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1918 – World War I: The Battle of St Quentin Canal took place, which led to the British Fourth Army making the first breach of the German defensive Hindenburg Line. 1954 – Willie Mays (pictured) of the New York Giants made The Catch, one of the most famous defensive plays in the history of Major League Baseball.
Names of the victims of the September 11 attacks were inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum alphabetically by last name initial. They are organized as such: List of victims of the September 11 attacks (A–G) List of victims of the September 11 attacks (H–N) List of victims of the September 11 attacks (O–Z)
This is a list of selected September 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
1882 - The world's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States; 1905 - Birth of Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) 1939 - Birth of Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Pages in category "September events" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ... World Cleanup Day;
2018 – At least 161 people die after a ferry capsizes close to the pier on Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. [35] 2019 – Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change. [36] [37] Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City. [38] [39] [40]
1914 – World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army. 1922 – The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna. 1923 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
Disasters and accidents 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires Troops join volunteers battling wildfires in Bolivia. (Al Jazeera) Germany and Norway cease paying into the Amazon Fund, citing concerns over Brazil's environmental policies and the role they have played in the fires. (Al Jazeera) A flight plan transmission computer system fails in France, causing disruption to international flights ...