A WEEK IN BRIEF
A Week in Brief: Volume XXII
A Week in Brief: Sunday, 11 Sept. to Saturday, 17 Sept. 2022
Saturday, 17 Sept. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
Five Syrian soldiers, on Saturday, 17 Sept. 2022, were killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus.
Arts and Culture…
The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disasters and Accidents…
The Japan Meteorological Agency, on Saturday, 17 Sept. 2022, urged residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring “unprecedented” storms and rain to the area.
On this Day in History…
On this day, in 1775, the Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean. American Brigadier General Richard Montgomery, conducting the invasion, The following year, in 1776, the British regained control of the fort. Continental forces, during a retreat to Fort Ticonderoga, abandoned Fort St. Jean.
On this day, in 1901, a Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort. The Second Boer War wasn’t going well for the British.
On this day, in 1976, NASA unveils the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
On this day, in 1978, Israel and Egypt sign the Camp David Accords.
On this day, in 1983, Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.
Friday, 16 Sept. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
A civilian is killed, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, during heavy shelling carried out by Ukrainian forces on Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast. Two other individuals were injured.
Disasters and Accidents…
Eight people are killed and four are missing as floods hit Ancona, Central Italy.
Security…
Latvia is cyberattacked on a large scale. The perpetrators were intending to disrupt key functions of the state.
On this Day in History…
On this day, in 1953, American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York. The crash kills 28 people.
On this day, in 1956, TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
On this day, in 1992, the British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators. The currency is forced to devalue against the German mark. The day is known as Black Wednesday.
On this day, in 2013, a gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard.
On this day, in 2019, the Federal Reserve conducts operations in the repo market. The operations, five months before the COVID-19 stock market crash, were prompted by an overnight spike in lending rates in the United States.
Thursday, 15 Sept. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a visit to the Armenian capital of Yerevan as a show of support to Armenia amid renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week.
Law and Crime…
Authorities in Mexico confirm the arrest of a retired military general for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 43 students in 2014 in the state of Guerrero.
Science and Technology…
Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency to Bitcoin, changes its consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake, ceasing all mining and reducing its energy consumption by over 99.9%.
On this Day in History…
On this day, in 1830, the Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens. British MP William Huskisson becomes the first widely reported railway passenger fatality when he is struck and killed by the locomotive Rocket.
On this day, in 1945, a hurricane strikes southern Florida and the Bahamas, destroying 366 airplanes and 25 blimps at Naval Air Station Richmond.
On this day, in 1967, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation.
On this day, in 2000, the Summer Olympics opened in Sydney, Australia. The games were officially known as the XXVII Olympiad.
On this day, in 2017, the Parsons Green bombing takes place in London.
Wednesday, 14 Sept. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
Armenia formally triggers article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty Organization after accusing Azerbaijan of launching an invasion.
“We asked support from CSTO,” Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, says, “including military support to restore Armenia’s territorial integrity and ensure the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the territory of Armenia”.
Disasters and Accidents…
Typhoon Muifa makes landfall in eastern China with the maximum wind speed near its centre reaching 42 metres per second (151.2 km/h or 94 mph).
Law and Crime…
The British supermarket chain Iceland launches an appeal to the EUIPO against the country of Iceland in a 20-year-long legal process over the use and trademark of the name “Iceland”.
On this Day in History…
The British Empire, in 1752, adopts the Gregorian calendar. The change causes the British Empire to skip eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
U.S. President William McKinley, in 1901, dies after being mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeds McKinley.
Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American saint, canonized by Pope Paul VI on this day in 1975.
The Major League Baseball, in 1994, season is canceled because of a strike.
Microsoft, in 2000, releases Windows Me.
Tuesday, 13 Sept. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
The Ukrainian military says it has shot down an Iranian HESA Shahed 136 combat drone operated by Russia near Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast. An inscription on the drone identified it as an “M214 Geran-2,” which didn’t immediately correspond to known Russian weaponry.
Disasters and Accidents…
In Amman, Jordan, when a building collapses, two people are killed. Fourteen individuals were also injured.
On this Day in History…
Henry Hudson, in 1609, reaches the river that would later be named after him — the Hudson River.
Henry Bliss, in 1899, is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
Martin Luther King Jr., in 1964, addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake, in 1986, strikes Kalamata, Greece. The earthquake kills at least 20 people. The city sees considerable damage caused.
Civilian aircraft traffic, in 2001, resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
Monday, 12 Sept. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
Reports point to Ukrainian forces continuing to recapture Russian-occupied territory in Kharkiv Oblast. Including Dvorichna, during the last 24 hours, Ukrainian forces have seized 20 more settlements. This is in addition to having captured many Russian prisoners of war.
Arts and Culture…
A 1500 year old ancient Mayan settlement is uncovered in central Belize by archaeologists from the Belize Archaeological Institute and UIUC, dating from between 250 to 600 AD.
Science and Technology…
The James Webb Space Telescope, on Monday, 12 September 2022, revealed the first photos of Orion Nebula. The Orion Nebula, as the name suggests, is in the constellation of Orion.
On this Day in History…
U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, on Saturday, 12 Sept. 1953, marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
President John F. Kennedy, on Wednesday, 12 Sept. 1962, delivers his “We choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University.
The USSR, on Monday, 12 Sept. 1983, vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
The United Nations, on Friday, 12 Sept. 2003, lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, on Monday, 12 Sept. 2011, opens to the public.
Sunday, 11 Sept. 2022…
Armed Conflicts and Attacks…
Russian forces withdraw from most of the Kharkiv Oblast as the Kharkiv military-civilian administration collapses. Ukrainian soldiers are reported to have retaken Chkalovske, Velykyi Burluk, and Borova. Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says “thousands” of civilians are fleeing across the border into his region.
British Monarchy…
King Charles III, at the Isle of Man’s Government House, is proclaimed Lord of Mann by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin, on Sunday, 11 Sept. 2022, arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland. The Palace of Holyroodhouse, situated in Scotland’s capital, is the British monarch’s official Scottish residence.
The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 Sept. 2022, according to a statement by the Royal Family. King Charles III, earlier on Saturday, 10 Sept. 2022, was officially proclaimed as the new monarch.
Disasters and Accidents…
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, killing at least five people, injuring four others, damaging homes, and affecting tens of thousands living in the mountainous region.
On this Day in History…
The Egyptian Constitution, on Saturday, 11 Sept. 1971, becomes official.
A new constitution of Chile, on Thursday, 11 Sept. 1980, is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. The constitution remains the subject of much controversy.
Hungary, on Monday, 11 Sept. 1989, announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
The September 11 attacks were carried out on Tuesday, 11 Sept. 2001. The attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing 2,996 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda.
Two commercial passenger aircraft, used as bombs, were deliberately crashed into New York City’s World Trade Center. A third aircraft crashed into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth aircraft, because of passenger heroism, crashed in a Pennsylvania field near Shanksville.
