09-22-2012, 09:34 AM
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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.
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.
1972 ~ Birthday of Dana Vespoli, porn actress.
1975 ~ Sara Jane Moore’s assassination attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford was foiled by Oliver Sipple.
1979 ~ The Vela Incident observed near Bouvet Island. It is thought to be a nuclear weapons test.
1980 ~ Iraq invaded Iran.
2001 ~ Death of Isaac Stern, Violinist.
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