HISTORY
On this day September 26-October 2, 2021 (week 39)
September 26, 2021 - October 2, 2021 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features portland cement, the capture of Kabul by Taliban militants, Shimon Peres of Israel, the Arab League, the use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Disneyworld and Darwin’s theory of evolution
September 26, 1871: The first U.S. patent for portland cement was issued, a boon to Hollywood where impressions of famous hands are recorded. It was first patented in England in 1824
September 27, 1996: Taliban militants captured Kabul after a rapid offensive through eastern Afghanistan. Former President Mohammad Najibullah was seized and executed
September 28, 2016: Shimon Peres, former Prime Minister and President of Israel, died at 93. He won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians
September 29, 1971: Oman joined the Arab League. Founded with six members in March 1945, the Arab League currently has 22 members and six observer states
September 30, 1846: American dentist William Morton made the first public demonstration using ether as a surgical anaesthetic to painlessly extract an ulcerated tooth
October 1, 1971: Disneyworld, visited by over 52 million people annually, opened in Florida, to complement Disneyland in Anaheim, California which opened in 1955
October 2, 1836: Charles Darwin completed his five-year voyage exploring the southern oceans on HMS Beagle. The studies he made helped him formulate his theory of evolution