September 5
Events
189 events recorded on September 5 throughout history
The Great Fire burned for four days and nights through 13,200 houses and 87 churches, leaving 100,000 people homeless in the ruins of medieval London. The official death toll was six. Historians have argued for centuries that number is impossibly low — but documented mass graves haven't been found, and the crowded tenements that should've trapped the poorest Londoners burned mostly at night when many were awake. What rose from the ash was Christopher Wren's new St Paul's, 51 new parish churches, and the first city in Europe built with fire insurance in mind.
Tsar Peter I imposed a tax on beards as part of his aggressive campaign to Westernize the Russian nobility, requiring those who kept their facial hair to carry a copper token as proof of payment. The decree provoked outrage among the Orthodox faithful who considered beards a religious obligation, but it succeeded in visually separating the modernizing elite from the traditional peasantry.
Delegates from twelve colonies unite in Philadelphia to coordinate a unified response against British coercion, directly triggering the first organized colonial boycott of British goods. This collective action transforms scattered grievances into a coordinated political force that forces Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts and sets the stage for armed resistance.
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“There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.”
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نجاح المسلمين بقيادة أبو عبيدة بن الجراح، وخالد بن الوليد بفتح مدينة دمشق، بعد حصار شديد دافع فيه الروم عن المدينة، و…
نجاح المسلمين بقيادة أبو عبيدة بن الجراح، وخالد بن الوليد بفتح مدينة دمشق، بعد حصار شديد دافع فيه الروم عن المدينة، ولكن ذلك لم يمنع من سقوطها وطلبهم الصلح، بعد أن اشتد خالد في الحصار، فأجابهم أبو عبيدة إلى الصلح.
Liu Yan declared himself emperor in Panyu, formally establishing the Southern Han state.
Liu Yan declared himself emperor in Panyu, formally establishing the Southern Han state. By asserting imperial authority over the Lingnan region, he secured control of lucrative maritime trade routes and solidified a distinct political power base that resisted the northern dynasties for over fifty years.
اغتيال الأمير السلجوقي مودود بن التونتكين حاكم الموصل، في صحن الجامع الأموي بمدينة دمشق.
اغتيال الأمير السلجوقي مودود بن التونتكين حاكم الموصل، في صحن الجامع الأموي بمدينة دمشق.
Papst Gregor IX.
Papst Gregor IX. verkündet in der Bulle Rex pacificus die überarbeitete Dekretalensammlung Liber Extra.
Jacques Duèse wird zum Papst gewählt.
Jacques Duèse wird zum Papst gewählt. Er gibt sich den Namen Johannes XXII.
Swa Saw Ke inherited the kingdom of Ava in central Burma in 1367 and spent the next 33 years doing something unusual …
Swa Saw Ke inherited the kingdom of Ava in central Burma in 1367 and spent the next 33 years doing something unusual for a medieval Southeast Asian monarch: he kept the peace. He patronized Burmese literature so enthusiastically that his reign is still considered the beginning of classical Burmese poetry. The language used in Buddhist scripture and royal court for centuries after was shaped during his tenure. He ruled until 1400, which in the political climate of 14th-century Ava was itself a kind of miracle.
début de la révolte des chaperons blancs, dans le comté de Flandres.
début de la révolte des chaperons blancs, dans le comté de Flandres.
Jean II de Portugal ratifie le traité de Tordesillas.
Jean II de Portugal ratifie le traité de Tordesillas.
Jacques Cartier ramène deux « Indiens », de sa première expédition au Canada.
Jacques Cartier ramène deux « Indiens », de sa première expédition au Canada.
Die Belagerung von Nizza endet mit dem Abzug der französischen und mit ihnen verbündeten türkischen Belagerer, nachde…
Die Belagerung von Nizza endet mit dem Abzug der französischen und mit ihnen verbündeten türkischen Belagerer, nachdem ein kaiserliches Heer zur Verstärkung der Stadt heranzieht. Das Ringen um die Vorherrschaft in Oberitalien geht zu Gunsten Spaniens aus.
Mem de Sá doa Ilha do Governador, tomada dos índios temiminós, a seu sobrinho Salvador Correia de Sá.
Mem de Sá doa Ilha do Governador, tomada dos índios temiminós, a seu sobrinho Salvador Correia de Sá.
Alexander Farnese maneuvered his Spanish forces to break the siege of Paris, compelling Henry IV to withdraw his troops.
Alexander Farnese maneuvered his Spanish forces to break the siege of Paris, compelling Henry IV to withdraw his troops. This tactical victory preserved the Catholic League’s control over the capital and forced Henry to continue his grueling campaign for the French throne, ultimately delaying his conversion to Catholicism and the eventual unification of the kingdom.
bataille de Nördlingen, victoire de l'empereur Ferdinand III sur les Suédois et les Luthériens.
bataille de Nördlingen, victoire de l'empereur Ferdinand III sur les Suédois et les Luthériens.
naissance de Louis XIV, dit « le Grand » ou « le Roi-Soleil », au château Neuf de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
naissance de Louis XIV, dit « le Grand » ou « le Roi-Soleil », au château Neuf de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
el obispo de Puebla, don Juan de Palafox funda la Biblioteca Palafoxiana, primera biblioteca pública de América.
el obispo de Puebla, don Juan de Palafox funda la Biblioteca Palafoxiana, primera biblioteca pública de América.
Nicolas Fouquet had thrown a party for the King — a housewarming at his château at Vaux-le-Vicomte, so lavish it repo…
Nicolas Fouquet had thrown a party for the King — a housewarming at his château at Vaux-le-Vicomte, so lavish it reportedly made Louis XIV silently furious that a finance minister lived better than the Crown. Three weeks later, D'Artagnan — the real one, not Dumas's version — arrested Fouquet in Nantes on charges of embezzlement. Fouquet spent the remaining nineteen years of his life in prison. And Louis XIV promptly hired Fouquet's architect, his landscape designer, and his decorator to build a somewhat larger project: Versailles.
en Inglaterra se extingue el Gran Incendio de Londres.
en Inglaterra se extingue el Gran Incendio de Londres.
The Great Fire burned for four days and nights through 13,200 houses and 87 churches, leaving 100,000 people homeless…
The Great Fire burned for four days and nights through 13,200 houses and 87 churches, leaving 100,000 people homeless in the ruins of medieval London. The official death toll was six. Historians have argued for centuries that number is impossibly low — but documented mass graves haven't been found, and the crowded tenements that should've trapped the poorest Londoners burned mostly at night when many were awake. What rose from the ash was Christopher Wren's new St Paul's, 51 new parish churches, and the first city in Europe built with fire insurance in mind.
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville fought his way into Hudson Bay through waters most European commanders refused to enter.
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville fought his way into Hudson Bay through waters most European commanders refused to enter. In 1697 his single ship, the Pélican, engaged three English vessels at once after arriving separated from his convoy — sinking one, capturing another, forcing the third to flee. He'd already traded in those waters for years and knew every current. D'Iberville went on to found the first permanent French settlements in Louisiana, including a town that would eventually become New Orleans. One ship, one morning, in a freezing bay, changed the map of North America.
Peter I Taxes Beards: Russia Westernizes
Tsar Peter I imposed a tax on beards as part of his aggressive campaign to Westernize the Russian nobility, requiring those who kept their facial hair to carry a copper token as proof of payment. The decree provoked outrage among the Orthodox faithful who considered beards a religious obligation, but it succeeded in visually separating the modernizing elite from the traditional peasantry.
en Inglaterra, el rey Jorge I proclama el perdón a los piratas, contrabandistas y aventureros que se rindieran en el …
en Inglaterra, el rey Jorge I proclama el perdón a los piratas, contrabandistas y aventureros que se rindieran en el plazo de un año.
Louis XV married the exiled Polish princess Maria Leszczyńska, securing a royal union that ended fears of a successio…
Louis XV married the exiled Polish princess Maria Leszczyńska, securing a royal union that ended fears of a succession crisis for the French throne. This marriage produced ten children, stabilizing the Bourbon dynasty for decades while temporarily aligning French foreign policy with the interests of Maria’s father, the deposed King Stanisław I of Poland.
Continental Congress Convened: Colonies Unite Against Britain
Delegates from twelve colonies unite in Philadelphia to coordinate a unified response against British coercion, directly triggering the first organized colonial boycott of British goods. This collective action transforms scattered grievances into a coordinated political force that forces Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts and sets the stage for armed resistance.
The British lost the American Revolution at sea before they lost it on land.
The British lost the American Revolution at sea before they lost it on land. When Admiral de Grasse's French fleet blocked the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay and forced the British squadron to withdraw, Cornwallis's army at Yorktown lost its only escape route and supply line. The actual battle lasted just over two hours. No ships sank. But by sailing away intact, the British navy sealed the fate of 8,000 soldiers on shore. Cornwallis surrendered six weeks later. The French fleet's departure afterward barely made the news.
Olympe de Gouges took the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen — written in 1789, applying to men — an…
Olympe de Gouges took the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen — written in 1789, applying to men — and rewrote it. Line by line. Article 1 of the original said 'Men are born and remain free.' Her Article 1 said 'Woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights.' She sent it to the National Assembly in 1791. They ignored it. Two years later, the Radical Tribunal condemned her to death. Her crime included writing political pamphlets. She was guillotined in November 1793.
The French National Convention officially declared terror the order of the day, empowering the Committee of Public Sa…
The French National Convention officially declared terror the order of the day, empowering the Committee of Public Safety to arrest and execute perceived enemies of the Revolution. This decree institutionalized state-sanctioned violence, resulting in thousands of public executions and the systematic dismantling of political opposition during the most radical phase of the French Republic.
Die Vereinigten Staaten und das Osmanische Reich schließen den Friedens- und Freundschaftsvertrag von Algier.
Die Vereinigten Staaten und das Osmanische Reich schließen den Friedens- und Freundschaftsvertrag von Algier.
Jourdan Law Enacted: France's Mass Conscription Begins
The Jourdan Law forces French men into military service, instantly swelling Napoleon's ranks to conquer much of Europe. This conscription model reshaped modern warfare by establishing the first large-scale national armies based on citizenship rather than mercenaries.
Die seit Juni 1798 auf Malta stationierten französischen Truppen ergeben sich den Briten, die knapp zwei Jahre lang d…
Die seit Juni 1798 auf Malta stationierten französischen Truppen ergeben sich den Briten, die knapp zwei Jahre lang die Häfen der Mittelmeerinsel blockiert und die Franzosen so vom Nachschub abgeschnitten haben.
Britain didn't conquer Malta so much as receive it.
Britain didn't conquer Malta so much as receive it. Napoleon had seized the island in 1798, but his garrison alienated the Maltese almost immediately by looting churches. The islanders rose up and asked the British for help blockading the French. By 1800, the French garrison had starved out. Britain took formal control — and didn't leave for 164 years. Malta became one of the most strategically fortified positions in the Mediterranean, absorbing thousands of German and Italian bombs in World War II. The Maltese had called the British in. Nobody expected them to stay that long.
In der zweiten Seeschlacht von Kopenhagen stellt die britische Flotte den Beschuss der schon erheblich beschädigten d…
In der zweiten Seeschlacht von Kopenhagen stellt die britische Flotte den Beschuss der schon erheblich beschädigten dänischen Hauptstadt ein.
Two soldiers stepped out of Fort Wayne to use the outhouse on the morning of September 5th, 1812, and Chief Winamac's…
Two soldiers stepped out of Fort Wayne to use the outhouse on the morning of September 5th, 1812, and Chief Winamac's warriors attacked them — launching a siege that drew in multiple tribes allied with the British and lasted eleven days. The fort held. General William Henry Harrison arrived with a relief column and the siege collapsed. Harrison would use his frontier campaigns, including the battles surrounding this siege, to build a political reputation summarized in one phrase: Tippecanoe. Nine years later, that reputation put him in the White House.
Louis XVIII called it 'Unobtainable' because the ultra-royalist majority elected to it in 1815 was so extreme it frig…
Louis XVIII called it 'Unobtainable' because the ultra-royalist majority elected to it in 1815 was so extreme it frightened even him — a king who wanted absolute power. The Chambre introuvable wanted to undo the entire French Revolution, execute thousands, and restore the ancien régime wholesale. Louis, calculating that this would trigger another uprising, dissolved it in September 1816 after just one year. The ultras were furious. His own brother, the future Charles X, was among their allies. And when Charles finally became king in 1824, he tried everything the Chambre had demanded — and triggered the Revolution of 1830.
en Aleppo (Siria, Asia Menor) se registra un terremoto que deja 22 000 muertos.
en Aleppo (Siria, Asia Menor) se registra un terremoto que deja 22 000 muertos.
In Wien wird das Vergnügungsetablissement Tivoli mit Rutschbahn eröffnet.
In Wien wird das Vergnügungsetablissement Tivoli mit Rutschbahn eröffnet. Das Orchester von Johann Strauss (Vater) erhält vom Lokal ein festes Engagement.
Houston Elected: Texas Independence Solidified
Sam Houston secured his election as the first president of the Republic of Texas, immediately establishing a government that would steer the new nation through its precarious early years. This leadership directly enabled Texas to maintain independence from Mexico for nearly a decade before eventually joining the United States in 1845.
Die Leipziger Bank wird als private Notenbank Sachsens gegründet.
Die Leipziger Bank wird als private Notenbank Sachsens gegründet.
en China comienza la primera guerra del Opio.
en China comienza la primera guerra del Opio.
Britain went to war over opium — specifically, the Qing government's seizure and destruction of 20,000 chests of Brit…
Britain went to war over opium — specifically, the Qing government's seizure and destruction of 20,000 chests of British-owned opium in 1839. Commissioner Lin Zexu had written directly to Queen Victoria asking her to stop the trade on moral grounds. She never responded. The British government framed the war as a free trade dispute. China lost, ceded Hong Kong, and was forced to open five treaty ports. The opium kept flowing. The first Opium War established, at gunpoint, that addiction was a market Britain intended to protect.
en el Teatro de La Scala de Milán se estrena la ópera Un giorno di regno (Un día de reinado), de Giuseppe Verdi.
en el Teatro de La Scala de Milán se estrena la ópera Un giorno di regno (Un día de reinado), de Giuseppe Verdi.
Giuseppe Verdi’s comic opera Un giorno di regno premiered at La Scala, but the audience met the performance with icy …
Giuseppe Verdi’s comic opera Un giorno di regno premiered at La Scala, but the audience met the performance with icy silence and harsh boos. This failure nearly drove the grieving composer to abandon his career entirely, yet the subsequent success of his next work, Nabucco, proved he had the resilience to dominate Italian opera for decades.
Império do Brasil: É criada a Província do Amazonas.
Império do Brasil: É criada a Província do Amazonas.
James Glaisher passed out at approximately 29,000 feet.
James Glaisher passed out at approximately 29,000 feet. His pilot, Henry Coxwell, had already lost the use of both hands from the cold — so he grabbed the release valve with his teeth to begin their descent. Glaisher had been taking meticulous scientific readings of temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure as they climbed, and kept recording until he lost consciousness. They reached an estimated 35,000 feet in 1862 in an open wicker basket with no oxygen. Glaisher survived, recovered, and continued his scientific career. Coxwell's jaw reportedly ached for weeks.
Confederate forces surged across the Potomac River at White’s Ford, bringing the Civil War directly onto Union soil.
Confederate forces surged across the Potomac River at White’s Ford, bringing the Civil War directly onto Union soil. This bold maneuver initiated the Maryland Campaign, forcing President Lincoln to replace General McClellan and escalating the conflict toward the brutal confrontation at Antietam just two weeks later.
Der Meteorologe James Glaisher und sein Pilot Henry Tracey Coxwell steigen in einem Ballon mit offener Kabine bis auf…
Der Meteorologe James Glaisher und sein Pilot Henry Tracey Coxwell steigen in einem Ballon mit offener Kabine bis auf 8800 m auf.
Napoleon III elevated François Achille Bazaine to the rank of Marshal of France following his successful command duri…
Napoleon III elevated François Achille Bazaine to the rank of Marshal of France following his successful command during the French intervention in Mexico. This promotion cemented Bazaine’s status as a premier military leader, though his subsequent surrender of 170,000 troops at Metz during the Franco-Prussian War later transformed his reputation from hero to national pariah.
Am jüdischen Neujahrsfest wird die Neue Synagoge in der Berliner Oranienburger Straße in Anwesenheit von Preußens Min…
Am jüdischen Neujahrsfest wird die Neue Synagoge in der Berliner Oranienburger Straße in Anwesenheit von Preußens Ministerpräsident Otto von Bismarck feierlich eingeweiht.
Der Grundstein für das Schloss Neuschwanstein wird gelegt.
Der Grundstein für das Schloss Neuschwanstein wird gelegt.
el astrónomo italiano Giovanni Schiaparelli comienza a diseñar el primer mapa del planeta Marte.
el astrónomo italiano Giovanni Schiaparelli comienza a diseñar el primer mapa del planeta Marte.
He'd survived every battle the U.S.
He'd survived every battle the U.S. Army threw at him. What ended Crazy Horse wasn't a bullet or a siege — it was a bayonet thrust by a soldier named William Gentles while two men held his arms at Fort Robinson. He was 36. The U.S. government never photographed him, never got his signature on a treaty he accepted. His father carried his bones to a secret location that nobody has found since. The most famous warrior of the Plains left no grave.
Thousands of workers marched through Manhattan in 1882, demanding shorter hours and better conditions in the first La…
Thousands of workers marched through Manhattan in 1882, demanding shorter hours and better conditions in the first Labor Day parade. This grassroots demonstration pressured the federal government to eventually recognize the holiday, transforming the labor movement from a series of fragmented strikes into a nationally sanctioned day of rest for the American workforce.
Die Aufnahme der ersten Mitglieder im Hotspur Football Club gilt als Gründung des britischen Fußballvereins Tottenham…
Die Aufnahme der ersten Mitglieder im Hotspur Football Club gilt als Gründung des britischen Fußballvereins Tottenham Hotspur.
The Theatre Royal in Exeter held around 800 people that September night in 1887.
The Theatre Royal in Exeter held around 800 people that September night in 1887. A gas light ignited a piece of painted scenery during a pantomime performance, and the fire took the roof in minutes. One hundred and eighty-six people died — many crushed in the stampede, not the flames. The disaster directly accelerated fire safety legislation across Britain and forced theaters nationwide to install the safety curtains and exit signs we now take completely for granted. Every theater exit sign traces back to that stage.
The exits were locked from the outside — that detail appears in nearly every account of the Theatre Royal fire in Exe…
The exits were locked from the outside — that detail appears in nearly every account of the Theatre Royal fire in Exeter on September 5, 1887. A gas jet ignited a piece of scenery during a performance of Romany Rye, and 186 people died, mostly women and children crushed or burned in the panic. The theater had just been renovated. The owners had added more seats. The fire escapes were inadequate and unfamiliar to staff. British Parliament had debated theater safety legislation for years before the fire. It passed meaningful reform within months of it.
In Britisch-Indien wird der Khojak-Tunnel, ein 3,9 km langer Eisenbahntunnel und damals der längste Tunnel Südasiens …
In Britisch-Indien wird der Khojak-Tunnel, ein 3,9 km langer Eisenbahntunnel und damals der längste Tunnel Südasiens eröffnet.
durante la Revolución liberal de Ecuador entra en Quito el líder montonero y liberal, Eloy Alfaro, consolidándose com…
durante la Revolución liberal de Ecuador entra en Quito el líder montonero y liberal, Eloy Alfaro, consolidándose como jefe supremo del Ecuador
Letztmals hat eine Enzyklika Papst Leos XIII.
Letztmals hat eine Enzyklika Papst Leos XIII. den Rosenkranz zum Gegenstand. Die Gläubigen sollen nach der Aussage in Diuturni temporis das Gebet mit Hilfe der Gebetskette mit großem Eifer pflegen.
Christine Hardt aus Dresden lässt ein Frauenleibchen als Brustträger, einen Vorläufer des Büstenhalters, patentieren.
Christine Hardt aus Dresden lässt ein Frauenleibchen als Brustträger, einen Vorläufer des Büstenhalters, patentieren.
Two empires spent 18 months and roughly 130,000 lives fighting a war that ended in a hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshi…
Two empires spent 18 months and roughly 130,000 lives fighting a war that ended in a hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire — a city chosen partly because Theodore Roosevelt didn't want the delegations drinking. Japan won militarily but walked away furious at the peace terms, sparking riots in Tokyo. Russia limped home to revolution. And Roosevelt picked up the Nobel Peace Prize the following year. The man who brokered Asia's future did it in a New England resort town.
Bradbury Robinson had already tried it earlier in the season and the ball hit the ground — which, under 1906 rules, m…
Bradbury Robinson had already tried it earlier in the season and the ball hit the ground — which, under 1906 rules, meant an automatic turnover. He had one more shot to prove the forward pass wasn't a gimmick. This time, Jack Schneider caught it clean. St. Louis won 22-0 over Carroll College. The rule had been introduced to reduce mass-casualty pile-up plays that were killing college players by the dozen. A desperate safety measure became the defining feature of American football.
en Nicaragua, se crean la Bandera y el Escudo nacionales actuales por el gobierno del general José Santos Zelaya.
en Nicaragua, se crean la Bandera y el Escudo nacionales actuales por el gobierno del general José Santos Zelaya.
German commanders were close enough to see the Eiffel Tower.
German commanders were close enough to see the Eiffel Tower. General Alexander von Kluck's army had pivoted east of Paris — away from the capital — and French commander Joffre spotted the gap. He called in 6,000 reserve troops using 600 Paris taxi cabs commandeered overnight. The drivers charged full meter. What stopped the German advance wasn't a masterstroke of strategy so much as a taxi dispatch and an exposed flank. The war that was supposed to end in weeks lasted four more years.
Thirty-eight socialists from eleven countries gathered in a tiny Swiss village in September 1915 — and had to fit eve…
Thirty-eight socialists from eleven countries gathered in a tiny Swiss village in September 1915 — and had to fit everyone into four stagecoaches to avoid attention. The Zimmerwald Conference produced a manifesto calling for a negotiated peace without annexations, directly opposing the socialist parties of France, Germany, and Britain who had supported their own governments' war efforts. Lenin was there and thought even this was too moderate. The document they signed represented the first organized international opposition to World War I.
Im Schweizer Dorf Zimmerwald beginnt die Zimmerwalder Konferenz, eine geheime internationale sozialistische Konferenz…
Im Schweizer Dorf Zimmerwald beginnt die Zimmerwalder Konferenz, eine geheime internationale sozialistische Konferenz, deren prominenteste Teilnehmer Lenin und Leo Trotzki sind.
Der Matrose Max Reichpietsch und der Heizer Albin Köbis werden als mutmaßliche „Haupträdelsführer“ der Meuterei auf d…
Der Matrose Max Reichpietsch und der Heizer Albin Köbis werden als mutmaßliche „Haupträdelsführer“ der Meuterei auf den beiden Schiffen Friedrich der Große und Prinzregent Luitpold der Kaiserlichen Marine Anfang August 1917 in Köln hingerichtet.
Felix Dzerzhinsky's Cheka published the decree openly: hostages would be taken from the bourgeoisie and intelligentsi…
Felix Dzerzhinsky's Cheka published the decree openly: hostages would be taken from the bourgeoisie and intelligentsia, mass executions would answer any attempt on Soviet leadership, and all counterrevolutionaries would be shot. This wasn't secret — it was announced as policy, printed and distributed. The trigger was the assassination attempt on Lenin days earlier. Estimates of those killed in the subsequent Red Terror run from 10,000 to over 100,000. The Soviet state's willingness to govern by announced terror, not hidden violence, was itself the point.
Der Rat der Volkskommissare erlässt in Russland das Dekret Über den Roten Terror, das unter anderem eine Stärkung der…
Der Rat der Volkskommissare erlässt in Russland das Dekret Über den Roten Terror, das unter anderem eine Stärkung der Tscheka, Konzentrationslager für Klassenfeinde und sofortiges Erschießen eines jeden vorsieht, der weißgardistischen Organisationen angehört oder in Verschwörungen, Aufstände oder Erhebungen verwickelt ist.
A festa de Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle em São Francisco termina com a morte da jovem atriz Virginia Rappe: um dos primeir…
A festa de Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle em São Francisco termina com a morte da jovem atriz Virginia Rappe: um dos primeiros escândalos da comunidade de Hollywood.
début de l'affaire Roscoe Arbuckle qui aboutit à l’adoption d’un code de bonne conduite au sein d’Hollywood, le code …
début de l'affaire Roscoe Arbuckle qui aboutit à l’adoption d’un code de bonne conduite au sein d’Hollywood, le code Hays.
Roscoe Arbuckle was the highest-paid entertainer in the world when Virginia Rappe died at a San Francisco hotel on Se…
Roscoe Arbuckle was the highest-paid entertainer in the world when Virginia Rappe died at a San Francisco hotel on September 13, 1921. He'd thrown a Labor Day party in room 1219 of the St. Francis, and within days he was accused of assault and manslaughter. Three trials followed — the first two ended in hung juries, the third in acquittal with a formal apology from the jury. But his films were already being pulled from theaters. He never recovered his career. The charges were almost certainly false.
en la Italia Fascista de Mussolini se asignan 500 millones de liras para la reconstrucción de Mesina y Regio Calabria…
en la Italia Fascista de Mussolini se asignan 500 millones de liras para la reconstrucción de Mesina y Regio Calabria destruidas en un terremoto de diciembre de 1908.
الملك فؤاد يقيل عبد العزيز فهمي من وزارة الحقانية بسبب كتاب علي عبد الرازق، وبعدها قدم توفيق دوس وعلي علوبة باستقالتي…
الملك فؤاد يقيل عبد العزيز فهمي من وزارة الحقانية بسبب كتاب علي عبد الرازق، وبعدها قدم توفيق دوس وعلي علوبة باستقالتيهما احتجاجًا.
sortie de Trolley Troubles, premier dessin animé de la série Oswald le lapin chanceux, créée par Ub Iwerks et Walt Di…
sortie de Trolley Troubles, premier dessin animé de la série Oswald le lapin chanceux, créée par Ub Iwerks et Walt Disney.
Walt Disney created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for Universal Pictures and poured everything into him — until Universal t…
Walt Disney created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for Universal Pictures and poured everything into him — until Universal told Disney they owned the character and cut his budget. Disney walked away with nothing. No Oswald. No contract. Broke and furious on a train back to California, he sketched a new character to replace the rabbit he'd lost. He named the mouse Mortimer. His wife hated the name. She suggested Mickey instead.
en Argentina se crea la Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica, primera y mayor biblioteca especializada en temas aeronáu…
en Argentina se crea la Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica, primera y mayor biblioteca especializada en temas aeronáuticos del país.(Decreto S/Nº, 2.ª parte, BM Nº2209).
Aristide Briand, jefe del Gobierno francés, propone en la asamblea de la Sociedad de Naciones la constitución de los …
Aristide Briand, jefe del Gobierno francés, propone en la asamblea de la Sociedad de Naciones la constitución de los Estados Unidos de Europa.
French colonial administrators dismantled the colony of Upper Volta, carving its territory into the neighboring regio…
French colonial administrators dismantled the colony of Upper Volta, carving its territory into the neighboring regions of Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger. This administrative erasure forced disparate ethnic groups into new colonial jurisdictions, creating long-standing regional tensions that fueled the eventual struggle for independence and the eventual restoration of the nation’s borders in 1947.
la estadounidense Beryl Markham sobrevuela en solitario el Atlántico en dirección este-oeste, siendo la primera mujer…
la estadounidense Beryl Markham sobrevuela en solitario el Atlántico en dirección este-oeste, siendo la primera mujer en lograrlo.
Nationalist forces seized the coastal town of Llanes after a swift, one-day siege, dismantling the Republican defense…
Nationalist forces seized the coastal town of Llanes after a swift, one-day siege, dismantling the Republican defense line in northern Spain. This collapse forced the remaining loyalist troops into a desperate retreat toward Gijón, accelerating the Nationalist conquest of the Asturias region and tightening Francisco Franco’s grip on the Cantabrian coast.
They were between 60 and 70 young men, most of them students, who'd barricaded themselves inside a social security bu…
They were between 60 and 70 young men, most of them students, who'd barricaded themselves inside a social security building in Santiago after a failed coup attempt. Chilean President Arturo Alessandri ordered the carabineros in. What followed wasn't a siege — it was an execution. The bodies were left in the street. The massacre so horrified the public that Alessandri resigned within days. A moment meant to crush political opposition accelerated the collapse of the government that ordered it.
Auf Befehl Adolf Hitlers werden die in der Wiener Schatzkammer gelagerten Reichskleinodien nach Nürnberg, wo sie bere…
Auf Befehl Adolf Hitlers werden die in der Wiener Schatzkammer gelagerten Reichskleinodien nach Nürnberg, wo sie bereits bis zum Ende des Heiligen Römischen Reichs 1806 verwahrt worden sind, gebracht.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially declared American neutrality just days after Germany invaded Poland, aimin…
President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially declared American neutrality just days after Germany invaded Poland, aiming to keep the nation out of the escalating European conflict. This stance preserved a fragile domestic peace for two years, though it simultaneously forced the administration to navigate the complex legal hurdles of the Neutrality Acts while quietly preparing for inevitable global involvement.
Estonia had already been occupied once — by the Soviets, who arrived in 1940 and deported tens of thousands of Estoni…
Estonia had already been occupied once — by the Soviets, who arrived in 1940 and deported tens of thousands of Estonians to Siberia in a single week in June 1941. Then Nazi Germany invaded. By September 1941, German forces controlled the entire country. For Estonians, the question of which occupation was worse wasn't academic — it was lived experience, with different families answering it differently depending on what each regime had done to them. Full independence wouldn't come again until 1991.
Japan's military doctrine held that its soldiers didn't lose on land.
Japan's military doctrine held that its soldiers didn't lose on land. Full stop. At Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea, roughly 1,900 Imperial Marines ran into Australian infantry and RAAF fighters in the jungle dark — and were pushed back for the first time in the Pacific ground war. Tokyo's high command quietly ordered withdrawal rather than admit defeat publicly. The Australians had held with fewer men and less equipment. It was the crack in an idea Japan couldn't afford to question.
The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment jumped from 90 aircraft through anti-aircraft fire and smoke from Allied bombin…
The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment jumped from 90 aircraft through anti-aircraft fire and smoke from Allied bombing to land near Nadzab — and suffered almost no combat casualties on the drop itself. General Douglas MacArthur watched the jump from a B-17 he wasn't supposed to be on, against his staff's explicit objections. Lae fell nine days later. MacArthur mentioned the parachute assault in six separate communiqués. He mentioned the Australians who did most of the ground fighting in none of them.
Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed the Benelux Customs Union agreement, formalizing their economic coope…
Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed the Benelux Customs Union agreement, formalizing their economic cooperation. By eliminating trade barriers between the three nations, they created a blueprint for regional integration that directly inspired the formation of the European Economic Community, the precursor to today’s European Union.
Die Royal Air Force beginnt schwere Luftangriffe auf das von einer deutschen Division gehaltene Le Havre.
Die Royal Air Force beginnt schwere Luftangriffe auf das von einer deutschen Division gehaltene Le Havre. Dabei kommen etwa 5000 französische Zivilisten ums Leben.
Igor Gouzenko was a cipher clerk — a nobody with a briefcase full of decoded documents he'd smuggled out of the Sovie…
Igor Gouzenko was a cipher clerk — a nobody with a briefcase full of decoded documents he'd smuggled out of the Soviet embassy in Ottawa. He tried to defect to a newspaper first. They turned him away. He tried a government office. Closed. He spent a terrifying night hiding with his pregnant wife while Soviet agents searched his apartment building. Canadian authorities finally took him seriously the next morning. The 109 documents he carried named active Soviet spies across North America and triggered the intelligence war that defined the next 45 years.
Iva Toguri D'Aquino was a UCLA graduate visiting a sick aunt in Japan when Pearl Harbor trapped her there.
Iva Toguri D'Aquino was a UCLA graduate visiting a sick aunt in Japan when Pearl Harbor trapped her there. She refused to renounce her U.S. citizenship despite intense pressure, took a radio job to survive, and was one of about a dozen women the GIs collectively nicknamed 'Tokyo Rose' — a name she never used herself. She was arrested, tried, and convicted on one of eight counts of treason. Thirty years later, the key witnesses admitted they'd lied. Gerald Ford pardoned her in 1977.
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U.S. military authorities arrest Iva Toguri D'Aquino in Yokohama, mistaking the Japanese American for the notorious wartime broadcaster Tokyo Rose. This wrongful conviction later fuels a decades-long fight that culminates in President Ford granting her a full pardon in 1976, exposing how wartime hysteria can shatter lives through false accusations.
Simon Faure meldet den von ihm erfundenen Mehrzweckzug, ein Gerät zum Heben oder Ziehen von Lasten, in Frankreich zum…
Simon Faure meldet den von ihm erfundenen Mehrzweckzug, ein Gerät zum Heben oder Ziehen von Lasten, in Frankreich zum Patent an.
Das Gruber-De-Gasperi-Abkommen (Pariser Abkommen) zwischen Österreich und Italien wird unterzeichnet, in dem Autonomi…
Das Gruber-De-Gasperi-Abkommen (Pariser Abkommen) zwischen Österreich und Italien wird unterzeichnet, in dem Autonomierechte für die Region Trentino-Südtirol eingeräumt werden.
Robert Schuman was born in Luxembourg, raised speaking German, served in the German army in World War I, then became …
Robert Schuman was born in Luxembourg, raised speaking German, served in the German army in World War I, then became a French politician — which tells you something about the borders he'd watched shift. As France's Foreign Minister, he sat across from the men who'd occupied his country just years before and negotiated the treaties that would eventually bind them together. His 1950 declaration proposing a shared European coal and steel authority became the seed of the European Union. A man without a fixed nationality helped build a continent trying to move past them.
الملك طلال بن عبد الله بن الحسين يتولى العرش في الأردن بعد اغتيال والده الملك عبد الله في القدس في عملية نجى منها ابن…
الملك طلال بن عبد الله بن الحسين يتولى العرش في الأردن بعد اغتيال والده الملك عبد الله في القدس في عملية نجى منها ابنه الأكبر الأمير الحسين بأعجوبة.
Der Neuguss der Pummerin, der größten Glocke des Wiener Stephansdoms, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört worden ist, w…
Der Neuguss der Pummerin, der größten Glocke des Wiener Stephansdoms, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört worden ist, wird beim zweiten Versuch fertiggestellt.
KLM Flight 633 plunged into the River Shannon shortly after takeoff, claiming 28 lives as the Super Constellation air…
KLM Flight 633 plunged into the River Shannon shortly after takeoff, claiming 28 lives as the Super Constellation aircraft settled into the shallow water. Investigators traced the disaster to a pilot error involving the premature retraction of the landing gear, a finding that forced international aviation authorities to overhaul emergency evacuation protocols for water landings.
O veículo Romi-Isetta é lançado na cidade paulista de Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, demarcando o início da indústria automob…
O veículo Romi-Isetta é lançado na cidade paulista de Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, demarcando o início da indústria automobilística no Brasil.
Bund und Länder gründen den Wissenschaftsrat mit Sitz in Köln.
Bund und Länder gründen den Wissenschaftsrat mit Sitz in Köln.
Fulgencio Batista ordered a brutal aerial and naval bombardment to crush the Cienfuegos uprising, silencing the naval…
Fulgencio Batista ordered a brutal aerial and naval bombardment to crush the Cienfuegos uprising, silencing the naval mutineers who had seized the city. This violent suppression backfired, stripping the regime of its remaining veneer of legitimacy and driving moderate opposition groups to join Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement in the mountains.
résolution no 125 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies sur l'admission comme nouvel État de la fédération de Mala…
résolution no 125 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies sur l'admission comme nouvel État de la fédération de Malaisie.
Die englische Ausgabe des Romans Doktor Schiwago von Boris Pasternak erscheint.
Die englische Ausgabe des Romans Doktor Schiwago von Boris Pasternak erscheint.
Staatskrise in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo: Präsident Joseph Kasavubu und Premier Patrice Lumumba erklären sich…
Staatskrise in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo: Präsident Joseph Kasavubu und Premier Patrice Lumumba erklären sich gegenseitig für abgesetzt.
He was one of the great poets of the 20th century before he was a president.
He was one of the great poets of the 20th century before he was a president. Léopold Sédar Senghor co-founded the Négritude literary movement in 1930s Paris — a philosophy reclaiming Black African identity and beauty against colonial erasure — while studying alongside Aimé Césaire. He wrote in French, the colonizer's language, deploying it against the colonizer's assumptions. When Senegal became independent in 1960, its citizens elected him president. He governed for 20 years, then voluntarily resigned in 1980 — one of the few African heads of state of his era to leave office of his own free will.
el Real Madrid gana la Copa Intercontinental al vencer a Peñarol por 5 a 1.
el Real Madrid gana la Copa Intercontinental al vencer a Peñarol por 5 a 1.
Eighteen-year-old Cassius Clay dominated the light heavyweight boxing final in Rome, securing a unanimous decision vi…
Eighteen-year-old Cassius Clay dominated the light heavyweight boxing final in Rome, securing a unanimous decision victory over Poland’s Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. This Olympic gold medal launched his professional career and provided the international platform that transformed him into the global cultural force known as Muhammad Ali.
en Yugoslavia representantes de 24 naciones se reúnen en Belgrado para celebrar la primera Conferencia de Países No A…
en Yugoslavia representantes de 24 naciones se reúnen en Belgrado para celebrar la primera Conferencia de Países No Alineados.
Twenty-five nations gathered in Belgrade in September 1961, representing governments that collectively refused to pic…
Twenty-five nations gathered in Belgrade in September 1961, representing governments that collectively refused to pick a side in the Cold War. But 'non-aligned' was never neutral. Yugoslavia's Tito, Egypt's Nasser, India's Nehru, and Ghana's Nkrumah had all, at various points, accepted aid from both Washington and Moscow while officially belonging to neither bloc. The Americans and Soviets both watched the conference nervously. What emerged was a bloc of nations that leveraged superpower competition to extract resources, technology, and political recognition from both sides simultaneously. Non-alignment, it turned out, was its own kind of power.
en la ciudad de Santa Clara (Cuba), en la madrugada ―en el marco de los ataques terroristas organizados por la CIA es…
en la ciudad de Santa Clara (Cuba), en la madrugada ―en el marco de los ataques terroristas organizados por la CIA estadounidense― dos aviones procedentes de Estados Unidos lanzan varias bombas. Una cae sobre el apartamento 7-A del bloque 1, ubicado en avenida Siete de Noviembre y calle Nueva Gerona, matando al maestro Fabric Aguilar Noriega (31) ―quien acababa de mudarse a ese nuevo edificio de apartamentos― e hiriendo gravemente a tres de sus hijos: Sofía (3), Abraham (2) y Francisco (5).
Der belgische Radrennfahrer Eddy Merckx wird in Sallanches jüngster Amateur-Radweltmeister aller Zeiten.
Der belgische Radrennfahrer Eddy Merckx wird in Sallanches jüngster Amateur-Radweltmeister aller Zeiten.
In Essen erlebt der nach einer Romanvorlage von Eric Malpass entstandene Film Morgens um sieben ist die Welt noch in …
In Essen erlebt der nach einer Romanvorlage von Eric Malpass entstandene Film Morgens um sieben ist die Welt noch in Ordnung seine Uraufführung.
In Tibet wird als letzter chinesischer Provinz ein Revolutionskomitee gebildet.
In Tibet wird als letzter chinesischer Provinz ein Revolutionskomitee gebildet.
The Congress of Carrara in 1968 formally reconstituted the International of Anarchist Federations, an umbrella organi…
The Congress of Carrara in 1968 formally reconstituted the International of Anarchist Federations, an umbrella organization for anarchist groups that had collapsed during World War II. Carrara, an Italian marble-quarrying town, was chosen deliberately — it had a long tradition of anarchist labor organizing going back to the 19th century. The congress drew delegates from across Europe and beyond. What they agreed on: decentralization, federalism, opposition to all states. What they disagreed on: almost everything else.
The Army charged William Calley with 109 murders — then quietly revised it to 109 because the actual count from My La…
The Army charged William Calley with 109 murders — then quietly revised it to 109 because the actual count from My Lai was somewhere between 347 and 504. Calley claimed he was following orders from Captain Ernest Medina. Medina was acquitted. Calley was convicted of murdering 22 civilians and sentenced to life in prison. He served three and a half years under house arrest at Fort Benning. Fourteen officers were charged in connection with the massacre. William Calley was the only one convicted.
Junta Militar publica o AI-13, motivado pelo sequestro do embaixador norte-americano Charles Burke Elbrick, como refl…
Junta Militar publica o AI-13, motivado pelo sequestro do embaixador norte-americano Charles Burke Elbrick, como reflexo da exigência dos sequestradores (v. Anos de chumbo).
Jochen Rindt was killed at Monza in practice, not even a race.
Jochen Rindt was killed at Monza in practice, not even a race. His Lotus suffered brake failure under braking for the Parabolica, and he died of his injuries before the car stopped moving. At that point he led the 1970 championship with so many points that no remaining driver could catch him — even though five races were still to run. He became Formula One's only posthumous champion, his name engraved on the trophy at a ceremony he never attended. His wife Nina accepted it. He was 28.
Operation Jefferson Glenn was the last major U.S.
Operation Jefferson Glenn was the last major U.S. military operation in Vietnam that included American ground combat troops — though that wasn't announced at the time. The 101st Airborne and South Vietnamese forces swept Thừa Thiên-Huế Province for eleven months. By the time it ended in October 1971, Vietnamization was already the policy and U.S. troop levels had dropped by hundreds of thousands. The operation that was supposed to demonstrate South Vietnamese capability mostly demonstrated how long the war had already gone on.
Llega al Aeródromo Militar Mariano Moreno en la bodega del Lockheed C-130 Hercules matrícula TC-63, procedente de Bor…
Llega al Aeródromo Militar Mariano Moreno en la bodega del Lockheed C-130 Hercules matrícula TC-63, procedente de Bordeaux, Francia, el Dassault Mirage III (biplaza), matrícula I-001, primer interceptor supersónico todo tiempo que incorpora la Fuerza Aérea Argentina.
Palestinian terrorists from Black September stormed the Munich Olympic Village, seizing eleven Israeli athletes and k…
Palestinian terrorists from Black September stormed the Munich Olympic Village, seizing eleven Israeli athletes and killing two during a chaotic standoff. The tragedy ended with all hostages dead after a botched rescue attempt at Fürstenfeldbruck airfield, shattering the Games' spirit and driving Israel to launch covert retaliations that reshaped global counterterrorism strategies for decades.
Olympic Bloodshed: Munich Massacre Shocks World
Black September terrorists seized eleven Israeli athletes and a German police officer during the Munich Olympics, demanding the release of 234 prisoners including Red Army Faction founders. The failed rescue attempt killed five attackers and three hostages, but West Germany later freed the remaining three captives after a Lufthansa hijacking. This surrender triggered Mossad's Operation "Wrath of God," which systematically hunted down and eliminated Palestinians suspected of involvement in the massacre.
Palästinensische, radikale Aktivisten überfallen die Saudi-Arabische Botschaft in Paris.
Palästinensische, radikale Aktivisten überfallen die Saudi-Arabische Botschaft in Paris.
Im ZDF wird die erste Sendung der Quiz-Fernsehshow Der Große Preis mit Wim Thoelke ausgestrahlt.
Im ZDF wird die erste Sendung der Quiz-Fernsehshow Der Große Preis mit Wim Thoelke ausgestrahlt.
In Bremerhaven wird das von Hans Scharoun entworfene Deutsche Schifffahrtsmuseum eröffnet.
In Bremerhaven wird das von Hans Scharoun entworfene Deutsche Schifffahrtsmuseum eröffnet.
en Buenos Aires (Argentina) se realiza el concierto de despedida de la banda Sui Generis (de Charly García).
en Buenos Aires (Argentina) se realiza el concierto de despedida de la banda Sui Generis (de Charly García).
Fromme Pulls Trigger: Ford Survives Assassination
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a devoted follower of Charles Manson, aimed a loaded .45 caliber pistol at President Gerald Ford from two feet away in Sacramento before a Secret Service agent grabbed the weapon. The assassination attempt, the first against a sitting president in over a decade, triggered an immediate overhaul of presidential security protocols.
NASA launched Voyager 1 on a trajectory toward the outer planets, eventually carrying it into interstellar space as t…
NASA launched Voyager 1 on a trajectory toward the outer planets, eventually carrying it into interstellar space as the most distant human-made object in existence. By capturing high-resolution images of Jupiter and Saturn, the probe fundamentally reshaped our understanding of planetary rings and volcanic activity on moons like Io, providing the first detailed maps of these remote worlds.
Voyager 1 launched on September 5, 1977 — 16 days after Voyager 2, yet it overtook its twin and reached Jupiter first.
Voyager 1 launched on September 5, 1977 — 16 days after Voyager 2, yet it overtook its twin and reached Jupiter first. It's now more than 23 billion kilometers from Earth, the farthest human-made object ever built. The signal it sends back travels at the speed of light and still takes over 22 hours to arrive. On board is a golden record containing greetings in 55 languages, music including Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode,' and the sound of a mother's first words to her newborn child. Someone decided that if aliens found us, they should hear that first.
Hanns Martin Schleyer was the president of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations — and a former SS officer.
Hanns Martin Schleyer was the president of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations — and a former SS officer. The Red Army Faction knew exactly who they'd grabbed. They killed his four bodyguards in Cologne, bundled him into a car, and held him for 44 days while demanding the release of imprisoned RAF members. When West Germany refused, they killed him. His kidnapping overlapped with the Lufthansa Flight 181 hijacking, which Germany resolved with a commando raid. Schleyer got a letter explaining he'd pay the price. He did.
Hanns Martin Schleyer wird von einem RAF-Kommando entführt.
Hanns Martin Schleyer wird von einem RAF-Kommando entführt. Der „Deutsche Herbst“ beginnt.
Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat retreated to the Maryland woods to negotiate a framework for peace between Israel and …
Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat retreated to the Maryland woods to negotiate a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt. Their thirteen days of intense diplomacy produced the first formal peace treaty between Israel and an Arab neighbor, removing Egypt from the cycle of regional wars and shifting the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.
Before the Gotthard Road Tunnel opened, crossing the Alps between northern and southern Switzerland meant either a mo…
Before the Gotthard Road Tunnel opened, crossing the Alps between northern and southern Switzerland meant either a mountain pass that closed in winter or a car-train shuttle. The tunnel took 11 years to build, cost roughly 686 million Swiss francs, and required blasting through 10.14 miles of granite under the Alps. Three workers died during construction. On opening day, traffic backed up for hours. Switzerland would eventually build a rail tunnel nearby that's nearly twice as long — but for two decades, this was the hole through the mountain that connected Europe.
Thirty-six women walked 120 miles from Cardiff to the gates of RAF Greenham Common in August 1981, protesting the pla…
Thirty-six women walked 120 miles from Cardiff to the gates of RAF Greenham Common in August 1981, protesting the planned deployment of American cruise missiles. When they arrived, they chained themselves to the fence. The camp they set up stayed for 19 years. At its peak, 30,000 women formed a human chain around the nine-mile perimeter. The missiles were eventually removed in 1991. The last protester left in 2000. Thirty-six women with walking shoes started something that outlasted the Cold War.
ouverture du premier congrès de Solidarność.
ouverture du premier congrès de Solidarność.
Discovery's maiden voyage almost didn't happen — twice.
Discovery's maiden voyage almost didn't happen — twice. The mission was scrubbed three times before launch, including once when a fire broke out at the pad. When it finally flew, the crew deployed three commercial satellites, tested a solar power wing, and became the first to film Earth with an IMAX camera. Discovery landed on September 5, 1984, completing six days in orbit. The orbiter went on to fly 39 missions total, more than any other spacecraft in history, eventually carrying the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit and ferrying crews to the International Space Station. Not bad for a vehicle that couldn't get off the ground.
The last person executed in Western Australia died in 1964 — hanged for murder, in a state that wouldn't formally abo…
The last person executed in Western Australia died in 1964 — hanged for murder, in a state that wouldn't formally abolish the death penalty for another 20 years. Eric Edgar Cooke, a serial killer, was the last person executed in Australia at all. Western Australia's abolition in 1984 completed a process that had rolled across the country state by state since Queensland led the way in 1922. No federal law abolished capital punishment in Australia — each state made its own peace with it separately, over 62 years. The last one to stop was the first one to have used it most recently.
Four armed men disguised as security guards stormed Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, trapping 358 passengers and crew on …
Four armed men disguised as security guards stormed Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, trapping 358 passengers and crew on the tarmac. When the hijackers opened fire during a chaotic escape attempt, flight attendant Neerja Bhanot sacrificed her life to shield children, saving hundreds. Her bravery forced global airlines to overhaul cockpit security protocols and emergency evacuation procedures.
en España, el poeta y ensayista mexicano Octavio Paz es distinguido por el gobierno español con la Gran Cruz de la Or…
en España, el poeta y ensayista mexicano Octavio Paz es distinguido por el gobierno español con la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio.
en Estados Unidos, el neurocirujano Ben Carson realiza la primera separación de siameses craneópagos unidos por la pa…
en Estados Unidos, el neurocirujano Ben Carson realiza la primera separación de siameses craneópagos unidos por la parte posterior de la cabeza.
إيران تطلق صاروخ «أرض / أرض» على الكويت أدى إلى وقوع خسائر فادحة.
إيران تطلق صاروخ «أرض / أرض» على الكويت أدى إلى وقوع خسائر فادحة.
inauguration de l’Homomonument à Amsterdam.
inauguration de l’Homomonument à Amsterdam.
la Federación Internacional de Atletismo anula el récord mundial de velocidad por dopaje al atleta canadiense Ben Joh…
la Federación Internacional de Atletismo anula el récord mundial de velocidad por dopaje al atleta canadiense Ben Johnson.
Sri Lankan army soldiers moved through the Eastern University campus in Batticaloa during a period of active civil wa…
Sri Lankan army soldiers moved through the Eastern University campus in Batticaloa during a period of active civil war, and 158 Tamil civilians were killed. The government's account and survivor accounts differed dramatically on what happened and why. No soldiers were convicted. The massacre occurred two years into a conflict that would continue for another 19 years, killing an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people total. It remains one of the deadliest single incidents against Tamil civilians in the entire war.
en Rusia, tras aprobar la primera declaración de derechos humanos y libertades en la Unión Soviética y dar paso a la …
en Rusia, tras aprobar la primera declaración de derechos humanos y libertades en la Unión Soviética y dar paso a la Comunidad de Estados Independientes, se autodisuelve el Sóviet Supremo de la URSS.
ILO Convention 169 — the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention — came into force in 1991 after just two countries …
ILO Convention 169 — the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention — came into force in 1991 after just two countries ratified it in the first two years: Norway and Mexico. It was the first binding international law to guarantee indigenous peoples' rights to land, self-determination, and consultation before decisions affecting their territories. Twenty-three countries have ratified it since. The United States hasn't. Canada didn't ratify it. Australia didn't either. The countries with the largest indigenous land disputes are almost universally absent from the list of signatories.
Colombia se clasifica directamente al mundial de Estados Unidos 1994, al vencer a Argentina por 5-0 en el estadio mon…
Colombia se clasifica directamente al mundial de Estados Unidos 1994, al vencer a Argentina por 5-0 en el estadio monumental de River Plate.
Per Gerichtsbeschluss wird dem Präsidenten von Madagaskar, Albert Zafy, die Amtsausübung untersagt.
Per Gerichtsbeschluss wird dem Präsidenten von Madagaskar, Albert Zafy, die Amtsausübung untersagt.
Hurricane Fran hit Cape Fear at high tide.
Hurricane Fran hit Cape Fear at high tide. That timing mattered — the storm surge pushed 12 feet of water inland, flooding neighborhoods that the 115 mph winds alone wouldn't have reached. The damage tracked 400 miles inland, swamping Raleigh with floods that cracked highways and killed trees by the thousands. Fran killed more people in North Carolina than in any hurricane since Hazel in 1954. Insurance companies tallied $3.2 billion. The storm had weakened slightly offshore, and forecasters had warned it would. Not enough people listened.
عملية إنزال للجيش الإسرائيلي قرب بلدة أنصارية في جنوب لبنان تصدت لها المقاومة اللبنانية والجيش اللبناني وأدت إلى سقوط…
عملية إنزال للجيش الإسرائيلي قرب بلدة أنصارية في جنوب لبنان تصدت لها المقاومة اللبنانية والجيش اللبناني وأدت إلى سقوط 12 قتيلاً إسرائيليًا.
Die SPD erlebt bei den Landtagswahlen in Brandenburg und im Saarland ein Wahldebakel.
Die SPD erlebt bei den Landtagswahlen in Brandenburg und im Saarland ein Wahldebakel. Ottmar Schreiner tritt in der Folge als Bundesgeschäftsführer zurück.
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry launched its maiden voyage across the Hudson River, restoring a vital commuter link tha…
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry launched its maiden voyage across the Hudson River, restoring a vital commuter link that had been severed for decades. By connecting Rockland and Westchester counties, the service immediately reduced daily travel times for thousands of workers and eased congestion on the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Tuvalu se une a la ONU.
Tuvalu se une a la ONU.
Bolivia realiza el censo de población y vivienda.
Bolivia realiza el censo de población y vivienda.
مصرع 129 شخص من مشجعي كرة القدم في غانا نتيجة شغب في ملعب أكرا الرياضي.
مصرع 129 شخص من مشجعي كرة القدم في غانا نتيجة شغب في ملعب أكرا الرياضي.
Paul LaRuffa, das erste Opfer der Beltway Sniper Attacks, wird angeschossen.
Paul LaRuffa, das erste Opfer der Beltway Sniper Attacks, wird angeschossen.
In 63 öffentlichen U-, S- und Fern-Bahnhöfen in Deutschland wird das Rauchverbot eingeführt.
In 63 öffentlichen U-, S- und Fern-Bahnhöfen in Deutschland wird das Rauchverbot eingeführt.
الجيش الإسرائيلي يغتال محمد عبد الرحيم الحنبلي القائد العسكري الفلسطيني، والمهندس الخامس بكتائب القسام بعد حصار واشتب…
الجيش الإسرائيلي يغتال محمد عبد الرحيم الحنبلي القائد العسكري الفلسطيني، والمهندس الخامس بكتائب القسام بعد حصار واشتباك مسلح معه دام نحو 14 ساعة.
el juicio de BeOS fue cerrado con el pago de 23,2 millones de dólares a Be Incorporated, tras lo cual Microsoft dejó …
el juicio de BeOS fue cerrado con el pago de 23,2 millones de dólares a Be Incorporated, tras lo cual Microsoft dejó de ser acusada de prácticas indebidas.
Bei einem Seilbahnunglück im Gletscherskigebiet von Sölden in Tirol kommen neun deutsche Touristen ums Leben.
Bei einem Seilbahnunglück im Gletscherskigebiet von Sölden in Tirol kommen neun deutsche Touristen ums Leben. Ein Transporthubschrauber verliert während eines Flugs zur Bergstation einen Betonkübel, der eine Gondel trifft und mit in die Tiefe reißt.
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 veered off the runway and exploded shortly after takeoff from Medan, claiming 149 lives.
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 veered off the runway and exploded shortly after takeoff from Medan, claiming 149 lives. This tragedy exposed critical safety gaps in Indonesian aviation oversight, pressuring regulators to overhaul inspection protocols and ground multiple aging aircraft immediately.
Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup redevient Premier ministre du Bhoutan.
Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup redevient Premier ministre du Bhoutan.
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 lost three engines during takeoff from Polonia Airport in Medan — the crew hadn't checked…
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 lost three engines during takeoff from Polonia Airport in Medan — the crew hadn't checked fuel levels properly before departure. The Boeing 737 cleared the airport fence, clipped a utility pole, and came down in a dense residential neighborhood called Padang Bulan. Of the 149 people on board, 104 died. At least 39 people on the ground were killed in their homes. Mandala Airlines suspended operations and filed for bankruptcy within days. The neighborhood where it fell had no warning and no chance.
Im brandenburgischen Schönefeld beginnen die Bauarbeiten zum neuen Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg.
Im brandenburgischen Schönefeld beginnen die Bauarbeiten zum neuen Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg.
German authorities apprehended three Al-Qaeda suspects in a Sauerland forest, thwarting a sophisticated plot to bomb …
German authorities apprehended three Al-Qaeda suspects in a Sauerland forest, thwarting a sophisticated plot to bomb Frankfurt International Airport and American military bases. This intervention disrupted a major domestic terror cell and forced a permanent overhaul of German counter-terrorism surveillance, resulting in closer intelligence sharing between European agencies and the United States.
Die europäische Kometensonde Rosetta passiert den Asteroiden (2867) Šteins.
Die europäische Kometensonde Rosetta passiert den Asteroiden (2867) Šteins. Es ist der dritte Vorbeiflug dieser Art überhaupt.
جاكوب زوما يؤدي اليمين الدستورية رئيساً لجمهورية جنوب أفريقيا.
جاكوب زوما يؤدي اليمين الدستورية رئيساً لجمهورية جنوب أفريقيا.
Neuseeland gewinnt das Finale der Frauen-Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft in London 13:10 gegen England.
Neuseeland gewinnt das Finale der Frauen-Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft in London 13:10 gegen England.
le spationaute Akihiko Hoshide marque la mode naissante du « selfie » en réalisant le premier autoportrait photograph…
le spationaute Akihiko Hoshide marque la mode naissante du « selfie » en réalisant le premier autoportrait photographique connu depuis l'espace. Le 5 septembre 2012, la mode du selfie jusqu'à l'extérieur de la station spatiale internationale
Tuerie de Chevaline
Tuerie de Chevaline
Costa Rica sufre un sismo de 7,6 Mw escala sismológica de magnitud de momento denominado Terremoto de Costa Rica de 2012.
Costa Rica sufre un sismo de 7,6 Mw escala sismológica de magnitud de momento denominado Terremoto de Costa Rica de 2012.
se retira Andy Roddick del tenis profesional frente a Juan Martín Del Potro.
se retira Andy Roddick del tenis profesional frente a Juan Martín Del Potro.
A massive explosion ripped through a fireworks factory near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, killing 40 workers and injuring 50 …
A massive explosion ripped through a fireworks factory near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, killing 40 workers and injuring 50 more. The disaster exposed systemic safety failures in India’s pyrotechnics hub, forcing the government to implement stricter licensing regulations and mandatory fire-safety audits for the region's thousands of unregulated manufacturing units.
The explosion at the Turkish Army ammunition depot in Afyon on September 6, 2012 killed 25 soldiers and wounded four.
The explosion at the Turkish Army ammunition depot in Afyon on September 6, 2012 killed 25 soldiers and wounded four. Investigators determined the cause was improper storage — ammunition had been stacked in ways that violated safety protocols. The depot was holding rockets, artillery shells, and other munitions. The blast triggered a fire that burned for hours and set off secondary explosions across the site. It was one of the worst accidents in the Turkish military's history. Families of the soldiers demanded accountability. The investigation that followed led to disciplinary proceedings against several officers.
es establecido el Día Mundial del Mieloma Múltiple, por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) a petición de la As…
es establecido el Día Mundial del Mieloma Múltiple, por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) a petición de la Asociación Española de Afectados por Linfoma, Mieloma y Leucemia (AEAL), con el objetivo de informar y generar conciencia en la sociedad sobre este tipo de cáncer.
se estrena la serie animada Jelly Jamm
se estrena la serie animada Jelly Jamm
Nature annonce que le massif Tamu, dans le nord-ouest de l’océan Pacifique, pourrait être un seul et même volcan, le …
Nature annonce que le massif Tamu, dans le nord-ouest de l’océan Pacifique, pourrait être un seul et même volcan, le plus grand connu sur Terre et l’un des plus grands du système solaire.
Gaston Flosse est démis de ses fonctions de président de la Polynésie française.
Gaston Flosse est démis de ses fonctions de président de la Polynésie française.
الجيش السوري ينجح بفك الحصار الذي ضربه تنظيم داعش لأكثر من ثلاث سنوات عن مدينة دير الزور.
الجيش السوري ينجح بفك الحصار الذي ضربه تنظيم داعش لأكثر من ثلاث سنوات عن مدينة دير الزور.
en México se registró una multitudinaria marcha pacífica hacia la rectoría de la UNAM, donde participaron 30 000 pers…
en México se registró una multitudinaria marcha pacífica hacia la rectoría de la UNAM, donde participaron 30 000 personas de todas la instituciones educativas de media superior y superior. Se reportó saldo blanco. Es considerada como una de las mayores manifestaciones ocurridas en la historia de México en épocas recientes y es una de las mayores manifestaciones ocurridas desde la Huelga estudiantil de la UNAM (1999-2000).
en las Cataratas del Iguazú, Argentina, la Organización Mundial de Periodismo Turístico declara el Día Mundial del Pe…
en las Cataratas del Iguazú, Argentina, la Organización Mundial de Periodismo Turístico declara el Día Mundial del Periodista Turístico.
des chercheurs de l'université de Hokkaidō, au Japon, publient la description d'une nouvelle espèce de dinosaures, Ka…
des chercheurs de l'université de Hokkaidō, au Japon, publient la description d'une nouvelle espèce de dinosaures, Kamuysaurus japonicus, unique représentant du genre Kamuysaurus.
الحكومة السودانية تُعلن حالة الطوارئ وإعلان السودان منطقة كوارث طبيعية إثر مقتل 101 شخص وتشريد ما يزيد عن 100 ألف آخر…
الحكومة السودانية تُعلن حالة الطوارئ وإعلان السودان منطقة كوارث طبيعية إثر مقتل 101 شخص وتشريد ما يزيد عن 100 ألف آخرين جراء الفيضانات التي اجتاحت البلاد.
en Sao Tomé-et-Principe, Carlos Vila Nova est élu président du pays.
en Sao Tomé-et-Principe, Carlos Vila Nova est élu président du pays.
se llevó a cabo la ceremonia de clausura de los Juegos Paralímpicos de Tokio 2020.
se llevó a cabo la ceremonia de clausura de los Juegos Paralímpicos de Tokio 2020.
en Valencia, España, después de dos años sin poder celebrar las Fallas de Valencia, debido a la pandemia de COVID-19,…
en Valencia, España, después de dos años sin poder celebrar las Fallas de Valencia, debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, vuelven a dar el pistoletazo de salida a celebrarlas en este día excepcionalmente. Toda una proeza, gracias a los presidentes de Las Fallas, que votaron en una asamblea a favor de su realización.
Alpha Condé was 83 years old and mid-way through a third term he'd secured by rewriting Guinea's constitution when so…
Alpha Condé was 83 years old and mid-way through a third term he'd secured by rewriting Guinea's constitution when soldiers seized him at his residence on September 5, 2021. He'd come to power in 2010 as Guinea's first democratically elected president — a man who'd spent decades in exile and prison fighting for exactly the kind of constitutional order he later dismantled. The soldiers who arrested him broadcast the coup on state television within hours. Condé was held under house arrest and later released.
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Luding County in Sichuan on September 5, 2022, at 12:52 PM local time — midday, w…
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Luding County in Sichuan on September 5, 2022, at 12:52 PM local time — midday, when people were in the streets rather than in buildings, a detail that likely kept the death toll from being far worse. At least 93 died; 25 remained missing. Luding sits in a tectonically brutal zone where the Tibetan Plateau grinds against the Sichuan Basin. Sichuan's 2008 earthquake, centered 280 kilometers north, killed nearly 70,000. The geology doesn't improve.
Liz Truss defeated Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest to become Britain's youngest prime minist…
Liz Truss defeated Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest to become Britain's youngest prime minister since 1812. Her victory triggered a rapid economic shock as markets reacted to her proposed tax cuts, prompting an immediate reversal of policies just weeks later.
en Afghanistan, un séisme dans la province de Kounar fait au moins 10 morts.
en Afghanistan, un séisme dans la province de Kounar fait au moins 10 morts.
Michel Barnier est nommé Premier Ministre par le Président de la république française Emmanuel Macron 51 jours après …
Michel Barnier est nommé Premier Ministre par le Président de la république française Emmanuel Macron 51 jours après la démission de Gabriel Attal.