 17 years. The treaty was, in practice, Moscow telling its satellite it was free, while retaining every mechanism of control. East Germans understood the distinction immediately.
Tommy Steele wird als erster Rock-’n’-Roll-Musiker als Wachsfigur im Museum von Marie Tussaud in London ausgestellt.
Tommy Steele wird als erster Rock-’n’-Roll-Musiker als Wachsfigur im Museum von Marie Tussaud in London ausgestellt.
إعدام عبد الوهاب الشواف ورفعت الحاج سري مع أصحابهم بعد فشل محاولتهم للإطاحة بعبد الكريم قاسم التي عرفت بثورة الشواف.
إعدام عبد الوهاب الشواف ورفعت الحاج سري مع أصحابهم بعد فشل محاولتهم للإطاحة بعبد الكريم قاسم التي عرفت بثورة الشواف.
Die Uraufführung der Oper Die Ermordung Cäsars von Giselher Klebe findet in Essen statt.
Die Uraufführung der Oper Die Ermordung Cäsars von Giselher Klebe findet in Essen statt.
Konstantinos Dovas was the head of Greek military intelligence when he became Prime Minister in 1961 — a transitional…
Konstantinos Dovas was the head of Greek military intelligence when he became Prime Minister in 1961 — a transitional appointment to manage elections that ended up being deeply controversial. The elections he oversaw returned Karamanlis with a suspiciously large majority; the opposition called it fraud. Dovas served just under three months. His brief tenure sits at the beginning of a decade in which Greek democracy would fracture completely, ending with the 1967 military junta.
Governor Ross Barnett physically blocked James Meredith from enrolling at the University of Mississippi, defying a fe…
Governor Ross Barnett physically blocked James Meredith from enrolling at the University of Mississippi, defying a federal court order to integrate the institution. This act of defiance forced President John F. Kennedy to federalize the National Guard, ultimately compelling the university to admit its first Black student and shattering the legal facade of segregation in Mississippi higher education.
Alfred Hitchcocks Die Vögel erlebt seine deutsche Erstaufführung.
Alfred Hitchcocks Die Vögel erlebt seine deutsche Erstaufführung.
J.R.R.Tolkien le escribe a un lector, el Coronel Worskett
J.R.R.Tolkien le escribe a un lector, el Coronel Worskett
Após a Batalha de Burki, o Exército Indiano captura Dograi durante a Guerra Indo-Paquistanesa de 1965.
Após a Batalha de Burki, o Exército Indiano captura Dograi durante a Guerra Indo-Paquistanesa de 1965.
Dograi had fallen to Pakistani forces early in the 1965 war, cutting a key route to Lahore.
Dograi had fallen to Pakistani forces early in the 1965 war, cutting a key route to Lahore. Indian commanders knew retaking it mattered — but the town sat behind the Ichhogil Canal, a purpose-built defensive waterway that functioned almost like a moat. The 3rd Battalion of the Jat Regiment crossed it anyway, under fire, after a brutal engagement at Burki. When they took Dograi, they were within striking distance of Lahore itself. The ceasefire came days later. India had the position. The question of what it would have done with it remains unanswered.
Die 995,2 kg schwere Raumsonde Surveyor 2 startet Richtung Mond, wird die Mission nach einer fehlgeschlagenen Bahnkor…
Die 995,2 kg schwere Raumsonde Surveyor 2 startet Richtung Mond, wird die Mission nach einer fehlgeschlagenen Bahnkorrektur jedoch nicht erfolgreich abschließen können und zwei Tage nach dem Start zerschellen.
When Queen Elizabeth II named the QE2 at its launch in 1967, she was breaking a 30-year silence — no British monarch …
When Queen Elizabeth II named the QE2 at its launch in 1967, she was breaking a 30-year silence — no British monarch had named a Cunard liner since her grandmother, Queen Mary, launched the original Queen Mary in 1936. The QE2 was designed from the start for a world of airlines, built narrower to transit the Suez and Panama canals — Cunard knew ocean liners couldn't survive on Atlantic crossings alone. She sailed for 41 years, carried troops to the Falklands in 1982, and is now a floating hotel in Dubai. Still hasn't stopped moving, technically.
Queen Elizabeth 2 was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on September 20, 1967 — the ship named carefully enough that you…
Queen Elizabeth 2 was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on September 20, 1967 — the ship named carefully enough that you could technically say the Queen launched herself. QE2 was the last ocean liner built for regular transatlantic crossings, a category that jet travel had already nearly killed. She sailed for 41 years regardless, covering over 5.6 million nautical miles. The ship survived a near-bankruptcy, a Falklands War troop deployment, and nine hurricanes.
en Montevideo (Uruguay) la policía reprime con perdigones una manifestación de estudiantes contra el gobierno de Jorg…
en Montevideo (Uruguay) la policía reprime con perdigones una manifestación de estudiantes contra el gobierno de Jorge Pacheco Areco, hiriendo a unos 40. Disparando contra las ambulancias, matan a Susana Pintos (27) y Hugo de los Santos (20).
Syrian tanks rumbled across the border into Jordan to bolster Palestinian fedayeen forces against King Hussein’s army.
Syrian tanks rumbled across the border into Jordan to bolster Palestinian fedayeen forces against King Hussein’s army. This direct military intervention escalated the Black September conflict into a regional crisis, forcing the United States and Israel to coordinate a potential counter-response that ultimately compelled the Syrian armored columns to retreat back across the frontier.
Tendo enfraquecido após atingir a Nicarágua no dia anterior, o furacão Irene recupera força suficiente para ser renom…
Tendo enfraquecido após atingir a Nicarágua no dia anterior, o furacão Irene recupera força suficiente para ser renomeado como furacão Olivia, tornando-se o primeiro furacão conhecido a cruzar do Oceano Atlântico para o Pacífico.
Hurricanes don't usually survive crossing Central America — the land tears them apart.
Hurricanes don't usually survive crossing Central America — the land tears them apart. But in September 1971, what had been Hurricane Irene weakened just enough over Nicaragua to slip through, then pulled itself back together in the Pacific. Meteorologists renamed it Olivia. It wasn't a famous storm, didn't cause major destruction. But it forced a rewrite of the rulebook: ocean basins that had been treated as separate worlds suddenly weren't.
la policía encuentra una plantación de marihuana en la granja de Paul & Linda McCartney.
la policía encuentra una plantación de marihuana en la granja de Paul & Linda McCartney.
Die Aufstellung zweisprachiger Ortstafeln im österreichischen Bundesland Kärnten fördert den Ortstafelstreit, noch in…
Die Aufstellung zweisprachiger Ortstafeln im österreichischen Bundesland Kärnten fördert den Ortstafelstreit, noch in der Nacht setzt der Ortstafelsturm ein.
Bundeskanzler Willy Brandt stellt im Deutschen Bundestag die Vertrauensfrage, die von diesem abschlägig beantwortet w…
Bundeskanzler Willy Brandt stellt im Deutschen Bundestag die Vertrauensfrage, die von diesem abschlägig beantwortet wird: Es finden vorgezogene Neuwahlen statt.
King Defeats Riggs: Women's Sports Equality Wins
Billie Jean King dismantles Bobby Riggs's claim that women are inferior athletes by defeating him in a landslide victory before 50,000 spectators at the Houston Astrodome. This triumph instantly transforms the match from a publicity stunt into a catalyst for Title IX funding and professional opportunities for female tennis players worldwide.
A chartered Beechcraft E18S clipped a pecan tree and plummeted into a field just moments after leaving a Louisiana ru…
A chartered Beechcraft E18S clipped a pecan tree and plummeted into a field just moments after leaving a Louisiana runway, killing folk-rock star Jim Croce and five others. The crash silenced a rising career at its peak, leaving behind hits like Time in a Bottle that defined the introspective, storytelling sound of early 1970s American radio.
Die Notrufnummern 110 und 112 werden in Westdeutschland bundesweit einheitlich eingeführt.
Die Notrufnummern 110 und 112 werden in Westdeutschland bundesweit einheitlich eingeführt.
Die Köhlbrandbrücke in Hamburg, die zweitlängste Straßenbrücke in Deutschland, wird durch Bundespräsident Walter Sche…
Die Köhlbrandbrücke in Hamburg, die zweitlängste Straßenbrücke in Deutschland, wird durch Bundespräsident Walter Scheel eingeweiht.
Sid Bernstein ofrece un concierto de caridad de 230 millones de dólares por la reunión de la banda británica The Beatles.
Sid Bernstein ofrece un concierto de caridad de 230 millones de dólares por la reunión de la banda británica The Beatles.
adopción del sufragio universal para el Parlamento Europeo.
adopción del sufragio universal para el Parlamento Europeo.
Vietnam joined the United Nations in 1977, finally securing a seat on the global stage two years after the end of the…
Vietnam joined the United Nations in 1977, finally securing a seat on the global stage two years after the end of the Vietnam War. This diplomatic recognition ended the country’s post-war isolation and allowed it to begin normalizing trade relations and accessing international development aid from organizations like the World Bank.
Der nordrhein-westfälische Landtag wählt Johannes Rau als Nachfolger von Heinz Kühn zum Ministerpräsidenten.
Der nordrhein-westfälische Landtag wählt Johannes Rau als Nachfolger von Heinz Kühn zum Ministerpräsidenten.
Lee Iacocca took the helm of the struggling Chrysler Corporation, immediately securing a massive $1.5 billion federal…
Lee Iacocca took the helm of the struggling Chrysler Corporation, immediately securing a massive $1.5 billion federal loan guarantee to prevent the automaker's collapse. His aggressive restructuring and the introduction of the K-car platform restored the company to profitability within three years, redefining the modern American corporate bailout model.
Pierre Goldman survived guerrilla operations in Venezuela, two armed robberies, and a French murder trial that split …
Pierre Goldman survived guerrilla operations in Venezuela, two armed robberies, and a French murder trial that split the country's intellectuals before he was acquitted on appeal. Then, in 1979, a gunman shot him on a Paris street. He was 35. No one was ever convincingly convicted. Goldman had written a raw, celebrated prison memoir that made him a cause célèbre of the French left. What he left behind: the book, the unanswered question, and a trial that still gets relitigated.
The Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India had been navigating doctrinal splits since the 1960s — the sta…
The Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India had been navigating doctrinal splits since the 1960s — the standard fracture lines of Marxist-Leninist groups worldwide: which revolution, which line, whose interpretation of Mao. The Punjab wing's 1979 split was one small fissure in a larger landscape of Indian far-left fragmentation, where organizational names grew longer as movements grew smaller. The UCCRI(ML) and its splinter groups operated in a political space that mainstream Indian politics rarely noticed and rarely needed to.
French paratroopers launched Operation Barracuda to oust Emperor Bokassa I, ending his brutal three-year reign just h…
French paratroopers launched Operation Barracuda to oust Emperor Bokassa I, ending his brutal three-year reign just hours after he ordered the massacre of schoolchildren. This intervention replaced the self-proclaimed monarch with his predecessor, David Dacko, dismantling the Central African Empire and restoring the nation as a republic under heavy French military influence.
André Baganz und drei weitere Gefangene brechen mit zwei Geiseln aus der Untersuchungshaftanstalt Frankfurt (Oder) aus.
André Baganz und drei weitere Gefangene brechen mit zwei Geiseln aus der Untersuchungshaftanstalt Frankfurt (Oder) aus. Vor der Haftanstalt wird ein Volkspolizist erschossen. Die Geiselnehmer werden am selben Tage von einer Spezialeinheit des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit überwältigt.
NFL players walked out on September 20, 1982 over free agency rights — the owners controlled player movement so compl…
NFL players walked out on September 20, 1982 over free agency rights — the owners controlled player movement so completely that a player could be cut and immediately claimed by any team for essentially nothing. The strike lasted 57 days, wiped out 98 regular-season games, and ended with the players winning almost nothing. The free agency battle they lost in 1982 wouldn't be won until 1993. They'd been playing for a decade under terms they'd rejected.
The average NFL salary in 1982 was $90,000.
The average NFL salary in 1982 was $90,000. The players wanted a 55% cut of gross revenues. The owners said no. So 1,500 players walked off on September 21st, and the league sat dark for 57 days — the longest work stoppage in NFL history at the time. Eight regular-season games were scrapped entirely. When they came back, the strike had failed to win the revenue-sharing demand. But it planted seeds. The next major labor fight, in 1987, would be even uglier.
en Argentina, la CONADEP entrega su informe Nunca más ―con datos de los crímenes de lesa humanidad de la dictadura de…
en Argentina, la CONADEP entrega su informe Nunca más ―con datos de los crímenes de lesa humanidad de la dictadura de Videla― al presidente Raúl Alfonsín.
جنود مصريون يطلقون النار على يخت إسرائيلي تسلل إلى جنوب رأس محمد في البحر الأحمر.
جنود مصريون يطلقون النار على يخت إسرائيلي تسلل إلى جنوب رأس محمد في البحر الأحمر.
A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives outside the U.S.
A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives outside the U.S. embassy annex in Beirut, killing twenty-two people and wounding dozens more. This attack forced the U.S. government to overhaul its diplomatic security protocols, leading to the creation of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to protect personnel and facilities against future vehicle-borne threats.
Der französische Verteidigungsminister Charles Hernu muss wegen der von ihm gebilligten Versenkung des Greenpeace-Sch…
Der französische Verteidigungsminister Charles Hernu muss wegen der von ihm gebilligten Versenkung des Greenpeace-Schiffes Rainbow Warrior zurücktreten.
en la Ciudad de México se registra una réplica fuerte del terremoto de México de 1985, ocurrido el día anterior.
en la Ciudad de México se registra una réplica fuerte del terremoto de México de 1985, ocurrido el día anterior.
Australia had no capital gains tax until September 19, 1985 — meaning anyone who'd bought a Sydney or Melbourne prope…
Australia had no capital gains tax until September 19, 1985 — meaning anyone who'd bought a Sydney or Melbourne property in the postwar boom and sold it could pocket the entire profit, untaxed. Treasurer Paul Keating pushed the change through over fierce opposition. It applied only to assets acquired from that date forward, a compromise that created two parallel property markets overnight. The grandfathered exemptions on pre-1985 assets took decades to fully work their way out of the system.
en Seúl (Corea del Sur) comienzan los X Juegos Asiáticos.
en Seúl (Corea del Sur) comienzan los X Juegos Asiáticos.
Alain Prost bat le record du nombre de (28) victoires en "Formule 1" au Portugal (circuit d'Estoril) sur le précédent…
Alain Prost bat le record du nombre de (28) victoires en "Formule 1" au Portugal (circuit d'Estoril) sur le précédent détenteur du record depuis 1973 Jackie Stewart.
el francés Alain Prost gana su carrera de Fórmula 1 número 28.
el francés Alain Prost gana su carrera de Fórmula 1 número 28.
A rejected takeoff at LaGuardia sent USAir Flight 5050 careening into Bowery Bay, claiming two lives.
A rejected takeoff at LaGuardia sent USAir Flight 5050 careening into Bowery Bay, claiming two lives. This tragedy forced the Federal Aviation Administration to mandate stricter cockpit voice recorder protocols and overhaul emergency response training for ground personnel handling aborted takeoffs.
Sadam Huseín exige a las emisoras de Estados Unidos la difusión de sus mensajes.
Sadam Huseín exige a las emisoras de Estados Unidos la difusión de sus mensajes.
South Ossetia's 1990 declaration of independence from Georgia came while the Soviet Union was still technically intac…
South Ossetia's 1990 declaration of independence from Georgia came while the Soviet Union was still technically intact — a small autonomous region deciding it didn't want to follow Georgia wherever it was going. Georgia declared the announcement illegal. The standoff simmered into armed conflict within months. Nearly two decades later, in 2008, Russian tanks rolled in to back South Ossetia in a five-day war. What looked like a regional footnote in 1990 became the first armed conflict between Russia and a post-Soviet state.
Der 14.
Der 14. Dalai Lama gibt die Identität des 9. Jebtsundamba Khutukhtu bekannt, dessen Existenz über 50 Jahre geheim gehalten wurde.
Ignatz Bubis wird zum Vorsitzenden des Zentralrats der Juden in Deutschland gewählt.
Ignatz Bubis wird zum Vorsitzenden des Zentralrats der Juden in Deutschland gewählt.
cierra la mina a cielo abierto más grande de Europa, Corta Atalaya.
cierra la mina a cielo abierto más grande de Europa, Corta Atalaya.
Das Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) der deutschen Bundeswehr nimmt offiziell seinen Dienst in der Graf-Zeppelin-Kaserne …
Das Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) der deutschen Bundeswehr nimmt offiziell seinen Dienst in der Graf-Zeppelin-Kaserne in Calw auf. Es ist truppendienstlich dem Kommando Luftbewegliche Kräfte/4. Division (KLK) unterstellt und hat die Einsatzschwerpunkte Aufklärung, Terrorismusbekämpfung, Rettung, Evakuierung und Bergung, Kommandokriegführung und Militärberatung.
en Buenos Aires, ante más de 65 000 personas, la banda argentina Soda Stereo ofrece su recital de despedida, titulado…
en Buenos Aires, ante más de 65 000 personas, la banda argentina Soda Stereo ofrece su recital de despedida, titulado El Último Concierto, en el Estadio Monumental de River Plate.
Cal Ripken had played 2,632 consecutive games — a streak that started May 30, 1982, and ran through surgeries, slumps…
Cal Ripken had played 2,632 consecutive games — a streak that started May 30, 1982, and ran through surgeries, slumps, a World Series, and more than 10,000 plate appearances. On September 20, 1998, he simply told manager Ray Miller he wasn't in the lineup. No ceremony. No announcement. The streak had become bigger than him, and he knew it. He'd broken Lou Gehrig's record — which many thought untouchable — by 501 games. After he sat down, he signed autographs in the parking lot for an hour because he didn't know what else to do with himself.
Erste Einheiten der Internationalen Streitkräfte (INTERFET) der Vereinten Nationen treffen in Osttimor ein.
Erste Einheiten der Internationalen Streitkräfte (INTERFET) der Vereinten Nationen treffen in Osttimor ein.
MI6 Hit by Missile: London's Security Shaken
Someone fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the headquarters of Britain's foreign intelligence service — and got away with it. The RPG-22, a Soviet-designed disposable launcher, punched a hole in the MI6 building's upper floors on the south bank of the Thames. No one was killed. No one was ever charged. The attack was later linked to dissident Irish republicans, though never officially confirmed. A spy agency hit in broad daylight, in London, with a weapon built by a Cold War enemy. They still don't know who pulled the trigger.
la pesista María Isabel Urrutia de Candelaria (Valle del Cauca) Colombia ganó la medalla de Oro en Halterofilia femen…
la pesista María Isabel Urrutia de Candelaria (Valle del Cauca) Colombia ganó la medalla de Oro en Halterofilia femenino en la categoría de 75 Kg logrando, de esta manera, el primer oro olímpico de la historia para Colombia.
Bush Declares War on Terror: Global Conflict Begins
President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror" in a joint address to Congress, immediately launching military campaigns that reshape global security alliances for decades. This declaration authorizes the invasion of Afghanistan and establishes a new framework for preemptive strikes that redefines international law and U.S. foreign policy.
discours de George W. Bush devant le Sénat américain, à la suite des attentats du 11 septembre 2001.
discours de George W. Bush devant le Sénat américain, à la suite des attentats du 11 septembre 2001.
It moved at roughly 100 miles per hour.
It moved at roughly 100 miles per hour. A chunk of the Kolka Glacier in North Ossetia broke loose on September 20, 2002, sending 3 million cubic meters of ice and rock down the Genaldon valley. A film crew that had traveled to document the area was among the 125 people killed. The slide traveled nearly 20 kilometers, burying everything in its path under 150 feet of debris. Recovery teams worked for months. Some bodies were never found.
In Bangkok wird die Rama-VIII.-Brücke über den Mae Nam Chao Phraya (Chao-Phraya-Fluss) offiziell eröffnet.
In Bangkok wird die Rama-VIII.-Brücke über den Mae Nam Chao Phraya (Chao-Phraya-Fluss) offiziell eröffnet.
Microsoft compra la empresa de videojuegos británica Rareware por 375 millones de dólares.
Microsoft compra la empresa de videojuegos británica Rareware por 375 millones de dólares.
The prisoner killed by guards in a Maldives jail in September 2003 was named Evan Naseem.
The prisoner killed by guards in a Maldives jail in September 2003 was named Evan Naseem. When his body, marked with signs of beating, was shown to other inmates, they rioted. Security forces opened fire. The unrest spread to the capital, Malé. It was the first major crack in President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's 25-year grip on power, eventually contributing to the country's first multi-party elections in 2008. One prisoner's death rewrote the political timeline.
la banda chilena Los Prisioneros dan su último concierto como formación original en la Fiesta de la Pampilla tras el …
la banda chilena Los Prisioneros dan su último concierto como formación original en la Fiesta de la Pampilla tras el despido del guitarrista Claudio Narea.
In Lettland sprechen sich (bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von 71,5 %) 67 % der Wähler in einem Referendum für einen Beitri…
In Lettland sprechen sich (bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von 71,5 %) 67 % der Wähler in einem Referendum für einen Beitritt zur EU aus.
Latvian voters overwhelmingly approved joining the European Union, with 67 percent casting ballots in favor of member…
Latvian voters overwhelmingly approved joining the European Union, with 67 percent casting ballots in favor of membership. This decision ended a decade of post-Soviet isolation, tethering the nation’s economy to the single market and securing its integration into Western political institutions by May 2004.
Prisoners at Maafushi Prison beat Hassan Evan Naseem to death, triggering a massive wave of civil unrest across Malé.
Prisoners at Maafushi Prison beat Hassan Evan Naseem to death, triggering a massive wave of civil unrest across Malé. The public outcry against this state-sanctioned brutality forced President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to initiate long-delayed democratic reforms, ultimately ending his thirty-year grip on absolute power and accelerating the country’s transition to a multi-party system.
Wikipedia alcanza 1 millón de artículos en 100 idiomas.
Wikipedia alcanza 1 millón de artículos en 100 idiomas.
sale al aire por primera vez la serie cómica My Name is Earl, ganadora de un premio Emmy.
sale al aire por primera vez la serie cómica My Name is Earl, ganadora de un premio Emmy.
Bon Jovi publica su noveno álbum de estudio, Have a Nice Day.
Bon Jovi publica su noveno álbum de estudio, Have a Nice Day.
Thousands of demonstrators flooded Jena, Louisiana, to protest the disparate legal treatment of six Black teenagers i…
Thousands of demonstrators flooded Jena, Louisiana, to protest the disparate legal treatment of six Black teenagers involved in a schoolyard fight. This massive mobilization forced a national conversation on racial bias within the American justice system, ultimately leading to reduced charges and lighter sentences for the students involved.
inicia en la ciudad de Monterrey el Fórum Monterrey 2007.
inicia en la ciudad de Monterrey el Fórum Monterrey 2007.
Marriott Hotel Bombed: 54 Dead in Islamabad Attack
A dump truck packed with explosives detonated outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, collapsing the building's facade and killing 54 people while injuring 266 others. The attack struck just hours after Pakistan's new president addressed Parliament nearby, exposing critical security gaps and demonstrating militant groups' ability to strike the capital's most protected areas.
en Jimki (Rusia) se inaugura el Arena Jimki.
en Jimki (Rusia) se inaugura el Arena Jimki.
en La Habana (Cuba) se celebra la segunda edición del concierto Paz sin fronteras con la actuación de Juanes, Miguel …
en La Habana (Cuba) se celebra la segunda edición del concierto Paz sin fronteras con la actuación de Juanes, Miguel Bosé, Olga Tañón, Silvio Rodríguez y otros cantantes y grupos, ante más de un millón de personas.
وقوع معركة الحوطة بين الجيش اليمني واللجان الشعبية ضد تنظيم القاعدة.
وقوع معركة الحوطة بين الجيش اليمني واللجان الشعبية ضد تنظيم القاعدة.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell had been law for exactly 18 years when it ended on September 20, 2011.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell had been law for exactly 18 years when it ended on September 20, 2011. During those 18 years, the U.S. military discharged roughly 13,000 service members under the policy — an average of nearly two per day. The repeal passed Congress in December 2010, but implementation took nine more months of training and certification. The first openly gay soldiers didn't wait for ceremonies. They just reported for duty.
Javier Zanetti se convierte en el jugador con más partidos disputados para el club italiano Inter de Milán.
Javier Zanetti se convierte en el jugador con más partidos disputados para el club italiano Inter de Milán.
le Premier ministre John Key, et son Parti national de centre-droit, remportent les élections législatives, en Nouvel…
le Premier ministre John Key, et son Parti national de centre-droit, remportent les élections législatives, en Nouvelle-Zélande.
Der 10.
Der 10. Bundesvision Song Contest (deutscher Musikwettbewerb) findet in Göttingen statt.
élections législatives anticipées en Grèce.
élections législatives anticipées en Grèce.
Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, obliterating the island’s power grid and leaving mill…
Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, obliterating the island’s power grid and leaving millions without electricity for months. The resulting infrastructure collapse and delayed federal response caused 2,975 deaths, exposing deep systemic failures in disaster management and prompting a long-term exodus of residents to the mainland United States.
el Tratado sobre la Prohibición de las Armas Nucleares entra en vigor.
el Tratado sobre la Prohibición de las Armas Nucleares entra en vigor.
manifestations importantes à Barcelone, en réaction à l'arrestation de hauts responsables travaillant pour le gouvern…
manifestations importantes à Barcelone, en réaction à l'arrestation de hauts responsables travaillant pour le gouvernement catalan, quelques jours avant la tenue du référendum sur l'indépendance de la Catalogne.
A ferry capsized near the pier on Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, killing at least 161 people.
A ferry capsized near the pier on Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, killing at least 161 people. This tragedy exposed dangerous overcrowding and lax safety inspections on Tanzania's lakes, prompting urgent government reviews of maritime regulations for local transport.
el evento Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us|Iniciativa Storm Area 51 se lleva a cabo en los alrededores del ár…
el evento Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us|Iniciativa Storm Area 51 se lleva a cabo en los alrededores del área 51.
Four million protesters flooded streets worldwide, demanding immediate government action on the climate crisis.
Four million protesters flooded streets worldwide, demanding immediate government action on the climate crisis. This massive mobilization, spearheaded by sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg in New York City, forced global leaders to confront the urgency of youth-led environmental activism. The demonstrations successfully pushed climate policy to the forefront of international political agendas for the following year.
arrêt de la centrale nucléaire de Three Mile Island.
arrêt de la centrale nucléaire de Three Mile Island.
Es finden weltweite Demonstrationen der Fridays-for-Future-Bewegung statt.
Es finden weltweite Demonstrationen der Fridays-for-Future-Bewegung statt. Alleine in Deutschland gehen 1,4 Millionen Menschen in über 500 Städten auf die Straße.
Die neunte Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft beginnt in Japan.
Die neunte Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft beginnt in Japan.
en Italie, 1er jour du référendum constitutionnel qui a lieu afin de permettre à la population de se prononcer sur un…
en Italie, 1er jour du référendum constitutionnel qui a lieu afin de permettre à la population de se prononcer sur un amendement constitutionnel visant à réduire le nombre de ses parlementaires. Initialement prévu pour le 29 mars 2020, le scrutin est reporté de plusieurs mois en raison de la pandémie de maladie à coronavirus qui touche durement le pays.
كشف وثائق فنسن التابعة لوزارة الخزانة الأمريكية، والمتعلقة برصد معاملات مالية مشبوهة حول العالم، تقدر قيمتها بملياري …
كشف وثائق فنسن التابعة لوزارة الخزانة الأمريكية، والمتعلقة برصد معاملات مالية مشبوهة حول العالم، تقدر قيمتها بملياري دولار أمريكي.
début de l'Assemblée générale annuelle des Nations-Unies et de ses discours des chefs d'État et de gouvernement en le…
début de l'Assemblée générale annuelle des Nations-Unies et de ses discours des chefs d'État et de gouvernement en leur principal siège de New York en Nouvelle-Angleterre "étatsunienne" et plein Été des rouges amérindiens ou début du koyo nippon d'abord par le nord et Hokkaido.
au Canada, le Parti libéral du Premier ministre Justin Trudeau remporte les élections fédérales mais échoue à obtenir…
au Canada, le Parti libéral du Premier ministre Justin Trudeau remporte les élections fédérales mais échoue à obtenir une majorité.
وقف إطلاق النار في مرتفعات قرەباغ بوساطة روسية، بعد اشتباكات استمرت ليومين.
وقف إطلاق النار في مرتفعات قرەباغ بوساطة روسية، بعد اشتباكات استمرت ليومين.
En México, oficialmente desaparece a nivel nacional la organización de izquierda Partido de la Revolución Democrática…
En México, oficialmente desaparece a nivel nacional la organización de izquierda Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), tras 35 años de historia y de ser una de las primeras alternancias políticas en México en casi un siglo de historia.