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…

13 September 2007

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…

13 September 1985

Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. Super Mario Bros. is a legendary…

13 September 1962

An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.

13 September 1970

The first New York City Marathon is run on 13 September 1970. The New York City Marathon, often referred to as the NYC Marathon, is…

13 September 1985

Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.’]

13 September 1791

King Louis 16th of France accepts the new constitution. On June 20th 1789 the newly formed National Assembly gathered in a Versailles tennis court and…

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…

13 September 2007

The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.