This day in history

September 19

1985 - Up to 12,000 people were killed when an earthquake hit Mexico City and the adjoining region. The quake measured 8.1 on the Richter scale.

2002 - South Korean troops enter demilitarised zone separating North and South to clear a path through minefields for transport links following historic agreement days earlier.

2006 - Thai military stages coup as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra prepares to address the United Nations.decades.

Source: REUTERS