Birthdays & Historical Events – September 22

1692

1692

The last people accused of witchery in the Salem witch trials are hanged.

Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, and Samuel Wardwell are hanged in the Salem witch trials. They are last of the accused to be prosecuted.

September 22, 1692

1776

1776

Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.

Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution. he was captured behind British lines in New York while collecting intelligence for General George Washington.

September 22, 1776

1789

1789

The U.S. Postmaster General office is established.

The U.S. Postmaster General office is established with Benjamin Franklin appointed as its first leader.

September 22, 1789

1862

1862

Abraham Lincoln releases a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Abraham Lincoln releases a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Proclamation declared all enslaved people in states or parts of states still in rebellion would be declared forever free.

September 22, 1862

1975

1975

Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford.

Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Gerald Ford outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California.

September 22, 1975

1991

1991

The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time. The digitized scrolls were made available online after a partnership between Israel Museum and Google was formed.

September 22, 1991