Cannabis is legalized in South Africa, through a ruling of the Constitutional Court. Date: September 18, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac. Date: September 17, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River. Date: September 17, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort. Date: September 17, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. Date: September 17, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: The Race to the Sea begins. Date: September 17, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Date: September 17, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. Date: September 17, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio. Date: September 17, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. Date: September 17, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)