Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. Super Mario Bros. is a legendary…
12 September 2001
Ansett Australia, Australia’s first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed. Ansett Australia was once…
11 September 1941
Construction begins on The Pentagon. The Pentagon, officially known as the “Pentagon Building,” is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense and is…
10 September 1960
At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. Abebe…
8 September 1978
Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 88 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in…
7 September 1856
The Saimaa Canal is inaugurated The Saimaa Canal is a significant waterway located in Finland, connecting Lake Saimaa to the Gulf of Finland in the…
6 September 1962
Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the second century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of…
5 September 1666
Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul’s Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are known to have died. The…
4 September 1948
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, full name Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria, reigned as the queen of…