Shaka Killed / Junko Tabei born - September 22
Shaka, founder of the Zulu Empire, was killed on this day in 1828. / On this day in 1939, Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountaineer and the first woman to summit Mount Everest, was born. Learn more about y...
22 Sep 20208min
Alexandria of Bavaria Died / "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial - September 21
Alexandria of Bavaria died on this day in 1875. / On this day in 1897, the now-famous editorial answering Virginia O'Hanlon's question about whether Santa Claus exists was printed in the New York Sun....
21 Sep 20208min
Battle of the Sexes / First Cannes Film Festival - September 20
The Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs took place on this day in 1973. / The inaugural Cannes Film Festival opened in France on this day in 1946. Learn more abo...
20 Sep 20209min
Ötzi the Iceman Discovered / First fully contained underground nuclear test - September 19
Hikers discovered Ötzi the Iceman on this day in 1991. / On this day in 1957, the first fully contained underground detonation took place at the Nevada Test Site. Learn more about your ad-choices at ...
19 Sep 20209min
Constantine the Great united the Roman Empire / First chiropractic adjustment - September 18
Constantine the Great united the Roman Empire on this day in 324. / On this day in 1895, Daniel David Palmer performed what's considered the first chiropractic adjustment. Learn more about your ad-ch...
18 Sep 20209min
Camp David Accords / Frida Kahlo's bus accident - September 17
The Camp David Accords were signed on this day in 1978. / On this day in 1925, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was seriously injured in a bus accident that altered the course of her life. Learn more about...
17 Sep 202010min
Grito de Dolores / East German balloon escape - September 16
The Grito de Dolores launched the Mexican War of Independence on this day in 1810. / On this day in 1979, the Strelzyk and Wetzel families escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a homemade hot a...
16 Sep 20208min
Crash at Crush / 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing - September 15
The Crash at Crush took place on this day in 1896. / On this day in 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed in an act of terrorism by white supremacists. Learn more ab...
15 Sep 202011min
