Events 201 - 216 of 216
- 2012 50 Taiwanese ships clash with the Japan Coast Guard in waters off the Senkaku Islands
- 2012 Anouchka van Miltenburg is elected President of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands
- 2013 Oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America's Cup
- 2015 Singapore closes schools due to hazardous levels of air pollution from fires in Indonesia
- 2015 Caitlyn Jenner officially changes her name from Bruce and her gender to a woman
- 2016 World's largest radio telescope at 500m wide in Guizhou Province, China begins operating
- 2016 PGA's FedEx Cup won by Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, prize money $10 million at East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
- 2017 First ever woman graduates from the US Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course
- 2017 Uber's licence to operate is not renewed by Transport for London in the UK, citing problems with background checks
- 2017 Ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in jail for sexting underage girl
Important Vote
Jalal Talabani
Gianni Versace
Event of Interest
2018 Comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era
Bill Cosby
Event of Interest
2018 US President Trump criticizes Globalism and Iran speaking at the UN General Assembly
Donald Trump
- 2018 Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from Instagram and parent company Facebook
- 2018 Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven loses a confidence vote after election results in a hung parliament
September in History
Airship Bomb Crew Meet their Match in Policeman
They dropped their bombs and planned to escape, but the German airship crew hadn’t reckoned on the tenacity of a lone British policeman on his bike.
September 24, 1916
'I Have Heard The Voice of Adolf Hitler . . .'
Hitler's speech threatening Czechoslovakia was broadcast on this day. Among those listening to the ‘mad dog of Europe’ was a journalist in an American hotel.
September 26, 1938
Fear as First Passenger Train Reaches 15mph
The steam engine Locomotion No. 1 took passengers for a ride on this day – the first in the world to do so and, for at least one person, at frightening speed.
September 27, 1825
And God Created Brigitte Bardot . . .
Brigitte Bardot, a leading sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, was born on this day. Such was her fame that she became widely known simply by her initials – BB.
September 28, 1934