29th September 1916: John D. Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire according to newspapers in the USA
Rockefeller held shares in numerous companies after the breakup of Standard Oil, and as their value increased his wealth was reported to have surpassed $1 ...
29 Sep 0s
28th September 1066: William of Normandy lands in England
William, duke of Normandy, landed in England to begin the Norman ...
28 Sep 0s
27th September 1908: First Model T Ford automobile rolls out of the Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit
The Model T was enormously successful, and at one point half of all automobiles on the road were not just Ford cars but Model ...
27 Sep 0s
26th September 1687: An explosion rips through the Parthenon in Athens while it’s being used as a gunpowder magazine
A mortar shell fired by Venetian troops at their Ottoman enemy struck the Parthenon directly, igniting the powder stored ...
26 Sep 0s
25th September 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa becomes the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World
Balboa's journey involved battling with native tribes and forging a way through thick jungle, before reaching the mountain range along the Chucunaque River from where he first saw the Pacific Ocean on the morning of 25 ...
25 Sep 0s
24th September 1789: The Judiciary Act becomes law in the United States of America
The Judiciary Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George ...
24 Sep 0s
23rd September 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Minister-President of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
In the early 1860s, with Prussia facing a crisis over King Wilhelm I's attempts to expand and modernize the Prussian army, he appointed Otto von Bismarck as Minister-President in an attempt to break a budgetary ...
23 Sep 0s
22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published
The first edition of the National Geographic Magazine was published by the National Geographic ...
22 Sep 0s
