On September 22, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Image: “Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862” from 1919, by E.G. Renesch via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
George “Hooks” Dauss was born on September 22, 1889 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He played in the majors from 1912 through 1926. To this day Dauss holds the record for the most wins as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Image: “Hooks” Dauss c. 1910 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
On September 22, 1776 Nathan Hale made the ultimate sacrifice. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
On September 22, 1948 “Operation Little Vittles” became part of the Berlin Airlift. In July pilot Gail Halvorsen, shown here, began dropping chocolate bars by small parachutes to children gathered near Tempelhof Airfield. Two months later donated candy from the US was wafting down to Berlin’s youngest residents. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
A photo of the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) over the U.S. Capitol 100 years ago today 9/22/1923 Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Union General John Grubb Parke was born near Coatesville, PA on September 22, 1827. He served at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg and other battles. 22 years after the Civil War he became Superintendent at West Point. Parke also wrote several books on the construction of American bridges and American infrastructure. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
On September 22, 1992 an inventor from Gardena, California received a U.S. patent for his “poolside basketball game.” Image via Shutterstock
John Wayne & Martha Scott in the 1943 classic film, “In Old Oklahoma” Martha Scott was born on September 22, 1912 in Jamesport, Missouri. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
University of Illinois versus University of Pittsburgh football game program cover, illustrated by Lon Keller September 22, 1945 Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
On September 22, 1976, Charlie’s Angels premiered on ABC. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
