On This Day In History
19 September 1881. US President, James Garfield, died (aged 49), after 11 weeks in hospital. He was shot by Charles Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac Railway Station in Washington, DC on 2 July 1881. He was the second US president to be assassinated (Lincoln being the first). pic.twitter.com/g1hEUIW4CY
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 2, 2022
2 September 1937. French born, Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, died (aged 74). The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) was proposed by Coubertin in 1894 and was official from 1924 to 2021 when the word “Together” was added. pic.twitter.com/cgPYRXreWZ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 2, 2022
2 September 1945. Marxist-Leninist, Ho Chi Minh, announced the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He served as Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1945 to 1955 and its President from 1945 to 1969. pic.twitter.com/mnacq1VLRx
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 2, 2022
2 September 1973. J. R. R. Tolkien died (aged 81). He’s the author of the fantasy novels, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, which were both turned into films. There are blue plaques in England in places associated with Tolkien in Oxford, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Leeds. pic.twitter.com/yz3rcReuIV
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 2, 2022
2nd September 1999 - Forrest decided to take heed of Prince and party, party, party, in this year
September 3rd
301 San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, founded by Saint Marinus
1650 Battle of Dunbar; Oliver Cromwell's English New Model Army defeats Scottish force in surprise attack
1783 Treaty of Paris signed in Paris ends the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and United States of America
1791 French Revolution: The new French Constitution, declaring France a constitutional monarchy, is passed by the National Assembly
1900 With a proclamation by General Lord Roberts, Britain annexes the Boer Republic of South Africa
1939 World War II: Britain declares war on Germany after invasion of Poland. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Canada
1944 Holocaust diarist Anne Frank sent to Auschwitz concentration camp [1]
1988 Estimated by this date 50,000 Kurdish civilians and soldiers killed by Iraq, many using chemical weapons, in aftermath of Iran-Iraq War
Did You Know?
Flag of the United States flown in battle for the 1st time at Cooch's Bridge, Delaware, a skirmish during American Revolutionary War
Today in History in 1777
Would You Believe?
Britain and the British Empire (including the American colonies) adopt the Gregorian Calendar, losing 11 days. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives
Today in History in 1752
This day 81 years ago – 3 September 1939 – between Tory Island, Co Donegal, and Rockall in the Atlantic Ocean, the SS Athenia was sunk, the first attack on a British ship by Nazi Germany.
430 of its survivors were rescued and brought to Galway by the Knute Nelson. pic.twitter.com/wOaAuicERs
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 3, 2020
Mongolian representative, Luvsandanzangyn Ider, was the first 'chairman' of the @UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, established #OTD in 1982. Six countries have not yet ratified the CEDAW convention; Iran, Palau, Somalia, Sudan, Tonga - and the US. pic.twitter.com/sotUKyWLCB
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 3, 2022
On this day in 1901, Alabama adopted a new state constitution that prohibited interracial marriage and mandated separate schools for Black and white children. https://t.co/8NLhBNwRvR
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 3, 2022
3 September 1752. This day never happened, because Britain had introduced the Gregorian calendar and it became 14 September. pic.twitter.com/XMgifujPQ1
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2022
3 September 1878. It’s been estimated that between 600 and 700 people died when the pleasure steamer, Princess Alice, collided with another ship, The Bywell Castle, on the River Thames. It’s the greatest loss of life of any British inland waterway shipping accident. pic.twitter.com/gjFRRUQ3yr
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2022
3 September 1935. Malcolm Campbell clocked a speed of 301:337 MPH on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, to become first motor driver to drive an automobile at a speed of over 300 MPH. pic.twitter.com/n07RONIfKm
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2022
3 September 1939. British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced on BBC radio at 11:15 AM that Germany had not responded to the British ultimatum to remove its troops from Poland and so “this country is at war with Germany”.
pic.twitter.com/zSqWueS0vr— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2022
3 September 1939. The Citizens Advice Bureau was established. It aimed to help people understand the many rules and regulations introduced at start of the Second World War. pic.twitter.com/42Nzpaohki
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2022
3 September 1950. Emilio (“Nino”) Farina became the first Formula One World Champion, after winning the Italian Grand Prix. He was killed in a car accident on his way to watch the 1966 French Grand Prix as a spectator. pic.twitter.com/L0uvIVRLj0
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 3, 2022
September 4th
476 Romulus Augustulus, last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome. Traditional End of the Western Roman Empire.
1609 Navigator Henry Hudson is the first European to discover island of Manhattan [or Sep 11]
1781 Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish speaking mestizos in the Bahia de las Fumas (Bay of Smokes)
1862 General Lee begins the Maryland Campaign invading the North with 50,000 Confederate troops (US Civil war)
Did You Know?
George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera & registers "Kodak"
Today in History in 1888
Would You Believe?
Carpet that can help prevent falls among the elderly by warning them of unusual footsteps is developed.
Today in History in 2012