Tag: september

ON THIS DAY: The last hangings of the Salem witch trials (1692)

On this Day September 22, 2026 at 17:48

On 22 September 1692, eight people were led to the gallows in colonial Massachusetts and hanged for crimes they had not committed. Martha Corey, Margaret...

ON THIS DAY: Ruth Bader Ginsburg died aged 87 (2020)

On this Day September 18, 2026 at 15:10

On 18 September 2020, US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87, ending a legal career that had helped...

ON THIS DAY: Mayflower sails for the New World (1620)

On this Day September 16, 2026 at 16:38

On this day, 16 September 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers on a voyage across the Atlantic that would become one...

ON THIS DAY: The September 11 attacks of 2001

On this Day September 11, 2026 at 15:44

On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history, an event that killed nearly 3,000 people, destroyed New...