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 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people. source
On September 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 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 21.1972 ; Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule. source
On September 21.1972 ; Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.
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).
Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, a Japanese man who survived the cold for 24 days in 2006 without food or water when he fell into a state similar to hibernation. source
Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, a Japanese man who survived the cold for 24 days in 2006 without food or water when he fell into a state similar to hibernation.
John Smith, a 14-year-old boy who survived 15 minutes under ice in a frozen lake before paramedics arrived to pull him onto dry land and saved him. source
John Smith, a 14-year-old boy who survived 15 minutes under ice in a frozen lake before paramedics arrived to pull him onto dry land and saved him.
Paulie Hynek, who, at age 2, survived several hours of hypothermia-induced cardiac arrest and whose body temperature reached 64 °F (18 °C) source
Paulie Hynek, who, at age 2, survived several hours of hypothermia-induced cardiac arrest and whose body temperature reached 64 °F (18 °C)
On September 22.1919 ; The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States. source
On September 22.1919 ; The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
On September 22.1993 ; A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia. source
On September 22.1993 ; A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
On September 23.1780 ; American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides. source
On September 23.1780 ; American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
On September 23.1983 ; Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board. source
On September 23.1983 ; Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.
On September 23.1999 ; NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter. source
On September 23.1999 ; NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter.
On September 24.1869 ; "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. source
On September 24.1869 ; "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
On September 24.1911 ; His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. source
On September 24.1911 ; His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
On September 24.1972 ; Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India. source
On September 24.1972 ; Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
On September 25.1804 ; The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver. source
On September 25.1804 ; The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.
On September 25.1911 ; An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship. source
On September 25.1911 ; An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
On September 25.1978 ; PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people. source
On September 25.1978 ; PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
On September 26.1792 ;Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France. source
On September 26.1792 ;Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
On September 26.1933 ; As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. source
On September 26.1933 ; As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
On September 26.1997 ; A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234. source
On September 26.1997 ; A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
On September 27.1822 ; Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone. source
On September 27.1822 ; Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
On September 27.1854 ; The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean. source
On September 27.1854 ; The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean.
On September 27.1903 ; The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad. source
On September 27.1903 ; The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
On September 27.1959 ; Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan. source
On September 27.1959 ; Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
On September 27.1993 ; The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia. source
On September 27.1993 ; The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.
On September 28.1821 ; The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October. source
On September 28.1821 ; The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October.