Today In History
Today is Saturday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2018. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 9:54 p.m. Eastern time.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1949: The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb.
ON THIS DATE
› 1862: President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1, 1863.
› 1911: Pitcher Cy Young, 44, gained his 511th and final career victory as he hurled a 1-0 shutout for the Boston Rustlers against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.
› 1927: Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous “long-count” fight in Chicago.
› 1959: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Iowa for a two-day stopover, during which he visited a corn farm, held talks with former Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson, and ate his first hot dog.
› 1980: The Persian Gulf conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war.
› 1985: Rock and country music artists participated in “FarmAid,” a concert staged in Champaign, Ill., to help the nation’s farmers.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is 91. Actress Anna Karina is 78. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is
76. Actor Paul Le Mat is
73. Musician King Sunny Ade is 72. Capt. Mark Phillips is 70. Rock singer David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) is 67. Actress Shari Belafonte is
64. Singer Debby Boone is 62. Country singer June Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 62. Singer-musician Joan Jett is 60. Actor Scott Baio is 58. Actress Catherine Oxenberg is 57. Actress Bonnie Hunt is 57. Actor Rob Stone is 56. Actor Dan Bucatinsky (TV: “24: Legacy”) is 53. Musician Matt Sharp is 49. Rock musician Dave Hernandez is
48. Rapper Mystikal is 48. Rhythm and blues singer Big Rube (Society of Soul) is 47. Actress Daniella Alonso is 40. Actor Michael Graziadei is 39. Actress Ashley Drane (Eckstein) is 37. Actress Katie Lowes is 36. Rock musician Will Farquarson (Bastille) is 35. Actress Tatiana Maslany is 33. Actor Ukweli Roach (TV: “Blindspot”) is 32. Actor Tom Felton is 31. Actress Juliette Goglia is 23.