9th September 1947: First literal computer ‘bug’ found in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer
The bug in the Harvard Mark II was very literal since it was a moth trapped between the points inside an electromagnetic ...
9 Sep 0s
8th September 1878: “The Great Herding” of sheep to Santa Cruz departs Fortín Conesa on the southern frontier of Argentina
Contemporary accounts suggest that over 20,000 sheep were gathered near Fortín Conesa in northern Patagonia, from where they undertook a gruelling journey to the abundant grazing land of Santa Cruz ...
8 Sep 0s
7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV during the Second Cornish Uprising
Warbeck had convinced his followers that he was Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the two ‘Princes in the ...
7 Sep 0s
6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world
The ship Victoria returned to Spain as the only survivor of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet that circumnavigated the ...
6 Sep 0s
5th September 1945: Defection of Igor Gouzenko to Canada exposes a Soviet espionage network in the West
Gouzenko’s defection had far-reaching effects. In Canada, several people were arrested and convicted of espionage while other Western governments were alerted to the extent of Soviet intelligence ...
5 Sep 0s
4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world’s first power plant on Pearl Street in New York
Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New ...
4 Sep 0s
3rd September 1939: Second World War officially begins when France and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany alongside Australia and New Zealand
German Nazi forces had invaded Poland two days earlier, claiming to be acting in self-defence following a ‘false flag’ ...
3 Sep 0s
2nd September 1192: Treaty of Jaffa signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, ending the Third Crusade
The Treaty of Jaffa established a three-year truce and confirmed that Jerusalem would remain under Muslim control, although Christian pilgrims would be allowed access to the city’s holy ...
2 Sep 0s
