On This Day In History
September 22nd
1692 Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem Witch Trials
1792 French First Republic formed by the National Convention, stripping the French king of his powers
1862 US President Abraham Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, threatening to free all enslaved people in the rebel southern states if those states fail to re-join the Union by January 1, 1863 [1]
1965 India and Pakistan cease-fire goes into effect, ending the Indo-Pakistani War
1980 Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway
Did You Know?
Robert Walpole becomes the first British "Prime Minister" (actually First Lord of the Treasury) to live at 10 Downing Street
Today in History in 1735
Would You Believe?
Benjamin Franklin publishes a hoax letter "An Edict by the King of Prussia" in the Public Advertiser, criticising Britain's colonial policies in the American colonies
Today in History in 1773
This day 50 years ago - 22 September 1970 - the Arms Trial began in Dublin.
Though it ended with the acquittal of Charles Haughey and three other men, Taoiseach Jack Lynch - who had dismissed Haughey - said “no one can deny that there was this attempt to import arms illegally.” pic.twitter.com/93mvgzi8Ad
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 22, 2020
This day 46 years ago – 22 September 1973 – the U.S. beat Great Britain and Ireland in the Ryder Cup.
This was notable as 'Ireland' was added to the team name for the first time. Previously, Irish golfers such as Christy O'Connor had had to play under the 'Great Britain' banner. pic.twitter.com/WGfL7c5zWx
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 22, 2019
Collens was succeeded as Principal by Ida Carroll. In the 1960s, when Manchester Council wanted to build the Mancunian Way flyover right through the Northern School of Music, Carroll refused & made them build it around her. Hence the road's curve as it crosses the Oxford Road… pic.twitter.com/GxsONNJ0c6
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 22, 2022
On this day in 1906, mobs of angry white men gathered in the streets of Atlanta to attack and kill dozens of innocent Black men on sight. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/azxU9zn6Sb
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 22, 2022
22 September 1869. Richard Wagner’s classic opera, Das Rheingold, premiered in Munich. It’s a comparatively short opera, with continuous music and no interludes or breaks. pic.twitter.com/xS468WZBWl
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 22, 2022
22 September 1888. The first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published. It’s the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It primarily contains articles about science, nature, geography, history and world culture. pic.twitter.com/K11dsQrgbd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 22, 2022
22 September 1934. An explosion at Gresford Colliery in north Wales, resulted in the deaths of 266 people. It’s one of Britain’s worst coal mining disasters. A lengthy inquiry into the disaster did not conclusively identify a cause. Only 11 of those who died were recovered. pic.twitter.com/9l2e4efjrp
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 22, 2022
22 September 1955. Independent Television (ITV) began at 7.15 PM. Only 6 minutes of advertisements were allowed each hour. The first ITV programmes came from the London weekday contractor, Associated-Rediffusion. The first full day of regional transmissions was on the next day. pic.twitter.com/ayQuFCfE7P
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 22, 2022
22 September 1964. The musical, Fiddler on the Roof, opened in New York. It ran for 3,242 shows. It’s set in Russia and follows the struggle of Tevye, father of 5 daughters, who tries to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions in the face of Tsarist persecution. pic.twitter.com/vW4iu4zNdE
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 22, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. 1960s supermodel Twiggy in Vogue (1967). pic.twitter.com/so1uNmyETO
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 22, 2022
September 23rd
1122 Concordat of Worms agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V
1821 Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence
1862 Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
1884 American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing
1889 Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda
1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to support integration of nine black students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches “Modicare”, free heathcare for 500 million, world’s biggest healthcare program
Did You Know?
The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released
Today in History in 2002
Would You Believe?
Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in NYC (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe & 1,100' of microfilm)
Today in History in 1938
This day 220 years ago – 23 September 1798 – the Battle of Killala took place.
It would be the final battle of the United Irishmen Rebellion.
French Colonel Armand Charost led around 800 rebels, who were holding 200 loyalist prisoners.
They were defeated by 3000 British troops pic.twitter.com/JkHdPQONii
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 23, 2018
In 1984, ceramicist Margaret Tafoya (Tewa name: Corn Blossom) was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the US's highest honour in folk/traditional arts. Tafoya was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. https://t.co/ALnJDoIfFx pic.twitter.com/FRd0w15WnD
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 23, 2022
On this day in 1955, an all-white jury in Mississippi acquitted the two white men who murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/chyWxP2lcc
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 23, 2022
23 September 63 BC. Augustus was born in Rome. He was the first Roman Emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14, and the founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His reign initiated the Pax Romana, which kept the Roman world free of major conflict for two centuries. pic.twitter.com/mmtf0UBRwx
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 23, 2022
23 September 1215. Kublai Khan, the Mongolian Emperor, was born. He reigned from 1260 to 1294, founded the Yuan dynasty in China as a conquest dynasty in 1271, and ruled as the first Yuan emperor until his death. He also created the famous summer garden, Xanadu. pic.twitter.com/YV5aReQv5G
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 23, 2022
23 September 1641. Merchant Royal, the English merchant ship, sank off Land’s End, with £100,000 of gold in its cargo hold (worth 1 Billion today). It’s never been found at the bottom of the sea. pic.twitter.com/AZMLXkrDnv
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 23, 2022