Talk:September 21

also, my birthday Gorman 10:33, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

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--mav 00:19, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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September 21: International Day of Peace and Peace One Day; Independence Day in Malta (1964), Belize (1981) and Armenia (1991)

1745 – The Jacobite Risings: Jacobite troops led by Charles Edward Stuart defeated the Hanoverians at the Battle of Prestonpans in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.
1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy, and proclaimed the First Republic.
1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform in China was abruptly terminated when Empress Dowager Cixi (pictured) forced the reform-minded Guangxu Emperor into seclusion and took over the government as regent.
1938 – The Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island, New York, USA, killing at least 500 people and injuring about 700 others.
1942 – The prototype model of the B-29 Superfortress, a four-engine heavy bomber that became one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II, flew for the first time.

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