Unforgettable Moments: September 22 in History Revealed

In this video, we're taking a look back at some of the most memorable moments on September 22 in history. From wars and natural disasters to births and achievements, this date in history has had it all!

Watch this video to learn about some of the most important events that have happened on September 22 in history. From world wars to historical events, this video is a great way to learn about the important things that have happened on this date in history!

1499 Switzerland becomes an independent state

1692 Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem witch trials

1735 Robert Walpole becomes the first British "Prime Minister" (actually First Lord of the Treasury) to live at 10 Downing Street

1761 Coronation of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte

1773 Benjamin Franklin publishes a hoax letter "An Edict by the King of Prussia" in the Public Advertiser, criticising Britain's colonial policies in the American colonies

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

1896 Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the (then) longest reigning monarch in British history

1950 Omar Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general in the United States Army

1955 Commercial television begins in the UK with the launch of ITV, soon airs the 1st advert on UK TV, for Gibbs SR toothpaste

1970 US President Richard Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses

1973 Henry Kissinger sworn in as America's 1st Jewish Secretary of State, succeeds William Rogers

1975 Second assassination attempt on US President Gerald Ford by Sara Jane Moore fails in San Francisco

1976 TV dama "Charlie's Angels" starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and John Forsythe debuts

1981 Sandra Day O'Connor appointed to US Supreme Court

1987 US TV series "Full House" starring Bob Saget and John Stamos debuts

1993 Supreme Soviet dismisses President Boris Yeltsin

1994 "Friends" TV sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman debuts

2003 David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon.

2006 The F-14 Tomcat retires from the United States Navy

2015 Volkswagen admits that 11 million cars have been wrongly programmed to appear to emit lesser emissions than they are

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