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
13th September 1985: Super Mario Bros. video game first released in Japan
Originally only available for the Japanese Family Computer, it took nearly another two years for the game to be available ...
13 Sep 0s
12th September 1977: Steve Biko dies of injuries sustained in police custody
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died in Pretoria prison from injuries inflicted while in police ...
12 Sep 0s
11th September 1792: Theft of the French Blue diamond, later known as the Hope Diamond, during the French Revolution
The French Blue diamond had been part of the royal collection since the seventeenth century, and was stolen by a group of thieves after King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were imprisoned in the ...
11 Sep 0s
10th September 1991: Nirvana release ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
American rock band Nirvana released the critically acclaimed single “Smells Like Teen ...
10 Sep 0s
