History & Events

Did you know that on this day, September 17, 1789, the moon of Saturn, "Mimas," was discovered?

Did you know that on this day, September 16, 1983, Arnold Schwarzenegger gained US citizenship at 36 years old?

Did you know that on this day, September 15, 1997, the domain google.com was registered by Larry Page and Sergey Brin?

Did you know that on this day, September 14, 1959, the Luna 2 spacecraft from the Soviet Union intentionally crashed into the moon?

Did you know that on this day, September 13, 1955, Velcro was patented by Swiss Engineer George de Mestral?

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?