Hitler demands Sudetenland reunite with Germany (1938). NASA launches 50th space shuttle mission, Endeavour (1992). US declares war on terror (2001). Train collision kills 25 due to texting driver (2008). Lascaux cave paintings discovered (1940). SS Central America sinks with gold (1857). Bonanza debuts in color (1959). Johnny Cash dies (2003).
Hitler demands that the Germans in the Sudetenland reunite with Germany. (1938) Hitler made this statement at a Nazi rally in Nuremberg. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Neville Chamberlain, agreed to the cessation, probably hoping that appeasement would curb Hitler’s appetite, but many historians and analysts believe this policy move was an important, or the, precursor to what would became the Second World War. Germany finally annexed the Sudetenland in early October 1938.
NASA has launched its 50th space shuttle mission, Endeavour. (50) The Endeavor mission was staged with several firsts including the first black woman to fly into space, Mae Carol Jemison, and the first married couple to fly into space, Jan Davis and Mark Lee.
The United States has declared a war on terror. (2001) US President George W. Bush called the attacks an act of war and requested US $20 billion (USD) from the US Congress. The “war on terror” began on October 8, 2001, when the United States and the United Kingdom bombed Afghanistan.
While sending text messages, a driver drove the commuter train he was driving through a red light and collided with a freight train; 25 people were left dead. (2008) Railroad engineer, Robert Sanchez, rode Metrolink train into a Pacific Union freight train in Los Angeles and was killed in the accident.
The idea of a nuclear chain reaction was conceived. (1933) Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard thought about the concept while he was waiting at a traffic light. He later patented the idea with Enrico Fermi. Szilard also wrote the letter to Einstein that led to the Manhattan Project.
The Soviet Union launched a rocket called Lunik II to the moon – it was the first man-made object to reach the moon from Earth. (1959) It was the second Soviet attempt to launch a rocket to the moon and the first successful attempt when it landed two days later. Its data collection mission lasted 33.5 hours.
The cave paintings of Lascaux have been discovered. (1940) Four teenagers outside Montignac, France, have chased their dog into cave that contains paintings 15,000 to 17,000 years old. There are more than 600 paintings and 1,500 engravings in the cave. It was open to the public at one point, but closed in 1963 because the paintings were fading due to the artificial light used to illuminate the cave.
SS Central America sank while carrying approximately 15 tons (13,600 kilograms) of gold from the San Francisco Gold Rush. (1857) Vessel sank off the coast of North Carolina after encountering a hurricane. As a result, 426 passengers and crew members drowned.
The first US television series broadcast in color debuted. (1959) Bonanza ran for 14 seasons, one of the longest running western shows in the United States.
Music legend Johnny Cash has died. (2003) The influential songwriter was buried next to his wife, June Carter Cash, in Tennessee.
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