The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public. On this day in 1991, California’s Huntington Library released microfilm of the Dead Sea Scrolls,…
21 September 1942
The Boeing B29 Superfortress makes its first flight. On this day in 1942, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress makes its debut flight in Seattle, Washington. It…
20 September 1854
British and French troops defeat Russians in Crimea in the Battle of Alma. Battle of Alma, victory by the British and the French in the…
19 September 1952
The United States prevents Charlie Chaplin from entering the country after a trip to England. September 1952 marked Charlie Chaplin’s first visit to England in…
18 September 1809
The Royal Opera House in London, UK opens. The First Theatre on the site opened as the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden on the 7th…
17th September 1794
The Battle of Sprimont takes place. The Battle of Sprimont, Battle of Esneux or Battle of the Ourthe was a battle between French Republican and…
16 September 1620
Pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower from England. The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship was…
15 September 2008
Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the largest bankruptcy filing in USA history. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank, succumbed…
14 September 1975
Pope Paul VI canonized the first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, known as “Mother Seton,” is special to all Americans for…
13 September 1906
The first flight of a fixed wing aircraft in Europe takes place. In 1906, the Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont made public flights in France with his…