On August 30.1836 ; The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen. source
On August 30.1836 ; The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen.
On August 31.1798 ; Irish Rebellion of 1798: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht. source
On August 31.1798 ; Irish Rebellion of 1798: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
On August 31.1962 ; Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent. source
On August 31.1962 ; Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
On August 31.1986 ; Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. source
On August 31.1986 ; Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
On August 31.2014 ; China ruled out full universal suffrage in Hong Kong. source
On August 31.2014 ; China ruled out full universal suffrage in Hong Kong.
On September 1.1774 ; Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm. source
On September 1.1774 ; Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
On September 1.1836 ; Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington. source
On September 1.1836 ; Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
On September 1.1939 ; Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people. source
On September 1.1939 ; Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
On September 2.1856 ; The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China. source
On September 2.1856 ; The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
On September 2.1958 ; United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed. source
On September 2.1958 ; United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed.
On September 2.1968 ; Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War source
On September 2.1968 ; Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War
On September 2.1987 ; In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May. source
On September 2.1987 ; In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.
On September 2.1998 ; Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed. source
On September 2.1998 ; Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed.
On September 3.1798 ; The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize. source
On September 3.1798 ; The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
On September 3.1812 ; Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana. source
On September 3.1812 ; Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
On September 3.1914 ; William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule. source
On September 3.1914 ; William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
On September 3.1914 ; French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers. source
On September 3.1914 ; French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
On September 3.1935 ; Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph. source
On September 3.1935 ; Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
On September 4.1797 ; Coup of 18 Fructidor in France. source
On September 4.1797 ; Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
On September 4.1970 ; Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile. source
On September 4.1970 ; Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
On September 5.1798 ; Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law. source
On September 5.1798 ; Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law.
On September 5.1816 ; Louis XVIII has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber"). source
On September 5.1816 ; Louis XVIII has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber").
On September 5.1864 ; François Achille Bazaine becomes Marshal of France. source
On September 5.1864 ; François Achille Bazaine becomes Marshal of France.
On September 5.1918 ; The original publication of the Cheka decree, "On Red Terror". source
On September 5.1918 ; The original publication of the Cheka decree, "On Red Terror".
On September 6.1781 ; The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory. source
On September 6.1781 ; The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
On September 6.1916 ; The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. source
On September 6.1916 ; The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.
On September 6.2009 ; The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued. source
On September 6.2009 ; The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
On September 7.1857 ; Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train. source
On September 7.1857 ; Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.
On September 7.1860 ; Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples. source
On September 7.1860 ; Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
On September 8.1860 ; The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives. source
On September 8.1860 ; The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.