The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia’]
27 September 1066
William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror’]
26 September 2002
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Le_Joola’]
25 September 1066
The Battle of Stamford Bridge sees the defeat of Harald Hardrada by King Harold II of England. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge’]
4 September 2013
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Balochistan_earthquakes’]
23 September 1806
Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition’]
22 September 1499
The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Basel_(1499)’]
21 September 1937
J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is published. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit’]
20 September 1984
A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_embassy_annex_bombing_in_Beirut’]
19 September 1985
A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake’]