September 22

Monday 22, 2003:

David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon.

Monday 22, 1997:

Bentalha massacre in Algeria; over 200 villagers killed.

Thursday 22, 1994:

Friends premieres on NBC.

Wednesday 22, 1993:

A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.

Sunday 22, 1991:

The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time, by the Huntington Library.

Sunday 22, 1985:

The Plaza Accord was signed in New York City.

Monday 22, 1980:

Iraq invades Iran.

Saturday 22, 1979:

The South Atlantic Flash is observed near Bouvet Island, thought to be a nuclear weapons test.

Monday 22, 1975:

Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.

Tuesday 22, 1970:

Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Wednesday 22, 1965:

The war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire.

Thursday 22, 1960:

Mali gains independence from France.

Thursday 22, 1955:

In Great Britain, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.

Saturday 22, 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.

Wednesday 22, 1937:

Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken; the end of the Battle of El Mazuco.

Thursday 22, 1927:

Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.

Tuesday 22, 1908:

The independence of Bulgaria is recognised.

Friday 22, 1893:

The first American-built automobile, built by the Duryea Brothers, is displayed.

Wednesday 22, 1869:

Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold debuts in Munich.

Monday 22, 1862:

Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.

Saturday 22, 1792:

primidi Vendemière of year I of the French Republican Calendar

Tuesday 22, 1789:

The position of United States Postmaster General established.

Wednesday 22, 1784:

Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska.

Sunday 22, 1776:

Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.

Monday 22, 1692:

Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States.

Tuesday 22, 1598:

Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter.

Monday 22, 1236:

The Lithuanians and Semigallians beat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of ?iauliai.

Wednesday 22, 66:

Emperor Nero creates the legion I Italica.

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