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What Happened On September 19

Q: What happened on September 19?

1893: New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal suffrage following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard. 1692: Salem witch trials: Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, reportedly asking the sheriff for "more weight" during his execution. 1863: American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater. 1778: The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget. 1976: An unidentified flying object over Tehran in Iran was observed by multiple civilians and military personnel, which has been described as one of the most credible cases in ufology. 1777: American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga. 1622: Imperial-Spanish forces under the count of Tilly and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba capture Heidelberg, the capital of the Palatinate during the Thirty Years' War. 2023: Chinese authorities cancelled a run of performances of The Mongol Khan, the first Mongolian play to be performed internationally, forty minutes before its planned premiere in Hohhot. 1991: Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps. 1970: The first Glastonbury Festival was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.

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1893 First ever
New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal suffrage following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1692 Oddly true
Salem witch trials: Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, reportedly asking the sheriff for "more weight" during his execution.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1863 First ever
American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1778 First ever
The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1976 Weird
An unidentified flying object over Tehran in Iran was observed by multiple civilians and military personnel, which has been described as one of the most credible cases in ufology.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1777 First ever
American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1622 Oddly true
Imperial-Spanish forces under the count of Tilly and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba capture Heidelberg, the capital of the Palatinate during the Thirty Years' War.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2023 First ever
Chinese authorities cancelled a run of performances of The Mongol Khan, the first Mongolian play to be performed internationally, forty minutes before its planned premiere in Hohhot.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1991 Oddly true
Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1970 First ever
The first Glastonbury Festival was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2023Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population. Wikipedia →
2022The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London. Wikipedia →
2022A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán. Wikipedia →
2021The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13. Wikipedia →
2017The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage. Wikipedia →
2016In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police. Wikipedia →
2011Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602. Wikipedia →
2010The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed. Wikipedia →
2008A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive. Wikipedia →
2006The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared. Wikipedia →
1997The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people. Wikipedia →
1995The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber Manifesto. Wikipedia →
1991Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria. Wikipedia →
1989A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew. Wikipedia →
1985A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. Wikipedia →
1985Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. Wikipedia →
1983Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence. Wikipedia →
1982Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system. Wikipedia →
1978The Solomon Islands join the United Nations. Wikipedia →
1976Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew. Wikipedia →
1976Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object. Wikipedia →
1970Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival. Wikipedia →
1970Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. Wikipedia →
1960Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty for the control and management of the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers. Wikipedia →
1950Korean War: An attack by North Korean forces was repelled at the Battle of Nam River. Wikipedia →
1946The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the second-longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed, which officially ended the Continuation War. Wikipedia →
1940World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement. Wikipedia →
1939World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged. Wikipedia →
1926Football stadium San Siro is inaugurated in Milan, Italy Wikipedia →
1918The battle of Megiddo begins in which British forces attack the right flank of the Ottoman army during World War I. Wikipedia →
1916World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting. Wikipedia →
1902A stampede at Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, leads to the death of 115 attendees. Wikipedia →
1893In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote. Wikipedia →
1870Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering. Wikipedia →
1868La Gloriosa begins in Spain. Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. Wikipedia →
1863American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater. Wikipedia →
1862American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price. Wikipedia →
1852Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte. Wikipedia →
1846Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette. Wikipedia →
1799French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen. Wikipedia →
1796George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public. Wikipedia →
1778The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget. Wikipedia →
1777American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga. Wikipedia →
1676Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion. Wikipedia →
1622Imperial-Spanish forces under the count of Tilly and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba capture Heidelberg, the capital of the Palatinate during the Thirty Years' War. Wikipedia →
1410End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish—Lithuanian forces. Wikipedia →
1356Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures King John II. Wikipedia →
634Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia →
96Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed. Wikipedia →

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