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15th September 1830: William Huskisson killed on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

The British MP William Huskisson died as a result of a fatal accident on the opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester ...

14th September 1814: USA’s national anthem lyrics written as the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry”

On the 14th September 1814, the poem that was to provide the lyrics for the United States’ national anthem was written by 35 year-old Francis Scott ...

13th September 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David

Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance ...

12th September 1919: Hitler joins the German Workers Party

On September 12th 1919, Adolf Hitler officially joined the German Workers’ Party ...

11th September 1789: Alexander Hamilton appointed US Secretary of the Treasury

Alexander Hamilton was made the first United States Secretary of the Treasury by President George ...

10th September 1989: Hungary allows East Germans into Austria

On the 10th September 1989, the Hungarian government announced the opening of the border with Austria to allow thousands of East Germans to leave the Communist ...

9th September 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, the USA’s most popular television show, for the first ...

8th September 1888: First ever Football League matches take place

On the 8th September 1888, the very first Football League games were played in ...

7th September 1940: The Nazi German Luftwaffe launches The Blitz

The Nazi German Luftwaffe launched the first of 57 consecutive days and nights of bombing raids on London in what became known as the ...

6th September 1972: Olympic athletes killed in the Munich massacre

Shortly after midnight on the morning of the 6th September 1972, nine Israeli Olympic athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists from the Black September group in the Munich ...