Nintendo released the GameCube in Japan, its first disc-based console
The distinctive purple cube launched with games like Super Monkey Ball and Luigi's Mansion. Despite being more powerful than the PS2, it sold poorly d...
September 14 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
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1994
The first version of the web browser Netscape Navigator was released
Netscape Navigator 1.0 revolutionized internet access, making the World Wide Web accessible to ordinary people. At its peak, Netscape had 90% of brows...
1985
Physicist and author Amy Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts
The future Parks and Recreation star and Saturday Night Live cast member was born on this day. She would go on to co-found the Upright Citizens Brigad...
1960
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded
MajorFive major oil-producing nations—Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela—met in Baghdad to form OPEC. Created to coordinate petroleum policies...
1959
The Soviet probe Luna 2 became the first human-made object to reach the Moon
MajorLuna 2 crash-landed on the Moon's surface near the Sea of Serenity, carrying Soviet pennants that scattered on impact. This achievement in the Space R...
1847
U.S. forces captured Mexico City during the Mexican-American War
General Winfield Scott's army stormed Chapultepec Castle and entered Mexico City, effectively ending major combat in the Mexican-American War. The vic...
1814
Francis Scott Key wrote 'The Star-Spangled Banner' after watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry
MajorAfter witnessing the British naval attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, Key penned the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry." Seeing th...
1812
Napoleon's army entered Moscow, finding it largely abandoned and soon to be burning
MajorAfter the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon's Grande Armée marched into Moscow expecting a surrender. Instead, the city was eerily empty—Governor Rostopchi...
1752
September 14 didn't exist in Britain and its colonies due to calendar reform
When Britain and its American colonies switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, they skipped 11 days. People went to bed on September 2 and...
1741
Handel began composing the Messiah, completing it in just 24 days
George Frideric Handel started writing what would become his most famous work in London. Working in an intense creative burst, he composed the entire...