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Events on the 21st of September in history

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21 Sep 0455 Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
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21 Sep 0687 Conon ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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21 Sep 1066 Battle at Fulford: Norway King Harald III Hardrada beats British militia
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21 Sep 1170 Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.
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21 Sep 1192 English King Richard I the Lion hearted, captured
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21 Sep 1217 Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of Matthew's Day.
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21 Sep 1348 Jews in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells
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21 Sep 1435 Treaty of Atrecht: Philip of Bourgondy vs. French King Charles II
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21 Sep 1435 An agreement between Charles VII of France and Philip the Good ends the partnership between the English and Burgundy in the Hundred Years' War.
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21 Sep 1451 Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge
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21 Sep 1589 Battle at Arques: French King Henri IV beats Catholic League
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21 Sep 1591 French bishops recognize Henri IV as King of France
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21 Sep 1621 King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling
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21 Sep 1676 Benedetto Odescalchi elected as Pope Innocent XI
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21 Sep 1677 John and Nicolaas van der Heyden patents fire extinguisher
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21 Sep 1745 Battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army
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21 Sep 1745 Battle of Prestonpans: A Hanoverian army under the command of Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
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21 Sep 1746 French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais and Dupleix Madras
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21 Sep 1776 Great fire in New York
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21 Sep 1776 Nathan Hale, spied on British for American rebels, arrested
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21 Sep 1776 Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
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21 Sep 1776 Great fire in NY
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21 Sep 1780 American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
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21 Sep 1780 Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr
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21 Sep 1784 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser)
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21 Sep 1784 Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser 1st success US daily newspaper
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21 Sep 1792 1st French Republic forms
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21 Sep 1792 French Revolution: the National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the absolute monarchy.
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21 Sep 1792 1st French Republic declared
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21 Sep 1814 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem
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21 Sep 1815 King Willem I takes oath in Brussels
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21 Sep 1823 Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith
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21 Sep 1837 Charles Tiffany founded his jewelry and china stores
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21 Sep 1843 John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.
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21 Sep 1860 Second Opium War: an Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
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21 Sep 1863 Union forces retreat to Chattanooga after defeat at Chickamauga
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21 Sep 1872 John Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis
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21 Sep 1883 1st direct US-Brazil telegraph connection
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21 Sep 1885 Dutch demonstrate for general voting right
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21 Sep 1893 Frank Duryea drives 1st US made gas propelled vehicle (car)
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21 Sep 1895 1st auto manufacturer opens-Duryea Motor Wagon Company
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21 Sep 1896 General Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan
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21 Sep 1896 Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
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21 Sep 1897 New York Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus, " editorial
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21 Sep 1897 The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial is published in the New York Sun.
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21 Sep 1898 Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
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21 Sep 1903 1st cowboy film "Kit Carson, " premieres in US
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21 Sep 1905 Atlanta Life Insurance Co forms
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21 Sep 1906 Yankee 1st baseman Hal Chase's 22 put-outs ties record
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21 Sep 1913 Turkey and Bulgaria sign peace treaty in Constantinople
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21 Sep 1913 1st aerobatic maneuver, sustained inverted flight, performed in France
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21 Sep 1915 Emanuel Querido ("Kerido") begins publishing Querido
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21 Sep 1915 Stones at Stonehenge, England, sold at auction for
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21 Sep 1919 33rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Zinderstein (61 62)
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21 Sep 1921 Pope Benedictus XV donates 1 million lire to feed Russians
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21 Sep 1921 A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
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21 Sep 1921 Gas generator explodes at Bradishe Aniline chemical works in Germany
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21 Sep 1922 President Warren G Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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21 Sep 1928 "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut
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21 Sep 1929 1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton
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21 Sep 1929 1st legal forward pass in Canadian senior football thrown (Calgary)
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21 Sep 1930 Johann Ostermeyer patents the flashbulb
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21 Sep 1931 Britain abandons gold standard / pound devalues 20%
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21 Sep 1931 Britain goes off the gold standard
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21 Sep 1933 Trial against Marinus der Lubbe opens
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21 Sep 1933 Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha Libre
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21 Sep 1934 A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people.
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21 Sep 1934 St Louis Card Paul Dean no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 3-0
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21 Sep 1934 Typhoon strikes Honshu Island Japan, kills 4,000
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21 Sep 1936 Spanish fascist junta names Franco to generalissimo / Supreme Commander
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21 Sep 1937 J R R Tolkien, publishes "Hobbit"
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21 Sep 1937 J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
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21 Sep 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien, publishes "The Hobbit"
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21 Sep 1938 The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
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21 Sep 1938 Hurricane (winds 183 MPH) in New England kills 700
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21 Sep 1939 Reinhard Heydrich meets in Berlin to discuss final solution of Jews
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21 Sep 1939 Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization Iron Guard.
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21 Sep 1941 US launches its 1st Liberty-ship, "Patrick Henry"
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21 Sep 1942 116 hostages executed by Nazis in Paris
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21 Sep 1942 The Holocaust: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaytsi (west Ukraine) to Belzec extermination camp.
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21 Sep 1942 In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the Ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.
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21 Sep 1942 In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
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21 Sep 1942 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
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21 Sep 1943 Arundel (Solomon Island) in US hands
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21 Sep 1943 Russian 13th / 61st Army reconquer Chyernigov
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21 Sep 1943 Soviet forces reach Dnjepr
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21 Sep 1943 Lynch Triangle (Square) in the Bronx named
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21 Sep 1944 Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders
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21 Sep 1946 Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay
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21 Sep 1948 "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV
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21 Sep 1949 Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation
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21 Sep 1949 People's Republic of China proclaimed
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21 Sep 1951 Emil Zatopek runs 15,000 m. in record 44 min, 54.6 sec
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21 Sep 1953 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast
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21 Sep 1953 Lieutenant No Kum-Sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea and is associated with Operation Moolah.
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21 Sep 1953 Allied forces form West Germany
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21 Sep 1954 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned
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21 Sep 1954 Kleffens appointed Chairman of General Meeting UN
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21 Sep 1955 Last allied occupying troops leave Austria
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21 Sep 1955 Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
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21 Sep 1956 Yanks set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway
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21 Sep 1957 "Perry Mason" with Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV
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21 Sep 1957 German sailing school ship Pamir sails Atlantic Ocean
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21 Sep 1957 Olav V, becomes King of Norway
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21 Sep 1957 Pote Sarasin forms government in Thailand
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21 Sep 1958 1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands - Dallas, Texas
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21 Sep 1959 600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US
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21 Sep 1961 Maiden flight of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook transportation helicopter.
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21 Sep 1961 Antonio Abertondo swims the English Channel round trip (44 miles)
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21 Sep 1964 Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom.
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21 Sep 1964 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
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21 Sep 1964 Constellation (US) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup
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21 Sep 1964 Malta gains independence from Britain
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21 Sep 1964 Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives the Cards the pennant
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21 Sep 1965 Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
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21 Sep 1965 O Kommissarova (USSR) sets women's longest paracute jump (46,250')
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21 Sep 1966 5" of rain falls on New York City
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21 Sep 1966 Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi
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21 Sep 1966 5" of rain falls on NYC
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21 Sep 1969 58th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Cleveland (5-0)
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21 Sep 1969 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
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21 Sep 1969 Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8)
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21 Sep 1969 NY Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against Denver Broncos
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21 Sep 1970 "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21
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21 Sep 1970 KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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21 Sep 1970 Oakland Athletics Vida Blue no-hits Minn Twins, 6-0
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21 Sep 1970 "Monday Night Football" on ABC premiers (Browns beat Jetss 31-21)
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21 Sep 1970 Luna 16 leaves the Moon
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21 Sep 1971 Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
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21 Sep 1971 AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers)
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21 Sep 1971 John Lennon & Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest
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21 Sep 1972 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.
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21 Sep 1972 Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines
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21 Sep 1973 Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000
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21 Sep 1973 Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000
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21 Sep 1973 NY Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12
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21 Sep 1974 US Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury
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21 Sep 1975 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic
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21 Sep 1976 Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.
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21 Sep 1976 Seychelles joins the United Nations.
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21 Sep 1976 Wings performs in Zagreb Yugoslavia
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21 Sep 1977 US Minister of Foreign Affairs Cyrus Vance dismissed
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21 Sep 1977 A nuclear non-proliferation pact is signed by 15 countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union.
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21 Sep 1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic
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21 Sep 1980 Richard Todd of New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record)
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21 Sep 1980 LA Ram Johnnie Johnson scores a 99 yard interception
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21 Sep 1981 Belize (British Honduras) gains independence from the UK
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21 Sep 1981 Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
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21 Sep 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
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21 Sep 1981 Belize gains independence from Britain (National Day)
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21 Sep 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor becomes 1st female Supreme Court Justice
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21 Sep 1981 Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)
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21 Sep 1982 San Francisco cable cars cease operations for 2 years of repairs
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21 Sep 1982 2,251 turn out to see the Expos play the NY Mets at Shea Stadium
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21 Sep 1982 Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in exhibition; 1st hockey in Meadowlands (NJ)
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21 Sep 1982 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
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21 Sep 1982 STS-5 vehicle moves to launch pad
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21 Sep 1983 11 killed in anti Marcos demonstrations in Manila
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21 Sep 1984 Brunei joins the United Nations.
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21 Sep 1984 NASA launches Galaxy-C
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21 Sep 1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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21 Sep 1985 Michael Spinks becomes 1st light heavyweight to defeat the reigning heavyweight champion, he defeats Larry Holmes
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21 Sep 1986 38th Emmy Awards: Golden Girls, Cagney and Lacey and Michael J Fox win
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21 Sep 1986 Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs. New York Jets (51-45)
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21 Sep 1986 New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards
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21 Sep 1986 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
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21 Sep 1986 SD Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut
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21 Sep 1986 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown
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21 Sep 1987 3 Belgian minesweepers depart to Persians Gulf
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21 Sep 1988 Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home
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21 Sep 1988 Mike Tyson threatens a TV reporter in NJ
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21 Sep 1989 Poland's Sejm (National Assembly) approves prime minister Mazowiecki
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21 Sep 1990 Faye Vincent turns down White Sox bid to reinstate Minnie Minoso, 68
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21 Sep 1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 HRs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt
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21 Sep 1990 Oakland A's Bob Welch becomes the 1st 25 game winner in 10 years
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21 Sep 1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 HRs & steal 50 bases in a season
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21 Sep 1990 Faye Vincent turns down White Sox bid to reinstate Minnie Minoso, 68, (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt
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21 Sep 1991 USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics
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21 Sep 1991 Armenia is granted independence from Soviet Union.
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21 Sep 1991 Armenia votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union
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21 Sep 1993 Ukraine government of Kutshma resigns
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21 Sep 1993 Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
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21 Sep 1994 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft Laud / Miami Florida (WBGG 105.9 FM)
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21 Sep 1996 Christie Brinkey gets married for 4th time, she marries Peter Cook
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21 Sep 1996 John F Kennedy Jr marries Caroline Bisset
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21 Sep 1997 Brickyard Crossing Senior Golf Championhsip
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21 Sep 1997 Mike Piazza is 2nd to hit a HR out of Dodger Stadium
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21 Sep 1997 New York Yankee Cecil Fielder hits his 300th HR
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21 Sep 1997 Tim Herron wins Texas Golf Open shooting a 271
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21 Sep 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
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21 Sep 2001 Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of Comet Borrelly.
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21 Sep 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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21 Sep 2003 Galileo mission is terminated by sending the probe into Jupiter's atmosphere, where it is crushed by the pressure at the lower altitudes.
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21 Sep 2005 Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to 4th on October 19, 2005).
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21 Sep 2013 al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
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