11 years since the “Brighton Miracle”, Japan’s Rugby World Cup victory over South Africa
On 19 September 2015, at Brighton Community Stadium, Japan beat South Africa 34–32 at the Rugby World Cup. Kar...
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16 years since the Macondo well was declared “effectively dead” after the Deepwater Horizon disaster
On 19 September 2010, Admiral Thad Allen, the federal response coordinator, announced that the Macondo 252 wel...
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105 years since the birth of Paulo Freire, one of the 20th century’s most influential educators
Paulo Freire was born on 19 September 1921 in Recife, in north-eastern Brazil. He died on 2 May 1997 in São Pa...
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66 years since India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty
On 19 September 1960, in Karachi, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Mohammad Ayub...
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69 years since Rainier, the first fully contained underground nuclear explosion
On 19 September 1957 the United States detonated the Rainier device in a tunnel cut into Rainier Mesa at the N...
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230 years since the publication of George Washington’s Farewell Address
On 19 September 1796, George Washington’s farewell message appeared in David C. Claypoole’s Philadelphia newsp...
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670 years since the Battle of Poitiers, where the King of France was captured
On 19 September 1356, south of Poitiers, the Anglo-Gascon army led by Edward of Woodstock defeated the forces...
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41 years since the earthquake that devastated Mexico City in 1985
On the morning of 19 September 1985, an earthquake with its epicentre near the Pacific coast, hundreds of kilo...
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43 years since the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis
On 19 September 1983, the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis became a sovereign state, ending associated stat...
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56 years since the first Glastonbury Festival
On 19 September 1970, farmer Michael Eavis opened the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival at Worthy Farm in Some...
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80 years since Winston Churchill’s speech on European unity
On 19 September 1946, Winston Churchill spoke at the University of Zurich about a Europe leaving war with ruin...
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44 years since the proposal of :-) and :-( for online communication
On 19 September 1982, at 11:44, Scott E. Fahlman proposed on a Carnegie Mellon University electronic forum the...
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35 years since the discovery of Ötzi the Iceman
On 19 September 1991, German hikers Helmut and Erika Simon saw, near the Tisenjoch pass in the Ötztal Alps, th...
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133 years since New Zealand granted women the right to vote
On 19 September 1893, Governor Lord Glasgow signed the Electoral Act. New Zealand became the first self-govern...
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Sol Campbell turns 52: the England defender who played for Tottenham and Arsenal
Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell was born in east London, in Newham, on 18 September 1974. At 52, his career remains...
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Jada Pinkett Smith turns 55: a career from “A Different World” to “The Matrix”
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore on 18 September 1971. At 55, her public record remains that of...
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FDA Grants Priority Review to AstraZeneca Treatment for Hypophosphatasia
On 18 September the FDA granted Priority Review to the application for efzimfotase alfa, an investigational tr...
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UK Seasonal Vaccination Campaign Includes Flu, COVID-19 and RSV Vaccines
The UK autumn–winter 2026 campaign offers eligible people vaccines against flu, COVID-19 and RSV. The aim is t...
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53 years since the two German states and The Bahamas joined the UN
On 18 September 1973 the UN General Assembly admitted the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic R...
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FAA Allows Boeing to Sell 35 More 777F Freighters Under Temporary Waiver
On 17 September the FAA approved a waiver from emissions rules that, from 1 January 2028, would have stopped s...
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119 years since the birth of Edwin McMillan, Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of neptunium
Edwin Mattison McMillan was born in Redondo Beach, California, on 18 September 1907. At 119 years from his bir...
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Solidigm Considers Building NAND Memory Factory in the United States
Solidigm, the US subsidiary of SK Hynix, is considering a NAND flash memory factory in the United States. Sour...
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Why Do Waves Break as They Reach the Shore?
Far from shore a wave mainly carries energy. Water particles move on nearly circular paths as the shape passes...
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176 years since the Fugitive Slave Act expanded the pursuit of people who escaped slavery
On 18 September 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act was enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850. At 176 years’ dista...
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US Senate Advances College Sports Reform Bill on NIL Pay
On 17 September the US Senate cleared a procedural step on the Protect College Sports Act (S.4668), 77–22 on t...
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Why Do We Hiccup—and What Happens in the Body?
The “hic” sound is the last step of a reflex, not a speech tic. The diaphragm, the main breathing muscle, cont...
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Kauai Small Businesses Ask Tourists to Return Responsibly After Hurricane Lowell
After Hurricane Lowell on 7 September, Kauai first asked visitors to postpone travel so emergency roads and re...
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274 years since the birth of Adrien-Marie Legendre, a mathematician of the modern era
Adrien-Marie Legendre was born in Paris on 18 September 1752. At 274 years from his birth, his name remains at...
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Early Voting Begins in the US Midterm Elections
In Virginia, in-person early voting for the 3 November 2026 general election began on 18 September and runs, a...
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How Do Automatic Doors Detect a Person?
An automatic door does not “see” a person the way a film camera does. It detects changes: radio waves, infrare...
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New US Legal Interpretation Reduces Protection for Endangered Animals Killed Incidentally
In 2026 the US Fish and Wildlife Service changed how it applies “take” under the Endangered Species Act. After...
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European Union Plans Its Own Firefighting Aircraft Fleet
In her 16 September State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen announced a European Heatwave Plan and a...
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