Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival. The Glastonbury Festival is one of the world’s most iconic music and performing arts festivals, held almost every…
18 September 1809
The Royal Opera House in London opens. The Royal Opera House in London is one of the most iconic cultural institutions in the United Kingdom….
17 September 1965
The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India. The Battle of Chawinda, fought during the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, was one of the largest…
16 September 1620
Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower. The Pilgrims on the Mayflower were a group of English Separatists and other settlers…
15 September 1947
Typhoon Kathleen hits the Kant? region, in Japan killing around 1,000-2,000 people Typhoon Kathleen (known in Japanese as **???????**, “Kasuriin typhoon”) struck the Kant? region…
14 September 2000
Microsoft releases Windows Me. Windows Millennium Edition, commonly known as Windows Me, was released by Microsoft in September 2000. It was designed as a consumer-oriented…
13 September 1953
Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Nikita Khrushchev was a Soviet politician who rose from humble beginnings…
12 September 1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. The Lascaux cave paintings in southwestern France are among the most famous examples of prehistoric art. Discovered in…
11 September 1789
Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. Alexander Hamilton was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United…
10 September 1846
Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine. Elias Howe was an American inventor best known for his pioneering work on the sewing…