Proclamation as Emperor and Founding of Wu Zhou
Wu Zetian forces Emperor Ruizong to abdicate and proclaims herself emperor, founding the Wu Zhou dynasty on 21 September 690.
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Wu Zetian forces Emperor Ruizong to abdicate and proclaims herself emperor, founding the Wu Zhou dynasty on 21 September 690.
View detailsFrancis II's death ended his brief reign, increasing Catherine’s influence during the governance of France.
View detailsMary Somerville was made an honorary member of the Naval and Military Library and Museum of London on 21 September 1832.
View detailsSigned as a U.S. Army surgeon with Ohio Infantry, a first for women.
View detailsCixi orchestrates a coup, halting the Hundred Days' Reform, and resumes control.
View detailsCixi ends Hundred Days’ Reform, reclaiming imperial authority.
View detailsHelen Foster Snow was born on September 21, 1907, in Cedar City, Utah.
View detailsGrace Towns Hamilton was born on September 21, 1907, in Atlanta, Georgia.
View detailsPhyllis Nicolson, mathematician and physicist known for the Crank–Nicolson method, was born in Macclesfield, England.
View detailsChrystal Macmillan passed away on September 21, 1937.
View detailsIvana Brlić-Mažuranić passed away on September 21, 1938, in Zagreb, Croatia.
View detailsReddy's single "Angie Baby" entered the Hot 100, beginning its climb to become her third US number-one hit.
View detailsJacqueline Susann passed away on September 21, 1974, due to breast cancer.
View detailsMcClintock received the Lasker Award for pioneering work on transposable genetic elements in maize.
View detailsThe U.S. Senate unanimously confirms Sandra Day O’Connor 99–0, making her the first woman justice on the Supreme Court.
View detailsThe Dollywood Foundation launches Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, initially providing free books to children in Sevier County, Tennessee.
View detailsSabine Zlatin died on September 21, 1996, in Paris, at the age of 89, remembered as 'the Lady of Izieu.'
View detailsFlorence Griffith Joyner died at age 38 in Mission Viejo, California, after suffering an epileptic seizure during sleep.
View detailsUSPS released a commemorative stamp honoring Meredith Willson and his legacy as Iowa’s Music Man.
View detailsBjörk's song 'I've Seen It All' was featured at the Sydney 2000 Olympics closing ceremony on September 21, 2000.
View detailsMartin scored two goals against Mississippi State, reaching a career-high four points in a single soccer match for Jacksonville State.
View detailsAs final project manager, Claudia Alexander oversaw the Galileo spacecraft's planned plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere on September 21, 2003, ending its historic mission.
View detailsWins 100 m freestyle S9 gold at the Athens 2004 Paralympics, reinforcing her dominance in sprint freestyle events.
View detailsEarns bronze in women’s T54 200m at the Athens 2004 Paralympics on 21 September 2004.
View detailsWins bronze in 400m T12 at Athens 2004, her first Paralympic medal.
View detailsAt Tinker AFB, Robinson became the first air battle manager and first woman 552nd Air Control Wing commander frocked to brigadier general.
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