Which event does this 1848 photograph show?

A railway worker survives an iron bar passing through his head (1848). An explosion drove a three foot tamping iron through Phineas Gage's skull. He survived 12 more years, but reports that his personality changed made his case foundational to the study of the brain and behaviour.

Which event does this 1993 photograph show?

A handshake on the White House lawn seals a peace framework (1993). Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands as Bill Clinton looked on, marking the Oslo Accords. Rabin was assassinated two years later by an Israeli opposed to the agreement.

Which event does this 1759 photograph show?

Wolfe and Montcalm both die on the Plains of Abraham (1759). British forces scaled the cliffs at night and defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec. Both commanders, Wolfe and Montcalm, died of their wounds, and New France was effectively lost.

Which event does this 1916 photograph show?

Roald Dahl, fighter pilot turned children's author, is born (1916). Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff to Norwegian parents. He flew fighters in the Second World War and wrote for adults before Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the rest made him one of the best selling children's authors ever.

Which event does this 1971 photograph show?

A four day prison uprising ends in the bloodiest assault of its kind (1971). State police retook Attica prison in New York after a four day standoff over conditions. Thirty three prisoners and ten hostages were killed in the assault, nearly all by the retaking force. The fallout drove decades of prison reform argument.

What happened on September 13? Phineas Gage, the Oslo Accords and 3 more

What happened on September 13

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Science · 1848

A railway worker survives an iron bar passing through his head

An explosion drove a three foot tamping iron through Phineas Gage's skull. He survived 12 more years, but reports that his personality changed made his case foundational to the study of the brain and behaviour.
Diplomacy · 1993

A handshake on the White House lawn seals a peace framework

Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands as Bill Clinton looked on, marking the Oslo Accords. Rabin was assassinated two years later by an Israeli opposed to the agreement.
Conflict · 1759

Wolfe and Montcalm both die on the Plains of Abraham

British forces scaled the cliffs at night and defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec. Both commanders, Wolfe and Montcalm, died of their wounds, and New France was effectively lost.
Literature · 1916

Roald Dahl, fighter pilot turned children's author, is born

Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff to Norwegian parents. He flew fighters in the Second World War and wrote for adults before Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the rest made him one of the best selling children's authors ever.
History · 1971

A four day prison uprising ends in the bloodiest assault of its kind

State police retook Attica prison in New York after a four day standoff over conditions. Thirty three prisoners and ten hostages were killed in the assault, nearly all by the retaking force. The fallout drove decades of prison reform argument.