What happend on 19th September

18.09
20.09
1997

Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria; 53 killed.

1995

The Washington Post and the New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto.

1994

The pilot episode of the hit medical drama ER airs in the United States, on NBC.

1991

Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by a couple of German tourists.

1989

Hurricane Hugo makes landfall in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

1989

A terrorist bomb explodes UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing 171.

1985

A strong earthquake hits Mexico City and other parts of Mexico, killing thousands and demolishing about 400 buildings.

1985

Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center.

1983

Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.

1982

Scott Fahlman posts the first recorded instance of the emoticon :-) to an online bulletin board