This day in history
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Monday, 15 September 2014
On this day... September 16:
On this day...
September 16
:
Malaysia Day
;
Independence Day
in
Mexico
(
1810
)
1400
–
Owain Glyndŵr
was proclaimed
Prince of Wales
and
instigated a revolt
against the rule of
Henry IV of England
.
1810
–
Miguel Hidalgo
, the parish priest in
Dolores
,
Guanajuato
, delivered the
Grito de Dolores
to his congregation, instigating the
Mexican War of Independence
against Spain.
1920
– A bomb in a horse wagon
exploded
(aftermath pictured)
in front of the
J. P. Morgan
building in
New York City
, killing 38 people and injuring 400 others.
1961
– The United States'
National Hurricane Research Project
sought to weaken
Hurricane Esther
by
seeding
it with
silver iodide
, leading to the establishment of
Project Stormfury
.
1990
– Construction of the
Northern Xinjiang Railway
was completed between
Ürümqi
and
Alashankou
, linking the railway lines of China and Kazakhstan, and adding a sizable portion to the
Eurasian Land Bridge
.
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