1895 DANIEL PALMER CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT

18 September 2012

- BONE ME -

1895 -

Daniel Palmer, founder of chiropractic treatment, makes the first chiropractic adjustment on a patient.

1908 ORVILLE WRIGHT TAKES A TUMBLE

17 September 2012

- SO WRIGHT, SO WRONG -

1908 -

The first air fatality occurs when a plane being piloted by Orville Wright crashes, killing his passenger.

1908 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION FOUNDED

16 September 2012

- GM -

1908 -

General Motors Corporation (GM) is founded in the USA.

1870 OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE

15 September 2012

- DROP ME A LINE -

1870 -

Construction begins on Australia's Overland Telegraph Line, stretching across the continent from Adelaide to Darwin.

1898 GIDEONS BIBLE IN THE DRAW

14 September 2012

-BIBLE -

1898 -

The Gideons Bible Association, responsible for placing Bibles in motel and hotel rooms around the world, begins.

1916 ROALD DAHL AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

13 September 2012

- THE TWITS -

1916 -

Roald Dahl, children's writer and author of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', is born.