It happened on… September 20

Students from 185 countries gathered in Manhattan, led by environmental activist Greta Thunberg, for the world's largest climate change protest.

The sitcom “New Girl,” starring Zooey Deschanel, premieres on Fox.

“The Crosby Show” premieres on NBC. The series will run until the end of April 1992.

NFL players begin a 57-day strike.

The album “Blizzard of Ozz,” Ozzy Osbourne's first solo album, is released in the United Kingdom.

The ship Queen Elizabeth II is christened in Clydebank, Scotland.

The first Cannes Film Festival opens. The festival was delayed by seven years due to World War II.

The song “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the national anthem of the United States, is published. Lyrics by Francis Scott Key, music by John Stafford Smith.

Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain with 270 men aboard five ships in search of the Spice Route.