π Chile's Fiestas Patrias
Where: Santiago, Chile
Nearby on the globe: La Moneda Palace β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: September 18
September 18: Chile's Fiestas Patrias. 18 September marks the first national government of Chile in 1810, seen as the start of Chile's independence. People simply call the day 'El Dieciocho', the Eighteenth. They dance the cueca, eat meat-filled empanadas and fly kites in the spring breeze.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1809 π¨ The Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden opened in 1809, and today it is home to the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet.
- 1870 πΏ During an expedition in 1870, Henry Washburn watched a geyser in Yellowstone shoot water high into the air again and again, and named it Old Faithful. Yellowstone National Park β
- 1928 π‘ Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva flew his autogyro across the English Channel in 1928, a spinning-rotor aircraft that was an ancestor of the helicopter.
π§ Question of the day
What do Chileans fly on this day?
- Drones
- Kites
- Pigeons
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Answer: Kites
Questions
What happened on September 18?
September 18: Chile's Fiestas Patrias. It happened in Santiago, Chile.
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