🎉 Mexico's Independence Day
' from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City.
Where: Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
📅 On This Day: September 16
September 16: Mexico's Independence Day. Early on 16 September 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo rang a bell in the town of Dolores and called on people to fight for independence. This is known as the Cry of Dolores. Every year on the night of the 15th, the celebration begins with a bell ringing and a shout of 'Viva México!
✨ More events on this day
- 1959 💡 The Xerox 914, the first successful plain-paper photocopier, was shown on live television in New York in 1959, making copying pages quick and easy.
- 1966 🎨 The new Metropolitan Opera House opened at Lincoln Center in New York City in 1966 with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera 'Antony and Cleopatra'.
- 2021 🚀 Inspiration4 launched from the Kennedy Space Center in 2021, the first trip to orbit with a crew made up only of private citizens, not professional astronauts.
🧠 Question of the day
What did Father Hidalgo ring?
- A bell
- A drum
- A trumpet
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Answer: A bell
Questions
What happened on September 16?
September 16: Mexico's Independence Day. It happened in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico.
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