What happend on 22nd September

21.09
23.09
2003

David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon.

1997

Bentalha massacre in Algeria; over 200 villagers killed.

1994

Friends premieres on NBC.

1993

A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.

1991

The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time, by the Huntington Library.

1985

The Farm Aid concert takes place in Champaign, Illinois, United States.

1985

The Plaza Accord was signed in New York City.

1980

Iraq invades Iran.

1979

The South Atlantic Flash is observed near Bouvet Island, thought to be a nuclear weapons test.

1975

Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.