Today In History
Today is Friday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2017. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 4:02 p.m. Eastern time.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1862: President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1, 1863.
ON THIS DATE
› 1776: During the Revolutionary War, Capt. Nathan Hale, 21, was hanged as a spy by the British in New York.
› 1792: The French First Republic was proclaimed.
› 1917: The silent comedy-drama “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” starring Mary Pickford, was released.
› 1927: Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous “long-count” fight in Chicago.
› 1957: The TV series “Maverick,” starring James Garner and Jack Kelly, premiered on ABC.
› 1964: The musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” starring Zero Mostel, opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances. The secret agent series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” starring Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, premiered on NBC-TV.
› 1982: The situation comedy “Family Ties” premiered on NBC.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is 90. Actress Anna Karina is 77. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is 75. Rock singer David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) is
66. Actress Shari Belafonte is 63. Singer Debby Boone is 61. Country singer June Forester (The Forester Sisters) is
61. Singer Nick Cave is
60. Rock singer Johnette Napolitano is 60. Actress Lynn Herring is 60. Classical crossover singer Andrea Bocelli is 59. Singer-musician Joan Jett is 59. Actor Scott Baio is
57. Actor Rob Stone is 55. Actor Dan Bucatinsky (TV: “24: Legacy”) is 52. Musician Matt Sharp is
48. Rock musician Dave Hernandez is 47. Rapper Mystikal is 47. Rhythm and blues singer Big Rube (Society of Soul) is
46. Actor James Hillier (TV: “The Crown”) is 44. Actress Mireille Enos is
42. Actress Daniella Alonso is 39. Actor Michael Graziadei is 38. Rock musician Will Farquarson (Bastille) is 34. Actress Tatiana Maslany is 32. Actor Ukweli Roach (TV: “Blindspot”) is 31. Actor Tom Felton is 30.