The Beltway sniper attacks start. D.C. sniper attacks of 2002, shooting spree in the Washington, D.C., area that killed 10 people and injured 3 over…
1 October 1992
The Cartoon Network is launched. Cartoon Network is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc., a…
30 September 1949
The Berlin Airlift come to an end. After 15 months and more than 250,000 flights, the Berlin Airlift officially comes to an end. The airlift…
29 September 1911
Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire, long considered the “Sick Man of Europe,” was the ostensible ruler of the Muslim and…
28 September 1928
Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory leading to the discovery of penicillin. Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming makes a curious discovery when…
27 September 2014
Mount Ontake in Japan erupts. A volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake took place on September 27, 2014, killing 63 people. Mount Ontake is a volcano…
26 September 1905
Albert Einstein publishes his paper on the special theory of relativity. In 1905, Albert Einstein, a 26-year-old patent clerk, wrote a paper that revolutionized science….
25 September 1066
The Viking invasions of England end with a loss in the Battle of Stamford Bridge. In September 1066, while England warily watched its southern coast,…
24 September 1948
The Honda Motor Company is founded. On this day, motorcycle builder Soichiro Honda incorporates the Honda Motor Company in Hamamatsu, Japan. In the 1960s, the…
23 September 1980
Bob Marley plays his last concert in Pittsburgh. On September 23, 1980 Bob Marley held a show in Pittsburgh at what was then known as…