On This Day In History
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Jimi Hendrix on Carnaby Street, London (1967). pic.twitter.com/qfYR0fDDrS
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 18, 2022
September 19th
1356 English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat French at the Battle of Poitiers and capture the French King John II during the Hundred Years' War
1870 Siege of Paris by Prussian Forces begins (lasts until January 28 1871)
1893 New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote
1985 8.1 earthquake in Mexico City kills an estimated 10,000 and leaves 250,000 homeless
1986 US Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
Did You Know?
One of first known modern beauty contests held in Spa, Belgium
Today in History in 1888
Would You Believe?
Ötzi the Iceman, 3,300 BCE old mummy discovered by German tourists in Italian alps
Today in History in 1991
This day 215 years ago – 19 September 1803 – Robert Emmet was found guilty of high treason, and delivered his speech from the dock, which ended:
“When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written. I have done.” pic.twitter.com/fjFQ7hrPCL
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 19, 2018
This day 141 years ago – 19 September 1880 – Charles Stewart Parnell spoke in Co Clare, saying that those who took possession of lands previously occupied by tenant farmers should be isolated.
This was soon piloted on Charles Boycott in Co Mayo, leading to the term “boycotting.” pic.twitter.com/FZMlCXGouO
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 19, 2021
In 1928 suffragist & socialist Daisy Bannard Cogley co-founded Dublin's Gate Theatre. Active in the Irish War of Independence from 1917, she arranged plays while interned during the Irish Civil War. She was a director at @GateTheatreDub from 1928 to 1965. https://t.co/Ru90K0qPOk pic.twitter.com/ofFzSf1kSI
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 19, 2022
On this day in 1868, white mobs led by the local sheriff in Camilla, Georgia ambushed and attacked Black people and supporters at a political rally, killing at least 7 people in a mass lynching. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/soEUXXO6DM
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 19, 2022
19 September 1839. George Cadbury, the chocolate manufacturer, and social reformer, was born in Birmingham. He was concerned with the quality of life of his employees and built a factory town with low rent housing for his workers and others in need. pic.twitter.com/JJfeU41HhY
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
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/3Ut3pYzDj8
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 1893. The Electoral Act of 1893 was given consent by the governor. It gave all women in New Zealand, over the age of 21 (including Māori women), the right to vote in all elections. pic.twitter.com/ghYffh0ssF
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 1905. Dublin-born, Thomas Barnardo, who established the Barnardo’s Children’s Homes, died (aged 60). From the foundation of the first homes in 1867 to Barnardo’s death, his charity was caring for over 8,500 children in 96 homes. pic.twitter.com/ckffppNN3I
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 1940. Witold Pilecki, a member of the Secret Polish Army, deliberately allowed himself to be arrested by German police in Warsaw in order to be sent to the German run Auschwitz Concentration Camp to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement there. pic.twitter.com/YDnsCArFnE
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 1945. Nazi propaganda broadcaster, William Joyce (“Lord Haw-Haw”), was sentenced to death for treason. He made Nazi propaganda radio broadcasts from Berlin during WW2, beginning his reports of fake news with the phrase: “Germany calling.” pic.twitter.com/5Zk4UgnQ0t
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 1949. The original Super Model, Twiggy (Lesley Lawson), was born in London. She was named “The Face of 1966” and her fame spread worldwide. She was often in newspapers and fashion magazines. After modelling, she had a successful career in acting and pop music. pic.twitter.com/Ctoe0JppIf
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 1952. US immigration told Charlie Chaplin by telegram, while he was travelling by ship to the UK, that he could not re-enter unless he underwent an interview about his political views. He was suspected of having “communist sympathies”. He returned only once in 1972. pic.twitter.com/JTpoiL9hOo
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 1960. Britain’s first parking ticket was issued to Dr. Thomas Creighton, who had parked his car outside a London hotel, while going to the assistance of a heart attack victim. pic.twitter.com/BbCVlTuQRL
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
19 September 2021. Football legend, Jimmy Greaves, died (aged 81). He’s England’s 5th highest international goalscorer (44 goals), scoring a record 6 hat-tricks, Spurs top goalscorer (266 goals) and the highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football (357 goals). pic.twitter.com/QEARQr1T3L
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 19, 2022
September 20th
622 Islamic Prophet Muhammed/Abu Bakr arrives in Jathrib (Medina)
1519 Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets off on the 1st successful circumnavigation of the globe (Magellan killed on route)
1854 Battle of the Alma: British, French and Ottoman alliance defeat the Russian Empire in the 1st major battle of the Crimean War
1990 Both East and West Germany ratify reunification
2001 In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, US President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror"
2019 Students from 185 countries stage the world's largest-ever protest on climate change culminating in Manhattan rally led by Greta Thunberg
Did You Know?
Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation law to stop intermarriage of English women & black men
Today in History in 1664
Would You Believe?
Capture of Rome by Italian army, Pope Pius IX surrenders to King Victor Emmanuel which unifies Italy and ends 1,116 year reign of Papal States
Today in History in 1870