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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 1, 2013 12:13:40 GMT
1 September 1905 – Alberta and Saskatchewan joined the Canadian confederation.
8 April
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Post by Laila on Sept 2, 2013 14:36:57 GMT
8 April 1918 – World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
7 December
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 2, 2013 20:08:07 GMT
7 December 1732 – the Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London.
14 July
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Post by Laila on Sept 11, 2013 12:14:48 GMT
14 July 1948 – Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
12 September
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 11, 2013 16:38:22 GMT
12 September 1848 – Switzerland became a Federal state.
19 April
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Post by Laila on Sept 12, 2013 7:43:59 GMT
19 April 1971 – Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans Against the War begin a five-day demonstration in Washington, D.C.
15 November
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 12, 2013 20:47:46 GMT
15 November 1920 – the first assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
22 June
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Post by Laila on Sept 13, 2013 17:15:30 GMT
22 June 1945 – The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.
2 July
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 13, 2013 18:52:09 GMT
2 July 2002 – Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
9 February
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Post by Laila on Sept 14, 2013 16:49:51 GMT
9 February 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.
6 March
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 14, 2013 23:23:15 GMT
6 March 1475 – birth of Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor
13 October
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Post by Laila on Sept 15, 2013 11:52:29 GMT
13 October 1943 – World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
5 April
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Post by kissmekate on Sept 16, 2013 7:06:18 GMT
5 April 1951 – Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
27 November
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Post by Laila on Sept 16, 2013 9:13:00 GMT
27 November 1997 – Twenty-five are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
16 January
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Sept 16, 2013 16:26:15 GMT
16 January 1412 – the Medici family was appointed official banker of the Papacy.
23 August
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