October 24Dracula by Bram Stoker1885 The Russian ship Dmitry ran aground in Whitby, an incident that inspired the arrival of Count Dracula to England in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel (cover pictured).1929 On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.1930 The Pacification Junta deposed Brazillian president Washington Lus, ending the Brazilian Revolution of 1930.2004 English football club Manchester United defeated rivals Arsenal 20 in the Battle of the Buffet, ending the latter's record-breaking unbeaten run.2015 Lam Wing-kee, the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.Marianne North (b.1830)Dsir Charnay (d.1915)Luciano Berio (b.1925)Richard Hofstadter (d.1970)More anniversaries: October 23October 24October 25ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis is an oil painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt, produced around 166162. It depicts an episode from Tacitus's Histories of the Batavian rebellion (AD6970), led by the one-eyed chieftain Claudius Civilis. The painting was commissioned by the city council of Amsterdam for the Town Hall, and was originally Rembrandt's largest-ever painting. It was placed briefly in the town hall but eventually returned to Rembrandt, who may never have been paid for the work. In financial difficulties, he was forced to cut the painting down in size and partly repaint it, after which it was sold. After passing between various private owners, it was eventually deposited in the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, and is now in the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.Painting credit: RembrandtRecently featured: Pachygrapsus marmoratusBennuTiharArchiveMore featured pictures

October 25Siege of Lisbon by Raquel Gameiro1147 Reconquista: Forces under Afonso I of Portugal captured Lisbon from the Moors after a four-month siege (depicted) in one of the few Christian victories during the Second Crusade.1920 Irish playwright and politician Terence MacSwiney died after a hunger strike in Brixton Prison, bringing the Irish struggle for independence to international attention.1924 The Daily Mail published the Zinoviev letter, a hoax purported to be a directive from Moscow to increase communist agitation.1944 USSTang, the U.S. Navy submarine credited with sinking more ships than any other American submarine, sank when it was struck by its own torpedo.2010 Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, began an increasingly violent series of eruptions that lasted over a month.Johann Strauss II (b.1825)Elsa Reger (b.1870)Alexander of Greece (d.1920)Matthew McCauley (d.1930)More anniversaries: October 24October 25October 26ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

Human gaits are the various ways in which humans can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training. In general, a gait is a manner of limb movements made by animals during locomotion. Human gaits can be classified in various ways, according to whether the person remains in continuous contact with the ground, with each gait categorized as either natural (one that humans use instinctively) or trained (a non-instinctive gait learned via training). Examples of the latter include hand walking and specialized gaits used in martial arts. One variable in assessing gait is which part of the foot connects with the ground first. Typically this is one of forefoot strike, mid-foot strike or heel strike. This photograph shows a heel strike in a runner at the 2024 Ljubljana Marathon. In this gait the heel of the foot lands, then the plantar flexes to ball.Photograph credit: Petar MiloeviRecently featured: The Conspiracy of Claudius CivilisPachygrapsus marmoratusBennuArchiveMore featured pictures

October 26Laurent Gbagbo1597 Imjin War: Thirteen Korean ships commanded by Admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated a far larger Japanese invading fleet at the Battle of Myeongnyang in the Myeongnyang Strait.1813 War of 1812: British forces and Mohawk allies under Charles de Salaberry repulsed an American attempt to invade Canada.1902 A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace.1905 The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers.2000 Following protests against military leader Robert Gu, Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) became the president of Ivory Coast.Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet (d.1671)C. W. Post (b.1854)Rahmah el Yunusiyah (b.1900)Nikolay Alyokhin (b.1954)More anniversaries: October 25October 26October 27ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

The grey-breasted partridge (Arborophila orientalis) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is endemic to highland forest in the eastern salient of Java, Indonesia. Measuring 28cm (11in), the species is a stocky, short-legged bird. Its mostly grey plumage is barred on the lower back and tail. It has a black crown and nape, and conspicuous white forehead, cheeks and throat. The bare skin around the eyes is red, as are the legs, while the bill is black. This grey-breasted partridge was photographed in a nature preserve near the volcanic crater of Ijen in Banyuwangi Regency, Java.Photograph credit: JJ HarrisonRecently featured: Human gaitThe Conspiracy of Claudius CivilisPachygrapsus marmoratusArchiveMore featured pictures

October 2: International Day of Non-Violence; Gandhi Jayanti in India; Yom Kippur (Judaism, 2025)HMS Curacoa1470 With King Edward IV of England forced to flee to the Burgundian Netherlands after a rebellion organised by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Henry VI was restored to the throne.1835 Mexican dragoons dispatched to disarm settlers at Gonzales in Mexican Texas encountered stiff resistance from a Texian militia at the Battle of Gonzales, the first armed engagement of the Texas Revolution.1942 Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner to provide protection from submarine attacks.1990 A hijacked airliner collided with two other planes while attempting to land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China, killing 128 and injuring 71.2018 The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.Sarah Biffin (d.1850)Maria Ressa (b.1963)K. Kamaraj (d.1975)Marissa Haque (d.2024)More anniversaries: October 1October 2October 3ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

Epinephelus marginatus is a species of fish in the grouper family, Epinephelidae. It is found in coastal waters, primarily at the edges of the Atlantic Ocean off western Africa and eastern South America and also in the Indian Ocean around South Africa, Madagascar and Runion, and throughout the Mediterranean. Epinephelus marginatus is a very large, oval-bodied and large-headed fish with a wide mouth which has a protruding lower jaw. It is typically 90cm in length but some individuals grow up to 150cm. The head and upper body are coloured dark reddish brown or greyish, usually with yellowish gold countershading on the ventral surfaces, while the base colour is marked by a vertical series of irregular pale-greenish-yellow, silvery-grey or whitish blotching. This E. marginatus individual was photographed off Cape Palos, Spain.Photograph credit: Diego DelsoRecently featured: Sarah Forbes BonettaChild labor in the United StatesTawny-bellied hermitArchiveMore featured pictures

October 3Siegfried& Roy with a white lion1792 Spanish forces departed Valdivia to suppress the indigenous Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.1953 Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral was dedicated by Archbishop William Mark Duke, fifty-three years after it first opened.1963 Oswaldo Lpez Arellano replaced Honduran president Ramn Villeda Morales in a violent coup, initiating two decades of military rule.1992 Sinad O'Connor tore up a photograph of Pope John PaulII on live television.2003 Roy Horn of the American entertainment duo Siegfried& Roy (both pictured) was mauled by a tiger during a performance at the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip.EliasI of Antioch (d.723)Gabriel Lalemant (b.1610)Caroline Brady (b.1905)Carl Nielsen (d.1931)More anniversaries: October 2October 3October 4ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 is a United States federal law that was passed by the 89th Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 3, 1965. The act formally removed de facto discrimination against people of various ethnicities from the country's immigration policy and created a system giving priority to various categories of people such as relatives of US citizens, skilled professionals, and refugees. Previous policy consisted of the National Origins Formula of the 1920s, whose aim was to preserve American homogeneity by promoting immigration from Western and Northern Europe, an approach which came under attack during the civil rights movement for being racially discriminatory. This photograph shows President Johnson officially signing the Immigration and Nationality Act in a ceremony on Liberty Island in New York City.Photograph credit: Yoichi OkamotoRecently featured: Epinephelus marginatusSarah Forbes BonettaChild labor in the United StatesArchiveMore featured pictures

September 20Margaret Thatcher1066 HaraldIII of Norway and his English ally Tostig Godwinson defeated the northern earls Edwin and Morcar at the Battle of Fulford near York.1697 The first of a series of treaties comprising the Peace of Ryswick was signed between France and the Grand Alliance, ending the Nine Years' War.1870 The Bersaglieri entered Rome through the Porta Pia, ending the temporal power of the Pope and completing the unification of Italy.1920 Irish War of Independence: British auxiliary police officers known as Black and Tans went on a rampage in Balbriggan, burning more than fifty homes and businesses and killing two people.1988 British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (pictured) gave a landmark speech at the Belfry of Bruges, Belgium, against federalism in the European Economic Community.Gozbald (d.855)Jacob Grimm (d.1863)Justo Gallego Martnez (b.1925)Rose Francine Rogomb (b.1942)More anniversaries: September 19September 20September 21ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae. Critically endangered, it lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar and the spiny thickets of the south. This photograph was taken near Rserve Peyrieras, Madagascar.Photograph credit: Charles J. SharpRecently featured: Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon GibeonMary Church TerrellAustralian brushturkeyArchiveMore featured pictures

September 25Tacitus275 After the assassination of Aurelian, Tacitus (depicted) was chosen by the Senate to succeed him as Roman emperor.1066 Harold Godwinson defeated King HaraldIII of Norway and his English ally Tostig Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, ending the last Norse invasion of the British Isles.1775 American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen and a small force of American and Quebec militia failed to capture the city of Montreal from British forces.1800 French Revolutionary Wars: After U.S. ships became involved, French forces abandoned their invasion of the Batavian island of Curaao.1990 The Ram Rath Yatra, a politicalreligious rally organised to erect a temple to the Hindu deity Rama on the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, began in the Indian state of Gujarat.Oliver Loving (d.1867)Silvana Pampanini (b.1925)Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (b.1955)Jos Fernndez (d.2016)More anniversaries: September 24September 25September 26ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

The Freshman is a 1925 American silent comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It was released on September 20, 1925, and stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict, and James Anderson. It remains one of Lloyd's most successful and enduring films. The film was written by John Grey, Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan, and Ted Wilde. It was directed by Taylor and Fred C. Newmeyer. In 1990, The Freshman was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," added in the second year of voting and one of the first 50 films to receive the honor.Film credit: Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam TaylorRecently featured: Hamm (Westfalen) HauptbahnhofLittle pied cormorantBattle of AntietamArchiveMore featured pictures

September 21: International Day of PeaceChandrashekhar Agashe1675 Led by Antonio de Vea, a Spanish naval expedition departed El Callao, Peru, for the fjords and channels of Patagonia to find whether rival colonial powers were in the region.1897 In response to a letter written by eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, The New York Sun published an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church stating, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".1934 Chandrashekhar Agashe (pictured) established the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd., one of the oldest companies in India.1999 A 7.7 Mw earthquake struck Jiji, Taiwan, killing 2,415 people, injuring more than 11,000 others and causing about NT$300 billion (US$10billion) in damage across the island.2004 American rock band Green Day released their seventh studio album, American Idiot.Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (b.1706)Emanuel Schikaneder (d.1812)Kareena Kapoor Khan (b.1980)Trn i Quang (d.2018)More anniversaries: September 20September 21September 22ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

Tadej Pogaar (born 21 September1998) is a Slovenian professional road cyclist who currently rides for UAE Team Emirates XRG, a UCI WorldTeam based in the United Arab Emirates. His victories include four Tours de France (2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025), the 2024 Giro d'Italia, and nine monuments (the Tour of Flanders twice, LigeBastogneLige three times, and the Giro di Lombardia four times), as well as the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships. Comfortable in time-trialing, one-day classic riding and grand-tour climbing, he has been compared to all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault as one of the sport's greatest. This photograph shows Pogaar celebrating a stage victory in the 2022 Tour of Slovenia.Photograph credit: Petar MiloeviRecently featured: The FreshmanHamm (Westfalen) HauptbahnhofLittle pied cormorantArchiveMore featured pictures

September 22Damage from the great fire of Smyrna1586 Eighty Years' War: Spanish forces defeated an Anglo-Dutch army at the Battle of Zutphen.1914 World War I: German naval forces bombarded Papeete in French Polynesia and sank a French gunboat.1922 After nine days, the great fire of Smyrna was extinguished (aftermath pictured), having caused at least ten thousand deaths.1975 Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford, but failed due to unfamiliarity with her weapon.2014 The NASA spacecraft MAVEN entered into orbit around Mars to study the planet's atmosphere.SelimI (d.1520)John Biddle (d.1662)Gladys Berejiklian (b.1970)Coco Yoshizawa (b.2009)More anniversaries: September 21September 22September 23ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

The Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami) is a species of bird in the Megapode family, Megapodiidae. It is found in eastern Australia, from Far North Queensland to the South Coast region of New South Wales, as well as on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, where it is an introduced species. The Australian brushturkey inhabits wet forests, as well as drier scrubs and open areas, and lives in both mountainous and lowland areas. It is also common in urban environments including on domestic properties in the cities of Brisbane and Sydney. A black-feathered bird with a red head, the Australian brushturkey is typically a large bird, with a total length of around 6075cm and a wingspan of around 85cm, although the subspecies A. l. purpureicollis from the northern Cape York Peninsula is somewhat smaller. The species is known for its mound-building, which is carried out by a dominant male and visited by a succession of local females, for mating and egg-laying. It uses a large nest on the ground made of leaves, other compostable material, and earth. This female Australian brushturkey was photographed in Crater Lakes National Park, Queensland.Photograph credit: Charles J. SharpRecently featured: Tadej PogaarThe FreshmanHamm (Westfalen) HauptbahnhofArchiveMore featured pictures

September 23: Celebrate Bisexuality DayBenedict Arnold1780 American Revolutionary War: British officer John Andr was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold (pictured) to hand over West Point, New York.1913 The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War.2002 The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization.2008 A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide.2019 The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.John Ainsworth Horrocks (d.1846)Ellen Hayes (b.1851)Sigmund Freud (d.1939)Sean Spicer (b.1971)More anniversaries: September 22September 23September 24ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

Mary Terrell (September 23, 1863 July 24, 1954) was an American civil rights activist, journalist, teacher and one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree. She taught in the Latin Department at the M Street High Schoolthe first African-American public high school in the nationin Washington, DC. In 1895, she was the first African-American woman in the United States to be appointed to the school board of a major city, serving in the District of Columbia until 1906. Terrell was a charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Colored Women's League of Washington. She helped found the National Association of Colored Women and served as its first national president, and she was a founding member of the National Association of College Women.Photograph credit: unknown; restored by Adam CuerdenRecently featured: Australian brushturkeyTadej PogaarThe FreshmanArchiveMore featured pictures