September 21st in History
Benedict Arnold gives the British plans for West Point, The Hobbit is published, and the first lucha libre match is held! H.G. Wells, Max Immelmann, Chuck Jones, Leonard Cohen, Fannie Flagg, Stephen King, and Bill Murray are born; Virgil, Sir Walter Scott, Walter Brennan, and Jacqueline Susann die. Happy Victory Over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo Day!
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The Lost Colony is founded, commercial steamboat service begins, and Michael Phelps wins eight gold medals! Davy Crockett, Mae West, Leslie Groves, Mark "Deep Throat" Felt, Francis Gary Powers, and Robert De Niro are born; Pearl Bailey and Yvonne "Batgirl" Craig died. Happy Prekmurje Union Day!
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US women get the right to vote! Meriwether Lewis, Marshall Field, Roberto Clemente, and Robert Redford are born; Genghis Khan, Honore de Balzac, Walter Chrysler, B. F. Skinner, Elmer Bernstein, and Don Pardo die. Happy Long Tan Day!
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"Old Ironsides" earns its name, witches are in trouble in Samlesbury and Salem, and Adolf Hitler becomes führer. Orville Wright, Coco Chanel, Ogden Nash, Gene Roddenberry, and Bill Clinton are born; Augustus, Blaise Pascal, Vilfredo Pareto, and Groucho Marx die. Happy National Aviation Day!
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