Union General John Grubb Parke
On September 22, 1827, John Grubb Parke was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He graduated second in the distinguished West Point Class of 1849 and received a commission in the ...
Joseph Smith and the Golden Plates
During the night of September 21–22, 1823, Joseph Smith later reported that a heavenly messenger appeared to him at his family home in Manchester Township, near Palmyra, New York. Smith, ...
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The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln altered the course of American history and the character of the Civil War by issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Announced five days after ...
Construction of the Weston Aqueduct Tunnel
On September 22, 1902, an official construction photograph recorded the west drift of Tunnel No. 1 near its portal in Framingham, Massachusetts. The image shows workers inside the rough, unfinished ...
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The Birth of Tigers Pitching Legend Hooks Dauss
On September 22, 1889, George “Hooks” Dauss was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dauss became one of the most durable and successful pitchers in Detroit Tigers history, spending his entire 15-season ...
The Outbreak of the Tuscarora War
Christoph von Graffenried (1661-1743) and John Lawson (1674-1711) as prisoners of the Tuscarora, 1711 On September 22, 1711, Tuscarora warriors launched coordinated attacks on English settlements in eastern North Carolina, ...
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The Execution of Nathan Hale
On September 22, 1776, Captain Nathan Hale, a 21-year-old officer in the Continental Army, was hanged by British forces in Manhattan. Hale had volunteered for a hazardous intelligence mission behind ...
The Saturday Evening Post Features Benjamin Franklin in Paris
On September 22, 1900, The Saturday Evening Post published a cover illustration imagining Benjamin Franklin in Paris. The image draws on Franklin’s enduring public identity as a scientist, printer, statesman, ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Redding Whistle-Stop, 1932
On September 22, 1932, New York Governor and Democratic presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt made a campaign-train stop in Redding, California. A photograph preserved by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential ...
Operation Little Vittles and the Berlin Airlift
On September 22, 1948, the humanitarian effort known as Operation Little Vittles officially became an organized component of the Berlin Airlift. It had begun informally that July, when U.S. Air ...
The Final Executions of the Salem Witch Trials
On September 22, 1692, eight people were hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, in the final executions of the Salem witch trials: Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, ...
The USS Shenandoah Over the United States Capitol
On September 22, 1923, the U.S. Navy’s new rigid airship, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), made a dramatic appearance over Washington, D.C., offering a striking image of modern aviation above the capital’s ...
National Headlines Embrace Roosevelt’s Presidency
In late September 1901, newspaper headlines across the United States began to shift from shock and grief over President William McKinley’s assassination to intense interest in his unexpected successor. Theodore ...
The Recording of “I Hear a Symphony” by the Supremes
On September 22, 1965, the Supremes began recording “I Hear a Symphony” at Motown’s Hitsville U.S.A. studio in Detroit. The sessions continued later that month, on September 28–30. Written and ...
The Creation of the United States Postmaster General
On September 22, 1789, the First Congress passed legislation temporarily continuing the Post Office under the new federal government and authorizing a Postmaster General appointed under presidential direction. Rather than ...
The Television Premiere of Charlie’s Angels
On September 22, 1976, Charlie’s Angels made its regular-series prime-time debut on ABC. Created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and produced by Aaron Spelling, the crime drama followed three ...
