The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor. Rob Roy MacGregor was a famous Scottish Highlander, outlaw, and folk…
2 October 2002
The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C. The **Beltway sniper attacks** were a series of shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in…
1 October 1890
Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. Yosemite National Park, located in California’s Sierra Nevada, has a history stretching back thousands of years….
30 September 1399
Henry IV is proclaimed king of England. Assuming you mean **Henry IV of England**: Henry IV was King of England from 1399 until his death…
29 September 1724
J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV. Johann Sebastian Bach’s *Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir* (Lord…
28 September 1928
Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Here are four paragraphs on Alexander Fleming’s discovery…
27 September 2007
NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt. NASA’s **Dawn probe** was a groundbreaking robotic spacecraft designed to explore two of the largest objects…
26 September 1580
Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England. Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the Earth, undertaken between 1577 and 1580, was one of…
25 September 1915
The Second Battle of Champagne during World War I begins. The **Second Battle of Champagne** was a major French offensive on the Western Front during…
24 September 1906
Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. The **1906 Atlanta Race Riot**, also known as the Atlanta…