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War of the Triple Alliance

This Day in History, September 22

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On September 22nd, 1866, the Battle of Curupaity occurred.

Deep Space 1 conceptual drawing

This Day in History, September 21

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On September 21st, 2001, Deep Space 1 flew within 2,200 kms of Comet Borrelly.

Queen Elizabeth 2

This Day in History, September 20

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On September 20th, 1967, the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 first set sail.

Butch Cassidy

This Day in History, September 19

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On September 19th, 1900, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid committed their first crime together.

Royal Opera House

This Day in History, September 18

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On September 18th, 1809, the Royal Opera House in London opened.

Signing of the Constitution

This Day in History, September 17

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On September 17th, 1787, the United States Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention.

Play-Doh

This Day in History, September 16

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On September 16th, 1956, Play-Doh was introduced to the world.

HMS Beagle

This Day in History, September 15

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On September 15th, 1835, Charles Darwin, aboard the HMS Beagle, reached the Galapagos Islands.

Luna 2

This Day in History, September 14

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On September 14th, 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 2 crashed on the Moon, becoming the first man-made craft to land on it.

Hadrian's Wall

This Day in History, September 13

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On September 13th, 122, the building of Hadrian's Wall began.

Space Shuttle Endeavour

This Day in History, September 12

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On September 12th, 1992, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Endeavour, marking the 50th space shuttle mission.

Battle of Vienna

This Day in History, September 11

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On September 11th, 1683, the Battle of Vienna took place.

U.S. Highway

This Day in History, September 10

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On September 10th, 1913, the first paved coast-to-coast U.S. highway opened.

Mary I of Scotland

This Day in History, September 9

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On September 9th, 1739, 1542, Mary Stuart was crowned "Queen of Scots" at the age of nine months.

JFK Center

This Day in History, September 8

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On September 8th, 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was inaugurated.

Statue of Heracles

This Day in History, September 7

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On September 7th, 1251 BC, the mythical hero Heracles is believe to have been born.

House of the Seven Gables in Salem

This Day in History, September 6

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On September 6th, 1628, the Puritans settled Salem, Massachusetts.

Siege of the Convention

This Day in History, September 5

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On September 5th, 1793, the Reign of Terror was initiated to strike back against the French Revolution.

Forth Road Bridge

This Day in History, September 4

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On September 4th, 1964, Scotland's Forth Road Bridge officially opened.

Martian landscape

This Day in History, September 3

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On September 3rd, 1976, the Viking 2 took the first close-up, color photographs of Mars.

 

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