Culture & History

Did you know that on this day, September 12, 1981, the animated fantasy TV show "The Smurfs" premiered on NBC?

Did you know that on this day, September 11, 1977, the video game console Atari 2600 was released?

Did you know that on this day, September 10, 1897, a London taxi driver became the first person to ever be fined for drunk driving?

Did you know that on this day, September 9, 2015, Queen Elizabeth II set the record for longest-ruling queen in Great Britain?

Did you know that on this day, September 8, 2001, Kylie Minogue's signature song "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was released?

Did you know that on this day, September 7, 1995, NASA launched the STS-69 from the Kennedy Space Center?

Did you know that on this day, September 6, 1522, Ferdinand Magellan's ship "Victoria" completed the first circumnavigation of Earth?

Did you know that on this day, September 5, 1793, the Reign of Terror took place throughout France?

Did you know that on this day, September 4, 2018, Amazon became the second company in the world to be worth over $1 trillion?

Did you know that on this day, September 3, 1833, The Sun newspaper was published for the first time in New York City?

Did you know that on this day, September 2, 1945, Japan agreed to an unconditional surrender during WWII?

Did you know that on this day, September 1, 1992, Super Mario Kart was released in North America on the SNES console?