September in History

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a regular contributor to “Focus Historia” magazine, alongside writing history books and crime novels. He was born in 1975.

September in history according to an eternal pessimist.

1st September 1752

The Liberty Bell was brought to Philadelphia. The bell, supposed to become the symbol of the United States’ independence, cracked when rung very early on after its installation, and it had to be repaired. Perhaps it was a bad omen?

2nd September 1980

The Warsaw Old Town was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Pity it’s just a replica…

3rd September 1945

The last German military unit surrendered on the north-eastern territory of the Svalbard Archipelago. And yet in some circles, swastikas seem to remain as popular today as ever.

4th September 1963

Poland beat Norway 9:0 in a football game. It’s one of the highest-scoring victories in the history of the Polish football team. Nowadays, Polish representation can only dream of such

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Adam Węgłowski:

a regular contributor to “Focus Historia” magazine, alongside writing history books and crime novels. He was born in 1975.

Translation: Aga Zano

Publish date: 31.08.2020