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What Happened On September 16

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1979: Eight people escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a home-made hot air balloon. 1979: Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. 681: Pope Honorius I was posthumously excommunicated at the Third Council of Constantinople, with his support for monothelitism deemed to be heretical. 1880: The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. 1863: Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist. 681: Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. 1961: Typhoon Nancy (pictured), which possibly had the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, made landfall in Muroto, Japan. 1920: A bomb in a horse-drawn wagon exploded in front of 23 Wall Street in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring several hundred others. 2021: Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center. 2004: Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.

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1979 Oddly true
Eight people escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a home-made hot air balloon.
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1979 Oddly true
Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
681 Oddly true
Pope Honorius I was posthumously excommunicated at the Third Council of Constantinople, with his support for monothelitism deemed to be heretical.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1880 First ever
The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1863 First ever
Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
681 Oddly true
Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1961 Oddly true
Typhoon Nancy (pictured), which possibly had the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, made landfall in Muroto, Japan.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1920 Oddly true
A bomb in a horse-drawn wagon exploded in front of 23 Wall Street in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring several hundred others.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2021 First ever
Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2004 Oddly true
Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
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2022During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar. Wikipedia →
2022The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests. Wikipedia →
2021A 6.0 Mw earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88. Wikipedia →
2021Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Wikipedia →
2015A 8.3 Mw earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina. Wikipedia →
2014The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces. Wikipedia →
2013A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia →
2007One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people. Wikipedia →
2007Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad. Wikipedia →
2005The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy. Wikipedia →
2004Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane. Wikipedia →
1996Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Wikipedia →
1994The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988. Wikipedia →
1992The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering. Wikipedia →
1992Black Wednesday: The British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark. Wikipedia →
1990The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge. Wikipedia →
1987The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. Wikipedia →
1982Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place. Wikipedia →
1979Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. Wikipedia →
1979The Sugarhill Gang released their first single, Rapper's Delight. Wikipedia →
1978The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people are killed. Wikipedia →
1976Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir. Wikipedia →
1976Night of the Pencils: In the city of La Plata, Argentina, a group of high-school students were kidnapped and later tortured, raped and murdered during the Argentinian military dictatorship Wikipedia →
1975Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia. Wikipedia →
1975Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations. Wikipedia →
1975The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight. Wikipedia →
1970King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September. Wikipedia →
1966The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra. Wikipedia →
1963Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore is soon expelled from this new country. Wikipedia →
1961The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury. Wikipedia →
1961Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people. Wikipedia →
1961Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head. Wikipedia →
1959The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City. Wikipedia →
1956TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts. Wikipedia →
1955The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight. Wikipedia →
1955A Soviet Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile. Wikipedia →
1953American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people. Wikipedia →
1945World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end. Wikipedia →
1943World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno. Wikipedia →
1940World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani. Wikipedia →
1920The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400. Wikipedia →
1914World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins. Wikipedia →
1908The General Motors Corporation is founded. Wikipedia →
1893Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma. Wikipedia →
1880The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. Wikipedia →
1863Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist. Wikipedia →
1822French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences, reports a direct refraction experiment verifying David Brewster's hypothesis that photoelasticity (as it is now known) is stress-induced birefringence. Wikipedia →
1810With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain. Wikipedia →
1779American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins. Wikipedia →
1776American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a counterattack on advancing British light infantry. Wikipedia →
1732In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two-thirds of its inhabitants. Wikipedia →
1701James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on the death of his father, James II. Wikipedia →
1620Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower. Wikipedia →
1410Ferdinand of Trastámara takes Antequera from the emirate of Granada. Wikipedia →
1400Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers. Wikipedia →
681Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Wikipedia →

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