Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
Here is a list of some historical events in September. You can learn What major event happened in September?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 12, 1959 | Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color. |
| September 6, 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. |
| September 26, 2010 | The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people. |
| September 15, 1958 | A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48. |
| September 3, 1950 | "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. |
| September 14, 2008 | Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500, crashes into a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway while on approach to Perm International Airport, in Perm, Russia, killing all 88 people on board. |
| September 25, 1775 | American Revolution: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe. |
| September 6, 1976 | Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted. |
| September 30, 1915 | World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire. |
| September 8, 1900 | Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people. |
| September 28, 1893 | Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto. |
| September 6, 1944 | World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia. |
| September 16, 1959 | The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City. |
| September 20, 1955 | The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed. |
| September 17, 1908 | The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. |
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