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16 Sep 1400
Owain Glyndr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
16 Sep 1575
King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to the Hugenots
16 Sep 1630
Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston
16 Sep 1668
King John II Casimir of Poland resigns flees to France
16 Sep 1701
James Francis Edward Stuart The Old Pretender becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on the death of his father James II
16 Sep 1702
Emperor Leopold I declares war on France Cologne & Bavaria
16 Sep 1729
Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen
16 Sep 1782
Great Seal of the United States of America used for the first time
16 Sep 1795
British capture Capetown South Africa from the Dutch
16 Sep 1810
Mexico issues Grito de Dolores calling for the end of Spanish rule (Mexican Independence Day)
16 Sep 1857
Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)
16 Sep 1862
Gen Braggs army surrounds 4000 federals at Munfordville KY
16 Sep 1863
Robert College of Istanbul Turkey the first American educational institution outside the United States is founded by Christopher Robert an American philanthropist.
16 Sep 1864
Battle of Coggins Point Virginia (Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid)
16 Sep 1864
British Open Mens Golf Prestwick GC Tom Morris Sr. wins third title beats fellow Scot Andrew Strath by 2 strokes
16 Sep 1867
Ottawa Rough Riders & Senators play Canadian Football game
16 Sep 1869
British Open Mens Golf Prestwick GC At just 18 years of age Tom Morris Jr. retains his title beats fellow Scot Bob Kirk by 11 strokes
16 Sep 1885
Puritan (US) beats Genesta (England) in 6th running of Americas Cup
16 Sep 1887
British Open Mens Golf Prestwick GC Willie Park Jr wins first of 2 Open titles by 1 stroke from fellow Scot Bob Martin
16 Sep 1893
Cherokee Strip Oklahoma opens white settlement homesteaders
16 Sep 1901
Alturas California is incorporated as the only city in Modoc County.
16 Sep 1908
Carriage-maker William C. Durant founds General Motors in Flint Michigan
16 Sep 1913
Thousands of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage
16 Sep 1915
US takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years
16 Sep 1919
American Legion incorporated by an act of US Congress
16 Sep 1919
Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant
16 Sep 1922
US National Championship Mens Tennis Germantown CC Philadelphia Bill Tilden wins third straight US singles title beats fellow American Bill Johnston 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
16 Sep 1924
Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game
16 Sep 1926
-22] Hurricane in Florida & Alabama kills 372
16 Sep 1926
Philip Dunning & George Abbotts Broadway premieres in NYC
16 Sep 1928
Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida 3000 die
16 Sep 1929
Police shoot at strikers in Maastricht 2 killed
16 Sep 1930
Phillies trailing 10-5 score 5 in 9th then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14
16 Sep 1931
Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC)
16 Sep 1931
St Louis Cards repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies
16 Sep 1932
30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly Rhode Island (state record)
16 Sep 1937
Redskins NFL franchise play first game in Washington at Griffith Stadium defeat the New York Giants in season opener 133
16 Sep 1938
George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH
16 Sep 1939
NY Yankees clinch their 11th & 4th successive pennant
16 Sep 1940
Samuel T Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of US House of Representatives
16 Sep 1940
St Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to HR from each side of plate
16 Sep 1943
Montgomerys 8th army contacts invasion - arm forces at Salerno
16 Sep 1943
Soviet army under general Vatutin reconquer Romny
16 Sep 1945
Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55) off Okinawa (record low)
16 Sep 1947
John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH
16 Sep 1947
Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama Tokyo and Tone River area killing at least 1930
16 Sep 1948
Heaven on Earth opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances
16 Sep 1948
Mr Strauss Goes to Boston closes at Century NYC after 12 performances
16 Sep 1949
KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
16 Sep 1950
Cleveland Browns (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game beat Philadelphia 35-10)
16 Sep 1950
Viet Minh offensive against French bases in Vietnam
16 Sep 1951
US National League umpire Frank Dascoli clears the Dodgers bench ejecting 15 players
16 Sep 1953
1st movie in Cinemascope The Robe based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas directed by Henry Koster and starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons premieres
16 Sep 1953
AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles
16 Sep 1954
CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor ON (CBC) begins broadcasting
16 Sep 1955
Bauer & Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st
16 Sep 1955
US Auto Club forms to oversee four major auto racing categories
16 Sep 1957
LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers
16 Sep 1960
Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98
16 Sep 1960
Mil Brave Warren Spahn no-hits Philadelphia Phillies 4-0
16 Sep 1961
WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting
16 Sep 1962
Gerda Kroon runs European record 800 m in 202.8
16 Sep 1963
WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
16 Sep 1965
Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians 2-0
16 Sep 1967
Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (30726)
16 Sep 1967
KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix AZ (IND) begins broadcasting
16 Sep 1968
KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette LA (IND) begins
16 Sep 1970
King Hussein of Jordan forms military government
16 Sep 1971
6 Ku Klux Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses
16 Sep 1971
A number of Unionists resign over the proposed tripartite talks involving Northern Ireland the UK and the Republic of Ireland
16 Sep 1972
1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie
16 Sep 1973
Desert Song closes at Uris Theater NYC after 15 performances
16 Sep 1974
US General Alexander Haig Jr. becomes NATO supreme commander in Europe
16 Sep 1975
Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day)
16 Sep 1975
Pirates beat Cubs 22-0 Rennie Stennett is 3rd to go 7 for 7
16 Sep 1975
Rennie Stennett is 2nd to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game
16 Sep 1975
The first prototype of the MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.
16 Sep 1976
American Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests & bishop
16 Sep 1976
Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from the trolleybus that had fallen into Erevan reservoir.
16 Sep 1977
90 minute pilot of Logans Run premieres on TV
16 Sep 1977
Seattle beats Royals 4-1 to end KCs winning streak at 16 games
16 Sep 1978
Yanks beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks 3-2
16 Sep 1979
Ryder Cup Golf The Greenbrier US wins 17-11 new Team Europe replaces Great Britain & Ireland as official opposition to the United States
16 Sep 1979
KCs Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park HR (most since 1925)
16 Sep 1979
The families of Peter Strelzyk and Gunter Wetzel arrive in West Germany from Communist East Germany in a hot air balloon
16 Sep 1982
Massacre of 1000 Palestinian refugees at Chatila & Sabra begins
16 Sep 1986
Fire in Kinross gold mine Transvaal South Africa 177 killed
16 Sep 1987
Califs Bob Boone catches record 1919th major league game
16 Sep 1987
New York Citys WNET-TV channel 13 begins round clock broadcasting
16 Sep 1988
Cincinnati Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game beats LA Dodgers 1-0
16 Sep 1988
Javed Miandad completes 211 his 5th Test Cricket double v Australia
16 Sep 1988
Jury awards Valerie Harper 1.6 M in dispute over TV series
16 Sep 1989
Debbye Turner (Mont) 23 crowned 63rd Miss America 1990
16 Sep 1990
42nd Emmy Awards LA Law Murphy Brown Peter Falk & Patricia Wettig win
16 Sep 1990
Pirate Radio NY International begins transmissions on WWCR
16 Sep 1991
Atlantas Otis Nixon suspended for rest of due to cocaine
16 Sep 1991
Norm Charlton suspended for 7 days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch
16 Sep 1992
FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service
16 Sep 1992
Black Wednesday UK government is forced to withdraw the pound sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after unable keep it above agreed lowest limit
16 Sep 1993
Minnesota Twins Dave Winfield is 19th to get 3000 hits
16 Sep 1993
Frasier starring Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce premieres on NBC
16 Sep 1994
Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in the White House
16 Sep 1995
Shawntel Smith (Okla) 24 crowned 69th Miss America 1996
16 Sep 1995
20th Toronto International Film Festival Antonias Line directed by Marleen Gorris wins the Peoples Choice Award
16 Sep 1996
1st one-day international in Canada India v Pakistan at Toronto
16 Sep 1996
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City FL on WTBB 97.7 FM
16 Sep 1996
Paul Molitor of Twins is 21st player to reach 3000 hits
16 Sep 1996
Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17) launches into space
16 Sep 1999
1st ever season of Big Brother reality show begins on the Veronica channel in The Netherlands
16 Sep 2000
25th Toronto International Film Festival Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee wins the Peoples Choice Award
16 Sep 2005
Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples.
16 Sep 2006
31st Toronto International Film Festival Bella directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde wins the Peoples Choice Award
16 Sep 2007
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people.
16 Sep 2007
Solheim Cup Womens Golf Halmstad GK Sweden US retains Cup 16-12 after trailing by a point US dominates singles 8-3
16 Sep 2007
Federation Cup Womens Tennis Moscow Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Francesca Schiavonea of Italy 4-6 7-6 7-5 to give Russia an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-0)
16 Sep 2008
Rentrer en soi announces that they would be breaking up.
16 Sep 2012
8 female civilians are killed by a NATO airstrike in Laghman Afghanistan
16 Sep 2012
8 police officers are killed by a roadside bombing by Kurdistan Workers Party militants in Turkey
16 Sep 2012
14 people are killed and 7 wounded by a roadside bomb Jandol Turkey
16 Sep 2012
Anti-Japanese protesters set fire to Panasonic plant in Qingdao China
16 Sep 2012
Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel seeks a court order to resolve a week long teachers strike
16 Sep 2012
NHL locks out its players after the expiry of the collective bargaining agreement
16 Sep 2012
37th Toronto International Film Festival Silver Linings Playbook directed by David O. Russell wins the Peoples Choice Award
16 Sep 1575
King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to the Huguenots
16 Sep 1830
Oliver Wendell Holmes writes poem Old Ironsides as tribute to the 18th-century USS Constitution
16 Sep 1972
1st TV series about mixed marriage Bridget Loves Bernie premieres
16 Sep 1975
Pittsburgh second baseman Rennie Stennett is second to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning MLB game as Pirates rout Chicago Cubs 22-0 at Wrigley Field
16 Sep 1978
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 3-2 at Yankee Stadium Blue Bombers 6th win over arch rivals in 2 weeks
16 Sep 2012
British Open Womens Golf Royal Liverpool GC Jiyai Shin wins her second Open title 9 strokes ahead of fellow South Korean Inbee Park
16 Sep 1620
The Mayflower departs Plymouth England with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World (O.S. 6 Sept)
16 Sep 1885
5th Americas Cup Puritan (NY Yacht Club) beats Genesta (Royal Yacht Squadron Isle of Wight UK) by 138 for 2-0 series win
16 Sep 1924
St. Cardinals future Baseball HOF first baseman Jim Bottomley sets MLB all-time single game RBI record of 12 in a 17-3 rout of Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field
16 Sep 1928
San Felipe SegundoOkeechobee hurricane crosses through the Bahamas as a category 4 storm killing 18 as it travels from Puerto Rico to Florida
16 Sep 1974
Bay Area Rapid transit (BART) begins regular rail service crossing the San Francisco Bay through in the Transbay Tube
16 Sep 1999
14.8 inches (37.6 cm) rainfall from Hurricane Floyd at Myrtle Beach South Carolina (state record)
16 Sep 1597
Albert VII Archduke of Austrias Spanish forces lose control of the city of Amiens to French King Henry VI
16 Sep 1729
William IV Prince of Orange installed as Stadtholder of Groningen
16 Sep 1862
Confederate General Braxton Braggs army surrounds 4000 federals at Munfordville Kentucky
16 Sep 1864
US Civil War Battle of Coggins Point Virginia (Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid)
16 Sep 1926
Philip Dunning & George Abbotts play Broadway premieres in NYC
16 Sep 1932
British actress Peg Entwistle (24) commits suicide by jumping from the letter H in the Hollywoodland (now Hollywood) sign in Los Angeles California [1]
16 Sep 1938
British racing driver George Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH
16 Sep 1940
Samuel Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of US House of Representatives
16 Sep 1942
Japanese attack on Port Moresby Papua New Guinea repelled
16 Sep 1943
Soviet army under general Vatutin reconquers Romny Northern Ukraine
16 Sep 1948
Robert Stolz and Robert Sours musical Mr Strauss Goes to Boston closes at Century Theater NYC after 12 performances
16 Sep 1955
Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt
16 Sep 1960
Milwaukee Braves future HOF pitcher Warren Spahn no-hits Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 at County Stadium
16 Sep 1979
Louis LaRusso IIs stage drama Knockout starring Danny Aiello closes at the Helen Hayes Theatre NYC after 154 performances
16 Sep 1979
Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect to US in Los Angeles California
16 Sep 1996
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM
16 Sep 1996
NASA launches Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17)
16 Sep 1666
Sabbatai Zevi the Messiah becomes a Muslim
16 Sep 1795
British capture Cape Town South Africa from the Dutch
16 Sep 1810
Priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rings the church bells in Dolores Mexico issuing a call to arms known as the Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores) calling for the end of Spanish rule. Celebrated today as Mexican Independence Day.
16 Sep 1848
Slavery is abolished in all French territories
16 Sep 1869
Golfs first recorded hole-in-one is scored by Tom Morris at Prestwicks 8th hole in Scotland
16 Sep 1957
Los Angeles City Council approves a 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for the Dodgers
16 Sep 1974
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) begins regular rail service crossing under the San Francisco Bay through the Transbay Tube
16 Sep 1975
MLB Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett is second to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning MLB game in a 22-0 rout of Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field in Chicago
16 Sep 2013
12 people are killed after a gunman opens fire at a naval yard in Washington D.C.
16 Sep 2013
21 people are killed by Hurricane Ingrid in Mexico
16 Sep 2015
700 million malaria cases prevented in Africa since 2000 in report by University of Oxford in Nature journal
16 Sep 2015
8.3 magnitude quake hits off coast of Illapel Chile killing 11 and prompting evacuation of 1 million
16 Sep 2015
Military coup in Burkina Faso President Michel Kafando and other officials seized by presidential guards
16 Sep 2015
Oil tanker explosion kills 170 in Maridi South Sudan
16 Sep 2015
Report 3 million people die each year of air pollution more than malaria and HIVAids combined published in Nature journal
16 Sep 2015
Second Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump face off at the Reagan Presidential Library
16 Sep 2016
Chris Sharma free solos Alasha in Mallorca Spain the worlds first 9b (5.15b) deep-water solo route
16 Sep 2017
New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team hands South Africa their biggest test match defeat in history beat Springboks 57-0 in Rugby Championship round in Albany NZ
16 Sep 2018
Cycling land speed record broken for men and women by Denise Mueller-Korenek riding 183.932 mph (296.010 kmh) Bonneville Salt Flats Utah
16 Sep 1666
Jewish mystic and rabbi Sabbatai Zevi the Messiah appears before Sultan Mehmed IV puts on a Turkish turban and converts to Islam
16 Sep 1702
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I declares war on France Cologne and Bavaria
16 Sep 1747
French troops occupy Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands
16 Sep 1857
Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of comes into force establishing individual rights including universal male suffrage and freedom of speech and removes Catholicism as the official religion thus fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX
16 Sep 1867
Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian football game
16 Sep 1908
Carriage maker William C. Durant founds General Motors in Flint Michigan
16 Sep 1915
US takes control of the customs and finances of Haiti for ten years
16 Sep 1919
Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnatis first National League pennant
16 Sep 1926
Philip Dunning and George Abbotts play Broadway premieres in New York City
16 Sep 1929
Police shoot at strikers in Maastricht Netherlands killing two people
16 Sep 1930
Phillies trailing 10-5 score 5 in the 9th. Then Pirates score 4 in the top of the 10th so Phillies score 5 in the bottom of the 10th to win 15-14
16 Sep 1931
A blimp is moored to the Empire State Building in New York City
16 Sep 1931
St. Louis Cardinals repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over the Phillies
16 Sep 1932
30.8 cm of rainfall in Westerly Rhode Island (state record)
16 Sep 1938
British racing driver George Eyston sets a world auto speed record at 357.5 mph
16 Sep 1939
the New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant by finishing with a 106-45 record
16 Sep 1940
Samuel Rayburn of Texas is elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives
16 Sep 1940
St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is the second player to hit a home run from each side of the plate
16 Sep 1941
Jews of Vilna Poland are confined to the Ghetto
16 Sep 1943
Montgomerys 8th army links up with invading forces in Salerno
16 Sep 1947
John Cobb sets a world auto speed record at 394.2 mph
16 Sep 1947
Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama Tokyo and the Tone River area killing at least 1930
16 Sep 1950
Cleveland Browns (formerly AAFC) play their first NFL game defeating Philadelphia 35-10
16 Sep 1953
AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles
16 Sep 1955
Bauer and Berra hit home runs in the 9th beating the Red Sox 5-4 and taking over first
16 Sep 1955
Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle while running out a bunt
16 Sep 1960
Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98 years old after a 70-year career that included his final coaching role as the kicking coach at Stockton Junior College
16 Sep 1960
Milwaukee Braves future Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 at County Stadium
16 Sep 1962
Brian Kilby wins the marathon in 22318.8 at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games
16 Sep 1962
Gerda Kroon runs a European record in the 800 m in 202.8
16 Sep 1962
Public TV channel 13 begins broadcasting in New York City
16 Sep 1965
Boston Red Soxs Dave Morehead throw a no-hitter against Cleveland Indians winning 2-0
16 Sep 1967
Anni Pede runs the womens world record marathon in 30726
16 Sep 1968
KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette LA (IND) begins broadcasting
16 Sep 1971
Six Ku Klux Klansmen are arrested in connection with the bombing of ten school buses
16 Sep 1972
First TV series about mixed marriage Bridget Loves Bernie premieres
16 Sep 1976
American Episcopal Church approves the ordination of women as priests and bishops
16 Sep 1977
90-minute pilot of Logans Run premieres on TV
16 Sep 1977
Seattle beats Royals 4-1 to end KCs winning streak at 16 games
16 Sep 1977
Sire Records releases Talking Heads 77 the debut studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads featuring the single Psycho Killer
16 Sep 1978
7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near Tabas central Iran killing an estimated 15000 to 25000 people
16 Sep 1978
American rockers the Grateful Dead perform last of three-night stand at the Giza Sound and Light Theater beside the Sphinx at the foot of the Great Pyramid in Egypt
16 Sep 1978
New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 3-2 at Yankee Stadium Blue Bombers sixth win over arch-rivals in two weeks
16 Sep 1979
Rappers Delight the debut single by hip-hop trio Sugar Hill Gang is released by Sugar Hill Records
16 Sep 1979
KCs Willie Wilson hits his 5th inside-the-park home run the most since 1925
16 Sep 1979
Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid and Valentina Kozlov defect to the US in Los Angeles California
16 Sep 1982
Massacre of over 1000 Palestinian refugees at Sabra and Shatila begins
16 Sep 1986
Fire in Kinross gold mine in Transvaal South Africa kills 177
16 Sep 1987
Californias Bob Boone catches his record 1919th major league game
16 Sep 1987
New York Citys WNET-TV Channel 13 begins around-the-clock broadcasting
16 Sep 1988
Cincinnati Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game beating LA Dodgers 1-0
16 Sep 1988
Jury awards Valerie Harper 1.6 million in dispute over TV series
16 Sep 1988
Scottish singer Fish leaves progressive rock group Marillion
16 Sep 1991
Norm Charlton is suspended for seven days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch
16 Sep 1991
Otis Nixon of the Atlanta Braves is suspended for the rest of due to cocaine use
16 Sep 1992
Black Wednesday The UK government is forced to withdraw the pound sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after being unable to keep it above the agreed lowest limit
16 Sep 1996
First One-Day International in Canada India vs. Pakistan at Toronto
16 Sep 1996
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM
16 Sep 1997
American Basketball League MVP Nikki McCray signs with the WNBA
16 Sep 1999
14.8 inches (37.6 cm) of rainfall from Hurricane Floyd at Myrtle Beach South Carolina (state record)
16 Sep 1999
First-ever season of Big Brother reality show begins on the Veronica channel in the Netherlands
16 Sep 2005
Camorra Mafia boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples
16 Sep 2007
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew members and passengers crashes in Phuket Thailand killing 89 people
16 Sep 2012
Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel seeks a court order to resolve a week-long teachers strike
16 Sep 2015
700 million malaria cases prevented in Africa since 2000 according to a report by the University of Oxford in the Nature journal
16 Sep 2015
8.3 magnitude quake hits off coast of Illapel Chile killing 11 and prompting the evacuation of 1 million
16 Sep 2015
A report published in Nature journal states 3 million people die each year from air pollution more than from malaria and HIVAIDS combined
16 Sep 2015
In a military coup in Burkina Faso President Michel Kafando and other officials are seized by presidential guards
16 Sep 2015
Second Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN features Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump facing off at the Reagan Presidential Library
16 Sep 2017
New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team hands South Africa their biggest test match defeat in history beating the Springboks 57-0 in Rugby Championship round in Albany NZ
16 Sep 2018
Cycling land speed record is broken for men and women by Denise Mueller-Korenek who rides at 183.932 mph (296.010 kmh) at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah making her the first and only woman to hold the overall title
16 Sep 2018
First-ever performance of the comedy Loves Victory by Lady Mary Wroth at Penshurst Place England 400 years after it is written