Crossroads
01 September,1956–Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory
02 September,1946-Nehru forms govt in India
03 September,1939–France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany.
04 September,1967–6.5 earthquake hits Kolya Dam India, kills 200
5 September,1997–Mother Teresa dies in Calcutta at age 87, after a life of good works spent aiding the sick and poor in India through her Missionaries of Charity order.
06 September,1965-India invades West Pakistan
7 September,1822–Brazil declares its independence from Portugal after 322 years as a colony.
08 September,1636–Harvard University is founded.
09 September,1920–The Anglo-Oriental College of Aligarh is converted into the Aligarh Muslim University
10 September,1846–Elias Howe patents the sewing machine.
11 September,2001–The worst terrorist attack in U.S. history occurs as four large passenger jets are
hijacked and then crashed, killing nearly 3,000 persons.
12 September,1948–Invasion of the State of Hyderabad by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader Jinnah’s death.
13 September,1971–World Hockey Association forms
14 September,1949–Hindi is adopted as the Official Language of the Union of India
15 September,1928–Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
16 September,1932–Mahatma Gandhi begins his hunger strike
17 September,2004–Tamil is declared the first classical language in India.
18 September,1891–Harriet Maxwell Converse is 1st white woman to become an Indian chief
19 September,1893-New Zealand becomes the first country to grant women the right to vote.
20 September,1878–The Hindu is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper in Chennai
22 September,1980-Iran is invaded by Iraq.21 September,1949–Manipur is merged with the Indian Union
23 September,1846–The planet Neptune is first discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Golle.
24 September,2002–Terrorists attack the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
25 September,2011–In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announces reforms that give women the right to vote and run in municipal elections
26 September,1960–“Longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins) Fidel Castro”
27 September,1998–Google is established.
28 September,1907–Bhagat Singh, freedom fighter is born
29 September,1959–Arati Saha swims across the English Channel - the first Asian woman to achieve this feat
30 September,1993–20,000 people are killed in an earthquake in Latur,Maharashtra