September 22

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2020

The COVID-19 death toll passed 200,000 in the US.

2019

Actor Billy Porter who played Pray Tell in the American drama 'Pose,' made history after becoming the first openly gay actor to win an Emmy Award.

2018

Barbados appointed Rihanna as an ambassador to the country.

2004

The American drama TV series ''Lost' premiered on ABC.

2003

The European Space Agency integrated its SMART-1 spacecraft with its dedicated launching rocket.

1994

'Friends' debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.

1989

American drama TV series 'Baywatch' premiered on NBC.

1979

An unidentified double flash of light was detected over the Indian Ocean south of Africa.

1962

Singer Bob Dylan played at New York’s famous Carnegie Hall.

1955

The ITV network launched in the UK, which became the BBC's first rival.

1862

Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.

1692

The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.

1598

English poet and playwright Ben Jonson was arrested for manslaughter after killing Elizabethan actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel.

1499

A treaty was signed between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg, ending years of conflict between the two states.