On This Day in History September 21, 2022

Historical Events 1621  King James I of England gives Sir William Alexander a royal charter for colonisation of Nova Scotia 1792  French Revolution: The National Convention passes a proclamation announcing the formal abolition of the French monarchy 1898  Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China, imprisoning the Guangxu Emperor 1915  Cecil Chubb buys English prehistoric monument Stonehenge for £6,600 1922  US President Warren G. Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine 1936  Spanish fascist junta names Francisco Franco to Generalissimo and Supreme Commander 1949  Chinese Communist leaders proclaim the People's Republic of China More Historical Events

Famous Birthdays

Bill Murray 72nd Birthday Faith Hill 55th Birthday Kwame Nkrumah 1909 - 1972 Leonard Cohen 1934 - 2016

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Famous Deaths

Charles V 1500 - 1558 Edward II 1284 - 1327

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September 21: A Sheep's Coat at Sunrise, A Man's Coat at Sunset

Is it possible to produce a wearable man’s coat from wool shorn from a sheep the same day? They did it in 1811 and again – in record time – 180 years later.

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