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September 1

Anfield is a football stadium in Anfield, Liverpool, that has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since its formation in 1892. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,276, making it the fifth-largest football stadium in England. It was originally the home of Everton from 1884 to 1891 before they moved to Goodison Park. The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop, the Main Stand, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, and the Anfield Road End. The record attendance of 61,905 was set at a match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. Anfield was converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994 as a result of the Taylor Report, which reduced its capacity. Two gates at the stadium are named after former Liverpool managers Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley, both of whom have also been honoured with statues outside the stadium. Redevelopments were made to the Anfield Road Stand in 2024, which increased the stadium's capacity to more than 61,000. (This article is part of a featured topic: Liverpool F.C.)

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September 2

Laguna Miscanti is a brackish lake in the Altiplano of the Antofagasta Region in northern Chile. It has an area of about 13 km² (5 sq mi) and the shape of an arrowhead. The lake has no permanent surface inflows or outflows apart from several springs, and is primarily fed and drained by groundwater. Laguna Miscanti is located among the volcanoes of the Central Andes, and formed through tectonic processes about 22,000 years ago. It was once larger, but the climate became drier again during the Holocene, and the lake shrank and may have dried out completely, leaving wetlands behind. The lake reformed 3,400 years ago and has persisted since. Laguna Miscanti is an important breeding site for birds and a major tourist destination within the Los Flamencos National Reserve. Prehistoric peoples used the area as a hunting ground, and several archaeological sites have been identified nearby. The smaller Laguna Miñiques lies immediately south, separated from Miscanti by a lava flow. (Full article...)

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September 3

The huhu beetle (Prionoplus reticularis) is a longhorn beetle endemic to New Zealand. It is a large, visually distinctive species whose adults reach up to 5 cm (2 in) in length. It is widespread throughout New Zealand, occurring up to 1,400 m (4,600 ft) in altitude. Although it is unable to eat as an adult, the larva feeds and burrows in the dead wood of trees, almost entirely feeding on gymnosperms such as rimu and Monterey pine. As a larva, it can grow to sizes of 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) and has a cylindrical appearance with a creamy colour. During this stage, it is high in protein and fat, is edible, and has been described as tasting similar to peanut butter. It has a history of consumption by the Māori, with the larva being consumed either raw or traditionally cooked in a hāngī. The adult lives for roughly two weeks. It is nocturnal and is strongly attracted to light, such as that produced by human habitation. (Full article...)

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September 4

Heard Island

Heard Island and McDonald Islands is an external territory of Australia in the southern Indian Ocean. It is a group of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands that lie on the Kerguelen Plateau. It is about 4,000 km (2,500 mi) south-west of the Australian mainland and 1,700 km (1,100 mi) north of Antarctica. The territory contains Australia's only active volcanoes, including Mawson Peak, a volcanic cone that is the country's highest point outside the Australian Antarctic Territory. Uninhabited and remote, the islands are a nature reserve and a World Heritage Site. Heavily glaciated, Heard Island (pictured) is dominated by Big Ben, a stratovolcano that is topped by Mawson Peak. Heard Island and the McDonald Islands are home to many eastern rockhopper, gentoo, macaroni, and king penguins. With more than one million breeding pairs, Heard Island contains about 20 per cent of the world's macaroni penguins. The islands also contain substantial populations of elephant seals and Antarctic fur seals. (Full article...)

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September 5

Helen Mirren

The second and final season of 1923, an American neo-Western television series, was announced in February 2023. As a limited-run series, 1923 was not originally intended to extend beyond its initial eight-episode order. The second season was developed after Taylor Sheridan, its creator and showrunner, decided that more episodes were needed to tell the story. A part of the Yellowstone franchise, 1923 is a sequel to 1883 and a prequel to Yellowstone. The series stars Helen Mirren (pictured), Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Isabel May, Michelle Randolph, and Timothy Dalton. Sheridan wrote all eight of the second season's episodes. The series revolves around a generation of the Dutton family, and is set in the U.S. state of Montana between 1923 and 1924. The Duttons face the struggles of winter and attempt to protect their ranch against developers. The season was released on the streaming platform Paramount+ from February 23 to April 6, 2025. (Full article...)

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September 6

Czolgosz shooting McKinley with a revolver

President William McKinley was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901, while shaking hands with the public in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, U.S. McKinley died on September 14 from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds. President McKinley enjoyed meeting the public, and was reluctant to take security precautions. George B. Cortelyou, the secretary to the president, feared an assassination attempt, but McKinley kept the visit in the schedule. The assassin, Leon Czolgosz, regarded McKinley as a symbol of oppression, and felt it was his duty as an anarchist to kill him. Unable to get near McKinley earlier in the visit, Czolgosz shot him twice (pictured) as McKinley reached to shake his hand in the reception line. McKinley initially appeared to be recovering, but took a turn for the worse on September 13 and died the next morning; Theodore Roosevelt, the vice president, succeeded him. Czolgosz was executed for murder in late October. (Full article...)

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September 7

George Krugers (1890–1964) was a filmmaker active in the Dutch East Indies during the early 20th century. Born in Banda Neira, he migrated to Java in the 1920s and spent time in Surabaya before moving to Bandung. There, he worked with L. Heuveldorp on the colony's first feature film, Loetoeng Kasaroeng (The Mystical Monkey), before making his directorial debut in 1927 with Eulis Atjih. He established the Krugers Film Company and joined the Hajj in 1928 to produce Het Groote Mekka-Feest (The Great Mecca Feast), considered the first documentary film about the Hajj. In 1930, Krugers began producing sound films, with his Karnadi Anemer Bangkong (Karnadi the Frog Contractor, 1930) likely the first domestic sound film in the Indies. After this failed commercially, Krugers worked for Tan's Film. Amidst the Great Depression, he moved to Hong Kong, but found no work. Krugers spent the rest of his life in the Netherlands. Aside from Het Groote Mekka-Feest, all of his films are considered lost. (Full article...)

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September 8

Olivia Rodrigo

"Lacy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo (pictured) from her second studio album, Guts (2023). A folk-pop and indie-folk song with influences of theatrical folk, "Lacy" chronicles her obsession with the beauty of a female figure named Lacy and has themes of envy and self-hatred. It originated from a poem that she wrote for school and adapted as a song with producer, Dan Nigro. Music critics praised the lyricism, production, and the intensity of Rodrigo's performance, perceiving potential LGBTQ implications in the song's lyrics. "Lacy" reached the top 30 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the US. It received platinum certifications in multiple countries. Rodrigo performed the song at the Grammy Museum and included it on the set list of her 2024–2025 concert tour, the Guts World Tour. Noah Kahan performed a cover version on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge that was well-received and released as the B-side to a 7-inch vinyl single in 2024. (Full article...)

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September 9

Thomas Henry Huxley coined the term agnosticism.

Agnosticism is a position that questions the existence of God or the divine. It is typically treated either as a personal attitude that suspends judgment or as the philosophical claim that God's existence is unknowable. Agnosticism contrasts with theism, which affirms God's existence, and atheism, which denies it. It is understood either as a neutral middle ground between the two or as a rejection of their shared assumption that knowledge is attainable. Proponents of agnosticism typically hold that evidence regarding God's existence is inconclusive and that intellectual humility demands suspending judgment. Different groups of critics contend that there is decisive evidence either for or against God's existence. Agnosticism is often associated with a secular lifestyle that resembles atheism in practice, but it does not necessarily preclude religion. The term was coined in the 19th century by Thomas Henry Huxley (pictured), but precursors already existed in ancient Greek and Indian thought. (Full article...)

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September 10

T3, one of T6's sister ships

T6 was a sea-going torpedo boat operated by the Royal Yugoslav Navy between 1921 and 1941. Originally built in 1916 for the Austro-Hungarian Navy as a 250t-class torpedo boat, she saw active service during World War I, performing convoy, patrol, escort and minesweeping tasks, and anti-submarine operations. Following Austria-Hungary's defeat in 1918, she was allocated to the navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which later became the Royal Yugoslav Navy, and was renamed T6. During the interwar period, T6 and the rest of the navy were involved in training exercises and cruises to friendly ports. She was captured during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, and after modernisation she was employed on second-line duties in the Adriatic Sea. She was scuttled by her crew on 11 September 1943 in the aftermath of the Italian capitulation. (This article is part of a featured topic: Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy.)

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September 11

Path of American Airlines Flight 11

American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the 9/11 attacks. The airliner was deliberately crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in New York City, killing everyone aboard the flight and resulting in the deaths of more than one thousand people. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 767 with 92 passengers and crew, was flying American Airlines' morning transcontinental service from Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport. The hijackers breached the cockpit, forcing the passengers and crew to the rear. Mohamed Atta took the controls and flew the plane into the North Tower from floors 93 through 99 at 08:46 local time. Seventeen minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center's South Tower, dispelling any notion that the attacks were accidental. The North Tower collapsed at 10:28, resulting in hundreds of casualties. (Full article...)

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September 12

United States v. Moore was a 1973 case heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Police officers found the defendant, Raymond Moore, in a hotel room with heroin capsules in his pocket and charged him with narcotics possession. Moore claimed at trial and on appeal that his addiction to heroin forced him to possess and use drugs. He argued that, because he lacked the free will to keep himself from possessing drugs, he should not be criminally liable. He was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. The D.C. Circuit upheld Moore's conviction in a 5–4 vote, refusing to create the addiction defense. The five judges, split across two separate opinions, doubted that addicts physically cannot keep themselves from taking drugs; they also worried that the defense could apply to crimes more serious than possession, or lead people to fake addiction. The dissent supported Moore's legal arguments and argued that the justice system accomplishes nothing by imprisoning an addict for possession. (Full article...)

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September 13

Thomas Hardy (13 September 1666 – 16 August 1732) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. In 1702, he was given command of HMS Pembroke and fought at the Battle of Cádiz and the Battle of Vigo Bay, where he was knighted for his services. In 1707, Hardy was sent as escort to a convoy sailing for Lisbon where he met the squadron of René Duguay-Trouin. Hardy became first captain to John Leake in the Mediterranean in 1708, assisting in the transport of Elisabeth Christine to Spain for her marriage to Archduke Charles, and participating in the capture of Cagliari and the assault on Minorca. He was promoted to rear-admiral and given command of a squadron to blockade Dunkirk. After briefly serving as commander-in-chief, the Nore, Thames and Medway, Hardy commanded a squadron off Ushant where he failed to intercept the squadrons of Duguay-Trouin and Jean-Baptiste du Casse. In 1715, he was second-in-command of the Baltic Fleet sent to serve in the Great Northern War, but he was dismissed in 1716. (Full article...)

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September 14

13th-century depiction of Melisende

Melisende (c. 1109 – 1161) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1152. The eldest daughter and heir of Baldwin II, she was crowned alongside her husband, Fulk. He initially sidelined Melisende, but she forced him to share power after a baronial uprising in 1134. Together they strengthened the crusader kingdom's defenses, while Melisende became celebrated for supporting its Christian communities. When Fulk died in 1143, she assumed full power and was crowned again with their son Baldwin III. After Edessa fell to Muslims in 1144, Melisende urged European intervention, helping set the Second Crusade in motion. Her relationship with Baldwin deteriorated as she resisted sharing authority with him. After a brief division of the kingdom, Baldwin invaded her territory and forced her to abdicate. From her new seat in Nablus, she remained involved in state and church affairs. William of Tyre praised Melisende as a wise and capable ruler, while modern historians are divided in their assessment. (Full article...)

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September 15

Menches's application for the post of scribe

Menches was the village scribe of Kerkeosiris in Ptolemaic Egypt. He was appointed scribe sometime before 119 BC, and was responsible for assessing taxes and land on behalf of the pharaoh. Menches was acquitted of attempted murder in 118 BC, after which he requested royal protection from harassment. He continued to serve as scribe until 110 BC, although labor strikes made it difficult for him to perform his duties. Papyri from his office (example pictured) were used to wrap crocodile mummies at a temple in Tebtunis in the 1st century BC. In 1900, English archaeologists Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt discovered the papyri at the temple. Known as the "archive of Menches", the papyri are the only known evidence for Menches's life, and are an important source for daily life and government in ancient Egypt. The archive is held at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. (Full article...)

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September 16

Grace Coolidge (1879–1957) was the first lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929 as the wife of President Calvin Coolidge. Born and raised in Burlington, Vermont, she attended the University of Vermont, then moved to Northampton, Massachusetts, to teach at Clarke School for the Deaf. She married Calvin in 1905 and Calvin's career progressed in state politics. They moved to Washington, D.C., after Calvin's election as vice president in 1921, and into the White House after the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Coolidge was active as first lady, hosting thousands of guests each year, making regular public appearances in the President's stead. She was a highly popular first lady; her fashion choices were influential among American women. The Coolidges returned to Northampton in 1929, and she began traveling following her husband's death in 1933. Coolidge was an advocate of American involvement in World War II. She was involved in schools and programs for the deaf until her death. (Full article...)

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September 17

Courtney LaPlante

Eternal Blue is the debut studio album by the Canadian heavy-metal band Spiritbox. It was released on September 17, 2021, through Pale Chord Records and Rise Records. Vocalist Courtney LaPlante (pictured) and guitarist Mike Stringer formed Spiritbox in 2016 following their departure from Iwrestledabearonce, and began development on Eternal Blue in 2018. Planned for an April 2020 release, progress halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After releasing "Holy Roller" and "Constance" as singles in the second half of 2020, the band finished the album by March 2021 with producer Daniel Braunstein. Showcasing influences from Slipknot, Deftones, Depeche Mode, and Tears for Fears, among other artists, Eternal Blue includes a diverse array of heavy metal styles and electronic elements, and LaPlante used both screamed and clean vocals on the album. Once recording was completed, three more songs were released as singles preceding the album: "Circle with Me", "Secret Garden", and "Hurt You". (Full article...)

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September 18

Naval bombardment of Athens during the Noemvriana

The Noemvriana was an armed confrontation in Athens on 1 December 1916 between the Kingdom of Greece and the Allied Powers and their supporters. The crisis arose from disputes over Greek neutrality during the First World War. The Allies feared a secret alliance between King Constantine I and the Central Powers that could endanger their army bivouacking in Thessaloniki. The establishment of Eleftherios Venizelos's Allied-backed provisional government in Thessaloniki to create an army in assistance to the Allies divided Greece. Failed negotiations prompted the Allies to land in Athens to compel the surrender of war materiel. They encountered organized resistance from royalist forces, triggering hours of fighting before a negotiated withdrawal. Their departure was followed by royalist mobs attacking Venizelists across Athens, marking the height of the National Schism. Following an Allied naval blockade (pictured) and Constantine's abdication, Greece joined the war, helping to secure the Allied victory. (Full article...)

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September 19

Ashton Town Hall

Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historically part of Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, 6 mi (10 km) east of Manchester. The "Ashton" in the town's name probably derives from Old English, meaning 'settlement by ash trees'. The origin of the suffix "-under-Lyne" is less clear; it possibly derives from the Brittonic-originating word lemo, meaning 'elm'. Ashton became a market town from 1414, when the manor was granted a royal charter. The factory system and textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution triggered a process of unplanned urbanisation in the area, and by the mid–19th century Ashton had emerged as an important mill town at a convergence of canals and railways. The town saw significant economic decline in the 1920s, with the majority of its mills closing due to insufficient exports. Nevertheless, Ashton has continued to thrive as a centre of commerce. (Full article...)

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September 20

Misti as seen from Arequipa

Misti is a volcano in the southern Peruvian Andes, rising above Arequipa, Peru's second-largest city. Because it is only 12 km (8 mi) from Arequipa and its million-plus inhabitants, it is considered one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. Narrow valleys on its western and southern flanks pose particular threats, as mudflows and fast-moving flows of hot volcanic debris could be channelled into the urban area and into important infrastructure, like hydropower plants. The last two significant eruptions were 2,000 years ago and from 1440 to 1470. Even a moderate eruption could deposit volcanic ash and tephra over most of the city. A volcano observatory monitors the mountain. The Inca viewed the volcano as a threat, and during the 1440–1470 eruption offered human sacrifices (capacocha) on Misti and neighbouring mountains to placate the volcano. The mummies on Misti form the largest known Inca human sacrifice. (Full article...)

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September 21

The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck

Early Netherlandish painting is the body of work by artists active in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands during the 15th- and 16th-century Northern Renaissance. Their output follows the International Gothic style and begins approximately with Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck (painting pictured) in the early 1420s, and lasts until at least the death of Gerard David in 1523 or to the start of the Dutch Revolt in 1566 or 1568. Other major figures include Rogier van der Weyden, Dieric Bouts, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, Hugo van der Goes and Hieronymus Bosch. They made significant advances in natural representation and illusionism, and typically incorporated complex iconography. Their subjects were usually religious scenes or small portraits. Painted works are generally in oils on panel, either as single panels or complex altarpieces in the form of diptychs, triptychs or polyptychs. The era is further noted for its sculpture, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass and carved retables. (Full article...)

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September 22

Alison Frantz (1903–1995) was an archaeological photographer and Byzantine scholar. She worked at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens's Agora excavations and became its official photographer. Her photographs of the Linear B tablets were used for their first transcription and the decipherment of Linear B. She also restored the Church of the Holy Apostles. During the Second World War, Frantz joined the Office of Strategic Services and gathered intelligence on European exiles in the United States. She served on an Allied commission to observe the Greek elections of 1946 and was the US embassy in Athens's cultural attaché. Her publications included archaeological research into Ottoman Greece and photography of archaic kore sculptures, Byzantine architecture, and artifacts from the Aegean Bronze Age. Her work on late antiquity and later periods is considered pioneering and raised the scholarly standing of post-classical archaeology in Greece. (Full article...)

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September 23

Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), dubbed Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born cook who lived in the US and is believed to have infected up to 57 people with the bacteria that cause typhoid fever, with three confirmed deaths. Between 1897 and 1907, Mallon worked at several homes; residents at four of them contracted typhoid. In 1907, she was forcibly quarantined at Riverside Hospital, but was freed in 1910, promising not to work as a cook. A further outbreak at the Sloane Maternity Hospital, where she was working, resulted in 25 cases and two deaths in early 1915. She was again confined, remaining so until her death in 1938. Her nickname became a term for anyone who spreads disease. Mallon's case raises questions about the balance between individual liberty and public health. No other carrier of typhoid was confined for as long as she was. Her story has been reevaluated, particularly during outbreaks of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and COVID-19. (Full article...)

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September 24

Kouji Okada, co-creator of Persona

Persona, previously marketed as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona outside Japan, is a video game franchise primarily developed by Atlus and owned by Sega. Centered around a series of Japanese role-playing video games, Persona is a spin-off from Atlus's Megami Tensei franchise. The first entry in the series, Revelations: Persona, was released in 1996 for the PlayStation. The series has seen several more games since, with the most recent main entry being Persona 3 Reload (2024). Persona began as a spin-off based on the positively-received high school setting of Shin Megami Tensei If... (1994). The series's core features include a group of students as the main cast, a silent protagonist similar to the mainline Megami Tensei franchise, and combat using Personas. Beginning with Persona 3 in 2006, the main series came to focus more on, and become renowned for, the immersive social-simulation elements that came with the addition of Social Links, which are directly linked to how Personas evolve. (Full article...)

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September 25

The derailed train on the tracks

There was a disruption of train services on the East–West Line (EWL) of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system on 25 September 2024. An axle box on a Kawasaki C151 train dislodged, derailing the train (pictured) and damaging the track and equipment between Clementi and Dover stations. More than 2 million commuters were affected, and shuttle train services and bus-bridging services were provided during restoration works. Full services resumed on 1 October. This was the worst breakdown in the MRT network's history. The Land Transport Authority concluded that the failure began with degraded grease in an axle bearing, which led to overheating and fire damage to the chevron springs. The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau found that fixing a "Null ID" error could have identified the affected train and prevented the incident. The rail operator, SMRT, was subsequently fined S$2.4 million (US$1.8 million) and the C151 trains were withdrawn from service by September 2025. (Full article...)

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September 26

Kevin O'Halloran was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The first Western Australian to win Olympic gold, O'Halloran learnt to swim in his hometown of Katanning. He moved to Perth to attend secondary school where he became more committed to swimming. Competitive swimming was not well developed in Western Australia: races were held in muddy river pools, so O'Halloran moved to the east coast in late 1955 in an attempt to qualify for the Olympics. His new coach, Frank Guthrie, altered his training regimen; within a year, O'Halloran had reduced his times by approximately 10 percent. He gained Olympic selection in the relay and the 400-metre freestyle. O'Halloran led off the Australian quartet when they obtained a new world record, and placed sixth in the 400 metre. Thereafter, O'Halloran's career was beset by ear problems; he retired in 1958 after failing to qualify for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He died in an accidental shooting in 1976. (Full article...)

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September 27

Valley Parade, currently known as Mbanq Valley Parade, is an all-seater football stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1886 as the home of Manningham Rugby Football Club, but in 1903 the club changed code from rugby league to association football, and became Bradford City A.F.C.. In 1908, the architect Archibald Leitch was commissioned to redevelop Valley Parade when Bradford City were promoted to the First Division. Few changes were made until a fatal fire on 11 May 1985 in which 56 supporters were killed and at least 265 were injured. Oliver Popplewell published an inquiry into the fire that led to the introduction of new safety legislation for sports grounds across England. Following the fire, Valley Parade underwent a £2.6-million redevelopment and re-opened in December 1986. It underwent significant changes in the 1990s and the early 2000s, and now has a capacity of 25,136. The attendance record of 39,146 was set in 1911 at an FA Cup tie against Burnley. (Full article...)

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September 28

The game's logo

Genshin Impact is an action role-playing video game by miHoYo that was released in 2020. It features an anime-style open-world environment that uses elemental magic and character-switching. It takes place in the fantasy world of Teyvat, home to seven nations, each of which is tied to a different element. The story follows the Traveler, an interstellar adventurer separated from their sibling, as they travel across Teyvat with their guide Paimon to reunite with the sibling. Along the way, the two make friends with Teyvat's people and resolve conflicts. Regardless of which nation they hail from, individuals with great ambitions may be granted a Vision, a magical gemstone that allows the user to control a specific element. Genshin Impact has received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its combat mechanics and open world, but criticizing its endgame and monetization model. It received several awards, including Best Mobile Game at the 2021 Game Awards. (Full article...)

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September 29

Paul McCartney

"The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. A piano ballad, Paul McCartney (pictured) composed it at his Scotland farm in 1968. He was driven by the Beatles' growing bitterness towards each other. Main recording was done in January 1969 as part of the Get Back album project, but for a while no album resulted. John Lennon and George Harrison later lent the Get Back recordings of January to producer Phil Spector so that he could attempt to assemble an album out of them. For the "Long and Winding Road" recording, he added lavish orchestral and choral overdubs, much to McCartney's chagrin and to the frustration of many music critics, although many others came to their defence. It was released on Let It Be in May 1970, a month after McCartney announced the breakup of the Beatles, and marked the band's twentieth and final song topping the Billboard Hot 100. Retrospective reviews have been kinder to the song than some at the time. (Full article...)

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September 30

Takato Dam, a gravity dam in Japan

A dam is a structure that impounds water or restricts its flow. The four types are gravity dams (example pictured), embankment dams, buttress dams, and arch dams. Dams provide irrigation, hydropower, water supply, flood management, recreation, inland navigation, and fish farming. An early dam was the Jawa Dam in modern Jordan, built around 3000 BCE. The process of designing dams transformed in the late 18th century from an informal practice to an engineering discipline. In the 20th century, the widespread availability of concrete led to the creation of many large dams worldwide. Dams may include locks, fish ladders, spillways, and power stations. Dams occasionally fail, resulting in flooding and loss of life. Organized opposition to dam projects emerged in the modern era, focused on environmental and social impacts such as the loss of plant and animal habitats, reduced water and sediment flow, degraded landscape aesthetics, the submergence of cultural sites, and forced relocations of people. (Full article...)

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