On This Day In History, 1 September
WW2 began in 1939, Titanic wreck found in 1985, Rear Window released in 1954, Gloria Estefan was born in 1957 in Havana, and more…
WW2 began in 1939, Titanic wreck found in 1985, Rear Window released in 1954, Gloria Estefan was born in 1957 in Havana, and more…
The Great Fire of London started in 1666, official end of WW2, Pearl Jam won 4 MTV Video Music Awards in 1993, Roy Castle died...
Britain and France entered #WW2 in 1939, the Treaty Of Paris signed in 1783, 1st official game of American football played in 1895, and more…
Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998, the City of Los Angeles was founded in 1781, The Hurt Locker premiered in 2008, and...
The First Opium War started in 1839, the Munich Massacre started in 1972, The Joan Rivers Show aired for the 1st time in 1989, and...
King Charles II hid in The Royal Oak in 1651, Saint Petersburg name restored in 1991, W G Grace made his Test debut in 1880,...
The Blitz began in 1940, Boston was settled in 1630, ESPN was launched in 1979, Buddy Holly was born in 1936 in Texas, and more…
The 1st season of the English Football League began in 1888, the Severn Bridge was opened in 1966, Peter Sellers was born in 1925, and...
Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch in 2015, the United Colonies became the United States Of America in 1776, and more…
The inaugural Invictus Games opened in 2014, Gibraltar voted to retain British sovereignty in 1967, Cats closed on Broadway in 2000, and more...
The 911 attack by Al Qaeda occured today in 2001, the Atari 2600 was released in 1977, Green Book premiered in 2018, and more…
Skeleton of King Richard III of England found in 2012, Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005, Bonanza aired for the 1st time in 1959, and...
Mother Teresa State Funeral in Calcutta in 1997, Super Mario Bros released in 1985 in Japan, Roald Dahl born in 1916 in Cardiff, and more…
Russians started the Fire Of Moscow in 1812, The Waltons aired for the 1st time in 1972, Patrick Swayze died in 2009 aged 57, and...
Charles Darwin reached the Galápagos Islands in 1835, Google.com was registered in 1997, Columbo aired for the 1st time in 1971, and more…
Black Wednesday occurred in the UK in 1992, The Met in NYC opened in 1966, Frasier aired for the 1st time in 1993, and more…
The Solidarity trade union in Poland was officially founded in 1980, The Supremes released Baby Love in 1964, Keith Flint was born in 1969, and...
The cornerstone of the Capitol Building was laid in 1793, Tiffany was founded in 1837, Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 aged 27, and more…
Blackpool Illuminations switched on for the 1st time in 1879, Fawlty Towers aired for the 1st time in 1975, Twiggy was born in 1949, and...
US President George Bush announced war on terror in 2001, the QE2 ocean liner was launched in 1967, Sophia Loren was born in 1934, and...
Malta gained its independence from the UK in 1964, Stonehenge bought for 6,600 British pounds in 1915, The Hobbit was published in 1937, and more...
Commercial television started in the UK in 1955 when ITV was launched, Friends aired for the 1st time in 1994, Shaka Zulu died in 1828,...
Nintendo was founded in 1889, Narendra Modi launched Modicare in 2018, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid premiered in 1969, and more…
The USS Enterprise launched in 1960, the Camp Nou opened in 1957, Jailhouse Rock was released in 1957, Jim Henson was born in 1936, and...
The Maze Prison escape took place in 1983, 38 IRA escaped, U2 formed in 1976, Christopher Reeve, Superman, was born in 1952, and more…
Sir Francis Drake 1st Englishman to circumnavigate the Globe in 1580, RMS Queen Mary was launched in 1934, Paul Newman died in 2008, and more...
The Tripartite Pact was signed in 1940, RMS Queen Elizabeth launched in 1938, Europe won the 27th Ryder Cup in 1987, 1st win in the...
Falcon 1 launched again in 2008, 1st privately funded spacecraft into orbit, Olivia Newton-John released Physical in 1981, Louis Pasteur died in 1895, and more...
CERN formed in 1954, Nintendo 64 officially released in the US in 1996, My Fair Lady closed on Broadway today in 1962, and more…
Neville Chamberlain returned to the UK in 1938 with the Treaty Of Munich, Jack The Ripper killed 2 more in 1888, James Dean died in...