Topic

Historic events

Treaties, battles, revolutions, and turning points.

The stone facade of the Palais Wilson, a large lakeside building in Geneva

Historic event1926The Slavery Convention is signedLeague of Nations members sign a treaty to suppress the slave trade and end slavery, setting out a legal definition of slavery still cited today.September 25, 1926

A European hunter with a rifle stands beside four Balinese men carrying a dead tiger tied to a wooden pole

Historic event1937The last Bali tiger is killedHunters in western Bali shot what is often recorded as the island's last confirmed tiger, a female, ending a population hunted for sport for decades.September 27, 1937

Flags of member nations flying on tall poles in front of a long, low office building on a lawn

Historic event1947Pakistan joins the United NationsLittle more than a month after independence, Pakistan takes its seat at the UN, the start of a long role in its diplomacy and peacekeeping.September 30, 1947

Black-and-white photo of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon standing side by side in dark suits in a television studio

Historic event1960Kennedy and Nixon face off in the first televised debateIn a Chicago TV studio, a young senator and a sitting vice president held the first televised presidential debate and changed how campaigns are won.September 26, 1960

Black-and-white photo of a uniformed Syrian officer reading a statement into a microphone

Historic event1961Syria breaks from Egypt after a coupA dawn uprising by Syrian officers in Damascus ended the three-year union with Nasser's Egypt and brought back an independent Syrian state.September 28, 1961

Painted statue of Mafalda, a little girl with black hair, a red bow, and a red dress, sitting on a wooden bench

Historic event1964Mafalda appears for the first timeQuino's comic strip about a six-year-old girl worried about world peace debuted in an Argentine magazine and became a classic read across continents.September 29, 1964