On This Day in History September 22, 2022

Historical Events 1692  Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem Witch Trials 1792  French First Republic formed by the National Convention, stripping the French king of his powers 1862  US President Abraham Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, threatening to free all enslaved people in the rebel southern states if those states fail to re-join the Union by January 1, 1863 1965  India and Pakistan cease-fire goes into effect, ending the Indo-Pakistani War 1980  Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Andrea Bocelli 64th Birthday Anne of Cleves 1515 - 1557 Michael Faraday 1791 - 1867 Wilhelm Keitel 1882 - 1946 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Francisco Vázquez de Coronado - 1554 Irving Berlin 1888 - 1989 More Famous Deaths September 22: Britain's First-Ever TV Ad The first advertisement on British television appeared on this day showing a tube of ‘tingling fresh’ toothpaste in a block of ice. But all was not as it seemed Read the Article