Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. Date: September 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom. Date: September 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Brunei joins the United Nations. Date: September 21, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union. Date: September 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-134 is shot down by a missile in the Black Sea near Sokhumi, Georgia. Date: September 21, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russian president Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution. Date: September 21, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress. Date: September 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar. Date: September 21, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.7-magnitude Chi-Chi earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing 2,400 people. Date: September 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths. Date: September 21, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)