Sept. 22nd in history:
1991 California University makes Dead Sea Scrolls public
1990 Saudi Arabia expels many Jordanian and Yemeni envoys
1990 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits
1989 IRA-bomb kills 10 British marines in Kent
1988 Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin
1987 NFL players go on strike for 24 days
1986 35 countries signs disarmament accord in Stockholm
1985 Billy Martin’s right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson
1985 Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed
1980 Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway
1980 Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins
1978 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin returns home after Camp David summit
1973 Henry Kissinger, sworn in as Secretary of State
1970 President Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses
1968 Iraq adopts constitution
1966 Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game
1966 Surveyor 2 crashes on Moon
1965 India and Pakistan ceases-fire goes into effect
1961 Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st “double” crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hours 10 min
1955 Hurricane Janet, kills 500 in Caribbean
1950 Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner)
1913 Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico
1817 John Quincy Adams becomes Secretary of State
1789 Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department