On this day

19 September in history.

5 moments from 1893 to 1991: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Social reformer, suffragist, writer, and first president of National Council of Woman in New Zealand

1893

New Zealand women win the vote. New Zealand became the first self-governing country to give all women the vote, after a campaign led by Kate Sheppard.

Wikipedia: Women's suffrage in New Zealand

Photo: H. H. Clifford, see https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/243177/glass-plate-… / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 19 September

  1. Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

    1926

    San Siro opens

    Milan's San Siro stadium opened. It later became home to both AC Milan and Inter.

    Wikipedia: San Siro

    Photo: Prelvini / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. Crowd gathered at the highest point in the farm at Glastonbury festival, June 2016

    1970

    The first Glastonbury

    Farmer Michael Eavis held the first Glastonbury Festival. Tickets cost £1, including free milk.

    Wikipedia: Glastonbury FestivalWikipedia: Michael Eavis

    Photo: Czampal / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. Smiley face emoticon

    1982

    The first smiley

    Scott Fahlman suggested using :-) to mark jokes in online messages, the first documented emoticon.

    Wikipedia: EmoticonWikipedia: Scott Fahlman

    Photo: Harringstars / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. reconstruction of Ötzi mummy as shown in Prehistory Museum of Quinson, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

    1991

    Ötzi the Iceman

    Hikers in the Alps found a man preserved in ice for more than 5,000 years.

    Wikipedia: Ötzi

    Photo: 120 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.