WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022

1953-Allied forces form West Germany

1964-Malta gains independence from Britain

1970-Luna 16 leaves the Moon

1971-John Lennon & Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest

1972-Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

1974-U.S. Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury

1981-Belize gains independence from Britain (National Day)

1981-Sandra Day O'Connor becomes 1st female Supreme Court Justice

1981-Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)

1982-SF cable cars cease operations for 2 years of repairs

1982-STS-5 vehicle moves to launch pad

1984-NASA launches Galaxy-C

1985-Michael Spinks becomes 1st light heavyweight to defeat the reigning heavyweight champion, he defeats Larry

Holmes

1986-N.Y. Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards

1988-Mike Tyson threatens a TV reporter in N.J.

1990-Oakland A's Bob Welch becomes the 1st 25 game winner in 10 years

1990-Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 HRs & steal 50 bases in a season

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