Historical Events on September

  • Bobby Fischer

    1972

    In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion.

  • Cleopatra VII

    44 BC

    Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

  • Jawaharlal Nehru

    1946

    The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.

  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

    1996

    War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.

  • Ulysses S. Grant

    1861

    American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.

  • Manhattan Island

    1609

    Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.

  • Harry S. Truman

    1950

    Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38th parallel.

  • September 11 attacks

    2001

    Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. A total of 2,996 people are killed.

  • 2012 Benghazi attack

    2012

    The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.

  • Zimbabwe

    1923

    Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.

  • September 11, 2001 attacks

    2001

    Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.

  • Siege of Kobanî

    2014

    The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian-Kurdish forces.

  • September 11 attacks

    2001

    The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.

  • Jamaica

    1962

    Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.

  • Scottish independence referendum, 2014

    2014

    Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.

  • Holocaust

    1942

    World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.

  • France

    1791

    Jews in France are granted French citizenship.

  • New York Yankees

    1947

    The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.

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