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Historical Events on September 22

  • Golden plates

    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.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    1862

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

  • George III of the United Kingdom

    1896

    Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

  • Battle of El Mazuco

    1937

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

  • François Duvalier

    1957

    In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.

  • Mali Federation

    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.

  • 1993 Big Bayou Canot train wreck

    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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