Articles — Throwback

On this day the Model T rolled out, GNU was born, and the world learned it should probably take a vacation.

On September 26 a Swiss dude jet-packed across a whole ocean channel while the Beatles finished a legendary tune — history was busy.

From the first female Supreme Court justice to a legendary crop of pop-star birthdays, September 25 is quietly one of history's overachievers.

From the first face-climb of Everest to a Broadway belter's birthday, September 24 is packed with surprises, mountains, and questionable financial decisions.

From a shipwreck that accidentally started a gold rush to the birth of Firefox, September 23 is quietly one of history's busiest overachievers.

From candy dropped over Berlin to a spacecraft slipping into Mars orbit, September 22 has been busy, delicious, and delightfully nerdy.

On this day we celebrated a very real Santa, a brand-new Hobbit, Green Day's punk explosion, and world peace itself.

From the Battle of the Sexes to the fastest ship afloat, September 20 is a day of underdogs, icons, and one very unbothered Buddha.

A day that gave us Talk Like a Pirate, a 5,000-year-old mummy, the very first Glastonbury, and a birthday roll call of NBA royalty.