The Mountain Meadows Massacre
On September 11, 1857, around 120 emigrants were killed at Mountain Meadows in Utah by Mormon militia and Paiute allies.
The Mukden Incident Gives Japan a Pretext to Invade Manchuria
On September 18, 1931, the staged Mukden Incident gave Japan's Kwantung Army a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
The Soviet Union Invades Eastern Poland
On September 17, 1939, Soviet forces invaded eastern Poland under the secret protocol of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, partitioning the country.
The Babi Yar Massacre Begins Near Kiev
On September 29, 1941, German forces began the Babi Yar massacre outside Kiev, killing some 33,771 Jews in two days.
The Nuremberg Tribunal Sentences Nazi Leaders
On October 1, 1946, the Nuremberg tribunal sentenced twelve Nazi leaders to death after the first war crimes trial.
Hermann Goering Takes Poison Before His Execution
Hermann Goering took cyanide in his Nuremberg cell on October 15, 1946, hours before his execution for war crimes.
The Nuremberg Sentences Are Carried Out
Ten Nazi leaders condemned at Nuremberg were hanged on October 16, 1946, the first executions by an international tribunal.
Trial of Saddam Hussein Begins
Saddam Hussein's trial began in Baghdad on October 19, 2005. He was charged over the 1982 killings in Dujail and executed the next year.