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22 September, 2006
The F-14 Tomcat retires from the United States Navy. A German maglev train crashes, killing 23. Hezbollah claims "Divine Victory" over Israel in a massive demonstration in Beirut.
22 September, 2003
David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon.
22 September, 1997
Bentalha massacre in Algeria; over 200 villagers killed.
22 September, 1995
E-3B AWACS crashed outside of Elmendorf AFB, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board killed
22 September, 1993
A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
22 September, 1991
The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time, by the Huntington Library.
22 September, 1987
Full House premiered its pilot episode, Our Very First Show (Full House Episode), on the American Broadcasting Company network (ABC Studios). It aired on the ABC Family program.
22 September, 1985
The Plaza Accord was signed in New York City.
22 September, 1980
Iraq invades Iran.
22 September, 1979
The South Atlantic Flash or Vela Incident is observed near Bouvet Island, thought to be a nuclear weapons test.
22 September, 1975
Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.
22 September, 1970
Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
22 September, 1965
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire.
22 September, 1964
The Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof first opens.
22 September, 1960
The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
22 September, 1959
In Chicago, air raid sirens are sounded at 10:30 PM for five minutes. This "sent thousands rushing into the streets and caused near panic in almost every section of the city" in fear of the start of a nuclear war, as the Chicago Tribune later reported. The Chicago White Sox had just won the American League pennant, their first pennant in 40 years, and city officials had ordered the sounding in celebration.
22 September, 1955
In Britain, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
22 September, 1951
The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
22 September, 1944
World War II, Red Army enters Tallinn.
22 September, 1941
On Jewish New Year Day, German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those were the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
22 September, 1937
Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken; the end of the Battle of El Mazuco.
22 September, 1934
An explosion takes place at Gresford Colliery in Wales, leading to the deaths of 266 miners and rescuers.
22 September, 1927
Jack Dempsey loses the Long Count boxing match to Gene Tunney.
22 September, 1919
The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
22 September, 1910
The Duke of Yorks Cinema opened in Brighton. It is still operating today, making it the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
22 September, 1908
The independence of Bulgaria is recognised.
22 September, 1896
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
22 September, 1893
The first American-built automobile, built by the Duryea Brothers, is displayed.
22 September, 1885
Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule e.g. "Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right".
22 September, 1869
Richard Wagners opera Das Rheingold debuts in Munich.
22 September, 1866
Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance.
22 September, 1862
Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
22 September, 1851
The city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines.
22 September, 1792
primidi Vendémiaire of year 1 of the French Republican Calendar
22 September, 1789
The position of United States Postmaster General established.
22 September, 1784
Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska.
22 September, 1776
Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.
22 September, 1692
Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States.
22 September, 1598
Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter.
22 September, 1586
The battle of Zutphen occurs.
22 September, 1499
Switzerland became an independent state.
22 September, 1236
The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Šiauliai.
22 September, 66
Emperor Nero creates the legion I Italica.

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