THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
- 09 Feb - 15 Feb, 2019
September 1, 1914: Passenger pigeons become extinct.
September 2, 1966: Mexican/American actress, director and producer Salma Hayek is born.
September 3, 1995: The Persian Gulf state, Qatar, gained its independence after 55 years of British rule.
September 4, 1998: Google is founded.
September 5, 1986: Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked in Karachi, Pakistan by four armed men who killed and injured the crew and passengers onboard.
September 6, 1870: A woman casts her vote in the US for the first time.
September 7, 1566: Ottoman Empire sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, passes away.
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