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Historical Events on September 22

  • Joseph Smith

    1823

    Joseph Smith states he found the golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.

  • Slavery in the United States

    1862

    Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.

  • Spanish Civil War

    1937

    Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.

  • World War II

    1939

    World War II: Joint victory parade of Wehrmacht and Red Army in Brest-Litovsk at the end of the Invasion of Poland.

  • Haiti

    1957

    In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.

  • Sudanese Republic

    1960

    The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.

  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

    1965

    The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (also known as the Second Kashmir War) between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the UN calls for a ceasefire.

  • Iran-Iraq War

    1980

    Iraq invades Iran.

  • Mobile, Alabama

    1993

    A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.

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