History of 21 September<\/p>\n
1931<\/strong> – Britain went off the gold standard.<\/p>\n 1931<\/strong> – Japanese forces began occupying China’s northeast territory of Manchuria.<\/p>\n 1937<\/strong> – J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” was first published.<\/p>\n 1941<\/strong> – “The Second Mrs. Burton” premiered to the entire CBS Radio Network.<\/p>\n 1948<\/strong> – Milton Berle debuted as the host of “The Texaco Star Theater” on NBC-TV. The show later became “The Milton Berle Show.” Berle was the regular host until 1967.<\/p>\n 1948<\/strong> – “Life With Luigi” debuted on CBS Radio.<\/p>\n 1949<\/strong> – Communist leaders proclaimed The People’s Republic of China.<\/p>\n 1957<\/strong> – “Perry Mason”, the television series, made its debut on CBS-TV. The show was on for 9 years.<\/p>\n 1961<\/strong> – Antonio Abertondo swam the English Channel (in both directions) in 24 hours and 25 minutes.<\/p>\n 1964<\/strong> – Malta gained independence from Britain.<\/p>\n 1966<\/strong> – The Soviet probe Zond 5<\/i> returned to Earth. The spacecraft completed the first unmanned round-trip flight to the moon.<\/p>\n 1970<\/strong> – “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.<\/p>\n 1973<\/strong> – Henry Kissinger was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become 56th Secretary of State. He was the first naturalized citizen to hold the office of Secretary of State.<\/p>\n 1981<\/strong> – The U.S. Senate confirmed Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n 1981<\/strong> – Belize gained full independence from Great Britain.<\/p>\n 1982<\/strong> – National Football League (NFL) players began a 57-day strike. It was their first regular-season walkout.<\/p>\n 1982<\/strong> – Amin Gemayel was elected president of Lebanon. He was the brother of Bashir Gemayel who was the president-elect when he was assassinated.<\/p>\n 1984<\/strong> – General Motors and the United Auto Workers union reached an agreement that would end the previous six days of spot strikes.<\/p>\n 1985<\/strong> – North and South Korea opened their borders for their family reunion program.<\/p>\n 1993<\/strong> – Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin announced that he was ousting the Communist-dominated Congress. The action was effectively seizing all state power.<\/p>\n 1996<\/strong> – The board of all-male Virginia Military Institute voted to admit women.<\/p>\n 1996<\/strong> – John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette in a secret ceremony on Cumberland Island, GA.<\/p>\n 1999<\/strong> \u2013 The Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.<\/p>\n 2001<\/strong> \u2013 America: A Tribute to Heroes<\/i> is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.<\/p>\n 2001<\/strong> \u2013 Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths<\/p>\n 2003<\/strong> \u2013 The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter’s atmosphere.<\/p>\n 2012<\/strong> \u2013 Three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack.<\/sup><\/p>\n 2013<\/strong> \u2013 Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people.<\/p>\n History of 21 September 1931 – Britain went off the gold standard. 1931 – Japanese forces began occupying China’s northeast territory of Manchuria. 1937 – J.R.R. 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