September 1,  Opening of UN HQ in New York

1939- World War II erupts with German troops invading Poland.

1951 – Opening of UN HQ in New York .

1960 – Late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser lays the cornerstone of Aswan High Dam.

1963 – First television transmission via satellite by the United States.

1265 – Hulagu Khan, Mongol leader and grandson of Genghis Khan passes away.

H. Zain/ H. Said