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Old 09-21-2009, 07:52 PM
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September 22nd
1791 ~ Birthday of Michael Faraday, Scientist.

1828 ~ Death of Shaka Zulu, Zulu leader.

1862 ~ President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

1869 ~ Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold opened in Munich.

1910 ~ The Duke of York's Cinema, the oldest continually operating cinema in the UK, opened in Brighton.

1964 ~ ”Fiddler on the Roof”, the first musical to surpass 3,000 performances, opened at the Imperial Theatre.

1975 ~ Sara Jane Moore’s assassination attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford was foiled by Oliver Sipple.

1980 ~ Iraq invaded Iran.

1972 ~ Birthday of Dana Vespoli, porn actress.

2001 ~ Death of Isaac Stern, Violinist.
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