The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
12 September 1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. The cave paintings in Lascaux, France, are some of the most famous examples of prehistoric art, dating back…
11 September 1297
Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English. The Battle of Stirling Bridge, fought on September 11,…
10 September 1573
German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew are beheaded in Hamburg Klein Henszlein was a notorious German pirate active in the late 16th…
9 September 1845
Possible start of the Great Famine of Ireland. The Great Famine of Ireland, also known as the Irish Potato Famine, occurred between 1845 and 1852….
8 September 1966
The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, “The Man Trap”. “Star Trek” is a science fiction television series…
7 September 1921
In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held. The Miss America Pageant is a long-running competition in the…
6 September 1972
Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian “Black September” terrorist group after being taken hostage…
5 September 1836
Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. The Republic of Texas was an independent sovereign nation in North America…
4 September 1923
Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. The USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) was the United States Navy’s first rigid airship, a type of…