Barbara McClintock, Nobel Prize winning geneticist, died September 2, 1992 "Throughout her career, Barbara McClintock studied the cytogenetics of maize, making discoveries so far beyond the understanding of the […]
On September 3, 1810, artist Paul Kane was born. “On my return to Canada from the continent of Europe, where I had passed nearly four years in studying my profession […]
On September 4, 1957, after Federal courts issued an order sending the Little Rock 9 to Central High, in Little Rock, an angry mob of adults gathered at the school […]
The Great Fire of London died out on September 5, 1666, after raging 3 days. ...;but, Lord! what sad sight it was by moone-light to see, the whole City almost […]
The Spanish carrack Nao Victoria limped into Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, on September 6, 1522. The Nao Victoria, under command of Juan Sebastián de Elcan was the only surviving […]
Independence Day of Brazil is celebrated September 7 each year. The country gained its independence from Portugal in 1822. Bicentenary of Independence : Local Leaders Cipriano Barata, Brother Caneca, Pedro […]
On September 8, 1949 German composer Richard Strauss died. Germany has issued two stamps celebrating Strauss. The first was released 5 years after his death. It was issued by the […]
On September 9, 1585 Armand Jean du Plessis, known in the history books as Cardinal Richelieu, was born. Although the young Armand Jean du Plessis did not originally want to […]
CERN's Large Hadron Collider entered operation September 10, 2008 Despite rumours to the contrary, the world did not disappear with a pop into a black hole, although there are days […]
The Quebec Bridge | Pont de Québec collapsed for a second time September 11, 1916. There was a noise like the snapping of steel. The centre span seemed to buckle […]
On September 12, 1940, 4 young French teens opened up a cavern and discovered the wonderous Lascaux Cave Paintings. The caves became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. LASCAUX […]
Romanian pioneer aviator Aurel Vlaicu was killed September 13, 1913 when his A. Vlaicu Nr. II aircraft crashed. Designed and flew Romanian's first aircraft on June 17, 1910. Vlaicu also built the […]