Typhoon Vera kills almost 5000 people in Japan. Typhoon Vera, also known as the Isewan Typhoon, was an exceptionally intense tropical cyclone that struck Japan…
26 September 1580
Sir Francis Drake complete his circumnavigation of the Earth. English seaman Francis Drake returns to Plymouth, England, in the Golden Hind, becoming the first British…
25 September 1964
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins. The Mozambican War of Independence was an armed conflict between the guerrilla forces of the Mozambique Liberation…
24 September 1948
The Honda Motor Company is founded. Soichiro Honda established Honda Motor Co., Ltd., on September 24, 1948, in Itaya-cho, Hamamatsu, with capital of 1 million…
23 September 1932
The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed. The history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia begins properly on September 23, 1932, when by royal decree…
22 September 1711
The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina. In 1710, a group of Germans and Swiss established a settlement on the Neuse River in an…
21 September 1937
JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit is published. On Sept. 21, 1937, Tolkien’s novel first hit booksellers’ shelves, eventually becoming one of the most popular literary works…
20 September 1967
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched Clydebank, Scotland. The following day, Wednesday, September 20, 1967, a ship that would play a very important part in…
19 September 1997
The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people. The Guelb El-Kebir massacre took place in the village of Guelb el-Kebir, near Beni Slimane, in…
18 September 1809
The Royal Opera House in London opens. John Rich opened the first Covent Garden on 7 December 1732 with The Way of the World. Handel…