This Day in History Sept. 22

blue water massey

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Sept. 22

1692 The last of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials are hanged; the remainder
of those convicted are all eventually released
1789 The office of United States Postmaster General is established
1888 The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published
1975 Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple

Birthdays:

1694 Lord Chesterfield letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar
1791 Michael Faraday discovered principle of electric motor

Deaths:

1852 William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed 1st Hammersmith Bridge
1956 Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize

Thought for the day:

" Make a wish, it might come true. "
 
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