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Back to Search24th September 1789: The Judiciary Act becomes law in the United States of America
The Judiciary Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George ...
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23rd September 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Minister-President of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
In the early 1860s, with Prussia facing a crisis over King Wilhelm I's attempts to expand and modernize the Prussian army, he appointed Otto von Bism…
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22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published
The first edition of the National Geographic Magazine was published by the National Geographic ...
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21st September 1937: J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit first published in the United Kingdom
The initial run of 1,500 copies of The Hobbit sold out within three months, and further runs proved similarly popular prompting Tolkien to write the …
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20th September 1378: Western Schism divides the Catholic Church after the contested election of Antipope Clement VII
Clement established his court in Avignon, supported by France, Scotland, and several other European states. Urban VI, meanwhile, retained control of …
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19th September 1970: First Glastonbury Festival took place at Worthy Farm in Somerset, known at the time as the Pilton Festival of Pop, Folk, and Blues
Organised by dairy farmer Michael Eavis, the event was billed as the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival and attracted 1,500 people who paid a pound ea…
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18th September 1932: Actress Peg Entwistle’s body found after jumping from the Hollywood sign
The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los ...
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17th September 1908: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash
Whilst circling the parade ground of Fort Myer, a propeller blade split and broke apart. This struck one of the wires that controlled the rudder, pit…
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16th September 1955: Uprising that topples Juan Perón from power in Argentina begins
The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as ...
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15th September 1935: Nazi Germany introduces the discriminatory ‘Nuremberg Laws’
The Nuremberg Laws enshrined anti-semitic discrimination in the legal framework of the country through two pieces of ...
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