What happend on 1st September

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02.09
2004

The Beslan school hostage crisis begins when armed terrorists take hundreds of schoolchildren and adults hostage in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia.

2001

Almost every single commercial television station in Vancouver, British Columbia switches network affiliations after a round of ownership changes in 2000

1999

A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 74, including 10 on the ground.

1992

Emir Abd-ar-rahman III of Cordoba declares himself caliph, thereby establishing the Caliphate of Cordoba.

1991

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is released in North America.

1991

Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union

1990

The Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist is founded, following a split from the Communist Labour Party of Turkey.

1985

A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.

1983

Cold War: Korean Air Flight KAL-007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed.

1980

Chun Doo-hwan becomes president of South Korea after the resignation of Choi Kyu-ha.