Articles — Throwback

On this day we crowned a record-breaking queen, named a whole city after a president, and let John Lennon imagine.

On September 8, Star Trek beamed onto TV, a beauty pageant crowned its first "mermaid," and Gaten Matarazzo entered the world — buckle up.

On September 7, Brazil dumped Portugal, a pope won a disputed election, and Gracie Abrams was born to soundtrack your feelings.

From the first self-service grocery store to Cal Ripken's iron streak, September 6 is a day of showing up and stocking up.

From humanity's farthest spacecraft to the birth of a football club, September 5 packed a surprising amount into one calendar square.

From the fall of Rome to Toothfish Day, September 4 is a gloriously chaotic buffet of history, birthdays, and bar fights.

From driving faster than 300 mph to celebrating fancy cheese on toast, September 3 has a delightfully random résumé.

From the world's tiniest self-declared kingdom to Teddy Roosevelt's greatest one-liner, September 2 packed history with personality.

From Bobby Fischer's Cold War chess flex to the first sci-fi film and a genuinely stacked celebrity birthday list, September 1 delivers.