September 16

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2019

The New York Times published an investigation declaring Guantanamo Bay Prison as the most costly prison in the world.

2019

Personal information of Ecuador's entire population (16.6 million) became available online on an unsecured cloud server in Miami.

2015

Nature magazine announced that more than 3 million people die yearly from air pollution.

2014

Barbra Streisand's album 'Partners' was released, featuring duets with many hugely famous male artists.

2011

The movie 'Drive,' based on James Sallis’s novel, was released in the US.

1997

Steve Jobs was named interim CEO of Apple Computers.

1983

Arnold Schwarzenegger gained US citizenship.

1971

Rolling Stone Magazine featured the Hulk on the front cover.

1966

The Metropolitan Opera House opened to a full house in New York City.

1961

Pakistan established its national space agency, the SUPARCO.

1920

The Wall Street bombing took place in Manhattan, New York City.

1908

The General Motors Corporation was founded.

1863

The first American college outside of the USA was founded in Istanbul, Turkey.

1630

The village of Shawmut in Massachusetts adopted the name Boston.

1400

Owain Glyndŵr was declared Prince of Wales by his followers.