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Today in History: Thursday, September\u00a0 22, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Sept. 22, 1980, the conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war.
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1761<\/td>\nBritain’s King George III and his wife, Charlotte, were crowned in Westminster Abbey.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1776<\/td>\nNathan Hale was hanged as a spy by the British during the Revolutionary War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1792<\/td>\nThe first French Republic was proclaimed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1862<\/td>\nPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states free as of Jan. 1, 1863.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1927<\/td>\nGene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the “long count” fight in Chicago.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1949<\/td>\nThe Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nThe musical “Fiddler on the Roof” opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nWillie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit his 600th career home run during a game in San Diego.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nSara Jane Moore failed in an attempt to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nSongwriter Irving Berlin died at age 101.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nTime Warner struck a $7.5 billion deal to buy Turner Broadcasting System Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\n“Lost” premiered on ABC.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nJohn Roberts’ nomination as chief justice cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 13-5 vote.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nThe U.S. Mint unveiled the first changes to the penny in 50 years, with Abraham Lincoln’s portrait still on the front, but new designs replacing the Lincoln Memorial on the back.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Opera singer Andrea Bocelli turns 58 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tommy Lasorda<\/td>\nHall of Fame baseball manager<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lute Olson<\/td>\nHall of Fame basketball coach<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Coverdale<\/td>\nRock singer (Deep Purple, Whitesnake)<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shari Belafonte<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Debby Boone<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Cave<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joan Jett<\/td>\nRock singer, musician<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott Baio<\/td>\nActor (“Happy Days,” “Joanie Loves Chachi”)<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bonnie Hunt<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catherine Oxenberg<\/td>\nActress (“Dynasty”)<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mireille Enos<\/td>\nActress (“The Killing,” “Big Love”)<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ronaldo<\/td>\nSoccer player<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Katie Lowes<\/td>\nActress (“Scandal”)<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Felton<\/td>\nActor (“Harry Potter” movies)<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Former NBA commissioner David Stern turns 74 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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