On September 15.1795 ; Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic. source
On September 15.1795 ; Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic.
On September 17. 1793 ; The Battle of Peyrestortes is fought. source
On September 17. 1793 ; The Battle of Peyrestortes is fought.
On September 17.1859 ; Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States." source
On September 17.1859 ; Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
On September 17.1861 ; Battle of Pavón is fought. source
On September 17.1861 ; Battle of Pavón is fought.
On September 17.1901 ; The Battle of Blood River Poort is fought. source
On September 17.1901 ; The Battle of Blood River Poort is fought.
On September 17.1908 ; The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. source
On September 17.1908 ; The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
On September 17.1932 ; A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident. source
On September 17.1932 ; A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
On September 17.1965 ; The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India. source
On September 17.1965 ; The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India.
On September 18.1837 ; Tiffany and Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium". source
On September 18.1837 ; Tiffany and Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
On September 18.1812 ; The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire. source
On September 18.1812 ; The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire.
On September 18.1895 ; Booker T. Washington delivers the "Atlanta compromise" address. source
On September 18.1895 ; Booker T. Washington delivers the "Atlanta compromise" address.
On September 18.1910 ; In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage. source
On September 18.1910 ; In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.
On September 18.1927 ; The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air. source
On September 18.1927 ; The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
On September 18.1974 ; Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people. source
On September 18.1974 ; Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
On September 19.1863 ; American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater. source
On September 19.1863 ; American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
On September 19.1868 ; La Gloriosa begins in Spain. source
On September 19.1868 ; La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
On September 19.1939 ; World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged. source
On September 19.1939 ; World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
On September 19.1957 ; First American underground nuclear bomb test (part of Operation Plumbbob). source
On September 19.1957 ; First American underground nuclear bomb test (part of Operation Plumbbob).
On September 19.2016 ; In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police. source
On September 19.2016 ; In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
On September 20.1854 ; Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in Crimea. source
On September 20.1854 ; Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in Crimea.
On September 20.1857 ; The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company. source
On September 20.1857 ; The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
On September 20.1971 ; Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific. source
On September 20.1971 ; Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
On September 20.1979 ; A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I. source
On September 20.1979 ; A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
On September 20.2000 ; The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. The perpetrators remain unidentified. source
On September 20.2000 ; The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. The perpetrators remain unidentified.
On September 20.2003 ; Maldives civil unrest: The death of prisoner Hassan Evan Naseem sparks a day of rioting in Malé. source
On September 20.2003 ; Maldives civil unrest: The death of prisoner Hassan Evan Naseem sparks a day of rioting in Malé.
On September 21.1921 ;A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people. source
On September 21.1921 ;A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
On September 21.1938 ; The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people. source
On September 21.1938 ; The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
On September 21.1964 ; The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California. source
On September 21.1964 ; The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
On September 21.1993 ; Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993. source
On September 21.1993 ; Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
On September 21.2005 ; Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to fourth on October 19, 2005). source
On September 21.2005 ; Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to fourth on October 19, 2005).