On September 7.2011 ; A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team. source
On September 7.2011 ; A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
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.
On September 8.1944 ; World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time. source
On September 8.1944 ; World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
On September 8.1994 ; USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices source
On September 8.1994 ; USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices
On September 9.2016 ; Fifth nuclear weapon testing by North Korea is completed. source
On September 9.2016 ; Fifth nuclear weapon testing by North Korea is completed.
On September 10.1937 ; Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea. source
On September 10.1937 ; Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
On September 10.1976 ; A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176. source
On September 10.1976 ; A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176.
On September 10.2007 ; Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999. source
On September 10.2007 ; Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.
On September 11.1968 ; Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew. source
On September 11.1968 ; Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
On September 11.1974 ; Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew. source
On September 11.1974 ; Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
On September 13.1848 ; Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and it source
On September 13.1848 ; Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and it
On September 13.1899 ; Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. source
On September 13.1899 ; Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
On September 13.2008 ; Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas. source
On September 13.2008 ; Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas.
On September 14.1846 ; Jang Bahadur and his brothers massacre about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court. source
On September 14.1846 ; Jang Bahadur and his brothers massacre about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court.
On September 14.1954 ; In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village. source
On September 14.1954 ; In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
On September 15.1948 ; The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h). source
On September 15.1948 ; The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h).
On September 15.1974 ; Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. source
On September 15.1974 ; Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
On September 16.1814 ; Francis Scott Key completes his poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", which would become the official national anthem of the United States on March 3, 1931.[1] source
On September 16.1814 ; Francis Scott Key completes his poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", which would become the official national anthem of the United States on March 3, 1931.[1]
On September 16.1893 ; Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma. source
On September 16.1893 ; Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
On September 16.1978 ; The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed. source
On September 16.1978 ; The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.
On September 16.2004 ; Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane. source
On September 16.2004 ; Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
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 17.2001 ;The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression. source
On September 17.2001 ;The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
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 18.2001 ; First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks. source
On September 18.2001 ; First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
On September 18.2011 ; The 2011 Sikkim earthquake was felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet. source
On September 18.2011 ; The 2011 Sikkim earthquake was felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
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 19.1976 ; Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew. source
On September 19.1976 ; Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
On September 19.1985 ; A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. source
On September 19.1985 ; A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
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.