21st September 1937: J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit first published in the United Kingdom
The initial run of 1,500 copies of The Hobbit sold out within three months, and further runs proved similarly popular prompting Tolkien to write the Lord of the ...
21 Sep 0s
20th September 1378: Western Schism divides the Catholic Church after the contested election of Antipope Clement VII
Clement established his court in Avignon, supported by France, Scotland, and several other European states. Urban VI, meanwhile, retained control of Rome and was recognized by England, much of Germany, and parts of ...
20 Sep 0s
19th September 1970: First Glastonbury Festival took place at Worthy Farm in Somerset, known at the time as the Pilton Festival of Pop, Folk, and Blues
Organised by dairy farmer Michael Eavis, the event was billed as the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival and attracted 1,500 people who paid a pound each to see a number of bands on a single stage and drink unlimited quantities of ...
19 Sep 0s
18th September 1932: Actress Peg Entwistle’s body found after jumping from the Hollywood sign
The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los ...
18 Sep 0s
17th September 1908: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash
Whilst circling the parade ground of Fort Myer, a propeller blade split and broke apart. This struck one of the wires that controlled the rudder, pitching the aircraft forward sharply after which it crashed nose-first into the ...
17 Sep 0s
16th September 1955: Uprising that topples Juan Perón from power in Argentina begins
The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as ...
16 Sep 0s
15th September 1935: Nazi Germany introduces the discriminatory ‘Nuremberg Laws’
The Nuremberg Laws enshrined anti-semitic discrimination in the legal framework of the country through two pieces of ...
15 Sep 0s
14th September 1741: George Frideric Handel, a German-born composer who had settled in London, completed his oratorio Messiah
Messiah has since become one of the most frequently performed choral works in Western music with the “Hallelujah” chorus becoming a central piece in the choral ...
14 Sep 0s
