Friday, September 19, 2025

History for September 19

History for September 19 - On-This-Day.com 
Mike Royko 1932 
  • 1777 - The Battle of Saratoga was won by American soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
  • 1876 - Melville R. Bissell patented the carpet sweeper.
  • 1959 - Nikita Khrushchev was not allowed to visit Disneyland due to security reasons. Khrushchev reacted angrily.
  • 1970 - "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
  • 1982 - Scott Fahlman became the first person to use :-) in an online message.
  • 1994 - U.S. troops entered Haiti peacefully to enforce the return of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
  • 1995 - The U.S. Senate passed a welfare overhaul bill.

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