SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

1348 ― Jews in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells

1784 ― First daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser)

1792 ― First French Republic declared

1897 ― NY Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus" editorial

1922 ― President Warren G Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

1930 ― Johann Ostermeyer patents the flashbulb

1934 ― Typhoon strikes Honshu Island Japan, kills 4,000

1949 ― Federal Republic of (West) Germany created under three-power occupation

1949 ― People's Republic of China proclaimed

1964 ― Malta gains independence from Britain

1970 ― "Monday Night Football" on ABC premiers (Browns beat Jetss 31-21)

1972 ― Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

1981 ― Belize gains independence from Britain (National Day)

1988 ― Mike Tyson threatens a TV reporter in NJ

1991 ― Armenia votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union