On This Day In History
In September 2018, Dr Stella Nyanzi posted a poem on Facebook criticising the Ugandan president: for this 'radical rudeness' she was jailed for 18 months. In January 2020 she won the Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression. https://t.co/J0sVEzhNQZ pic.twitter.com/FwUeiqIQNb
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 15, 2022
On this day in 1963, a white man detonated a bomb under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, with 400 congregants inside—4 Black children were killed in the blast. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/npjUKgyrw1
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 15, 2022
15 September 1830. The Liverpool to Manchester railway line was opened. It was the first twin-track inter-city passenger service. The opening day was a major public event, attended by the Duke of Wellington, the Prime Minister. pic.twitter.com/KNj3NOVu67
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
15 September 1830. MP William Huskisson (aged 60), became first railway fatality. He was killed during opening day celebrations of the Liverpool to Manchester railway line. He fell off one train into the path of another. He suffered leg injuries and died later that night. pic.twitter.com/106utytNDT
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
15 September 1859. Legendary Victorian engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, died (aged 53). He was one of the 19th-century British engineering giants and one of the leading figures of the Industrial Revolution. He built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), and steamships. pic.twitter.com/EgcyKAnsDU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
15 September 1928. Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold, Penicillium Notantum. It was later turned into a life-saving antibiotic drug by Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and their colleagues at Oxford University. All involved won Nobel Prizes. pic.twitter.com/PP4WEUVn5p
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
15 September 1935. The Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Nazi Germany. The laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship, prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of “German or related blood”, and deprived them of political rights. pic.twitter.com/1JttcBYudU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
15 September 1959. Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington DC to begin a 13 day state visit. It marked the first ever state visit of a Soviet leader to the USA. His visit attracted extensive media coverage. pic.twitter.com/0qG94I8eDs
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
15 September 1971. The environmental pressure group, Greenpeace, was founded. Its stated goal is to “ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity”. It now concentrates on issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing and anti-nuclear campaigns. pic.twitter.com/q4Q2L7uYSQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
15 September 1985. Tony Jacklin’s European team of golfers beat the USA in the Ryder Cup at the Brabazon Course of The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, UK. Team Europe won by a score of 16½ to 11½ points. This marked the first US loss in the competition since 1957. pic.twitter.com/m7YF5I0LCg
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 15, 2022
September 16th
1620 The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World (O.S. 6 Sept)
1795 British capture Capetown, South Africa, from the Dutch
1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, calling for the end of Spanish rule (Mexican Independence Day)
1848 Slavery abolished in all French territories
1906 Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David and Alistair Mackay claim to have discovered the Magnetic South Pole in Antarctica
1963 Federation of Malaysia formed by Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak
1978 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar, Iran
1997 Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs interim CEO
Did You Know?
Carriage-maker, William C. Durant, founds General Motors in Flint, Michigan
Today in History in 1908
Would You Believe?
700 million malaria cases prevented in Africa since 2000 in report by University of Oxford in "Nature" journal
Today in History in 2015
This day 220 – 16 September 1798 – James Napper Tandy, a member of the United Irishmen, landed on Rutland Island, Co. Donegal, with 270 French troops and a large supply of weapons.
After it was discovered that Jean Joseph Amable Hubert had already surrendered, the troops left. pic.twitter.com/qPk5V3jp2C
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 16, 2018
This day 83 years ago - 16 September 1937 - ten young men burned to death in a shed in Kirkintilloch, Scotland.
All were seasonal potato pickers from Achill Sound, Co Mayo.
Their bodies were taken home the next day.
The victims included three brothers, aged 13, 15 and 17. pic.twitter.com/gaRB4INKI0
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 16, 2020
This day 78 years ago - 16 September 1941 - an accidental explosion at the Glen of Imaal in Co Wicklow killed 16 members of the Irish Defence Forces. Three other men were blinded.
The soldiers were conducting tests with anti-tank mines when one went off prematurely. pic.twitter.com/u1N74FX6SI
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 16, 2019
On Mexico's Independence Day we remember Zazil-Ha, early C16 princess of the Yucatec Maya, who married a shipwrecked Spaniard. Their children were the first mestizos. We found her through this excellent episode of @whatshernamepc - https://t.co/XO4hb7J5zh pic.twitter.com/qIZiarFQk7
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 16, 2022
On this day in 1928, a levee broke during a Florida hurricane, killing thousands of Black farmworkers. Black victims were denied proper burials—their bodies were stacked in piles and burned. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/WKbS7YhrM7
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 16, 2022
16 September 1400. Owain Glyndŵr instigated the Welsh Revolt against the rule of Henry IV, and was declared by his followers as “Prince of Wales”. He’s the last Welsh born person to hold that title. pic.twitter.com/673eogYoHW
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 16, 2022
16 September 1861. The Post Office Savings Bank opened for business in two small rooms within the Post Office headquarters, (GPO East) St. Martins-le-Grand, London. It aimed to provide a simple savings scheme for ordinary wage earners. pic.twitter.com/iIUrNGDgnS
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 16, 2022
16 September 1920. A bomb, planted by an Italian anarchist group, exploded outside the J. P. Morgan Building on Wall Street, New York City. The blast killed 30 people immediately, and another ten died later of wounds sustained in the attack. pic.twitter.com/32LvW3ZuF0
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 16, 2022
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16 September 1958. Everton and Wales goalkeeping legend, Neville Southall, was born in Llandudno, Wales. He played 578 league games for Everton and 92 times for Wales. He was one of the best goalkeepers to play in the top English league and for Wales. pic.twitter.com/wfXGXpyrhh
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 16, 2022