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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 22nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 22, 1692, eight people convicted of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials were executed by hanging. On September 22, 1692, eight women went on trial in Salem, Massachusetts for witchcraft, an event we used as motivation for our article, “10 More Things History Got Wrong About Women (Part 2).” On September 22, 1948, USAF pilot Lt. Gail Halvorsen began dropping…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 21, 1170, invading Normans, Vikings that had settled in France, captured the Kingdom of Dublin and established their own Irish kingdom replacing a previous Viking kingdom in Ireland from the 9th Century called Dyflin. On September 21, 1745, the Battle of Prestonpans was fought in the East Lothian council area of Scotland between a British army under the command of…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 20, 1187, the Islamic forces of the famous Kurdish Muslim leader Saladin laid siege to the capital of the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, the holiest city in the Christian world and likewise in the Jewish world, and the third holiest city in Islam. On September 20, 1835, Brazilian rebels captured Porto Alegre, starting a rebellion that lasted almost 10 years…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 19th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 19, 1692, Giles Corey, age 81, became a footnote in the history of America by becoming the first and only man to be “pressed” to death during legal proceedings. On September 19, 1692, Giles Corey, age 81, became a footnote in the history of America by becoming the first and only man to be “pressed” to death during the infamous…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 18th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 18, 1812, the conquering French Grande Armée was appalled to see that the giant fire set by retreating Russians had destroyed almost all of the city of Moscow. On September 18, 1838, English businessman and politician Richard Cobden along with free trade advocate John Bright established the Anti-Corn Law League, an action taken in opposition to the “Corn Laws” that…