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Today in History: September 22

1711 The Tuscarora Indian War begins with a massacre of settlers in North Carolina, following white encroachment that included the enslaving of Indian children.

1776 American Captain Nathan Hale is hanged as a spy by the British in New York City; his last words are reputed to have been, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."

1869 The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team, arrive in San Francisco after a rollicking, barnstorming tour of the West.

1915 Xavier University, the first African-American Catholic college, opens in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1945 President Harry Truman accepts U.S. Secretary of War Stimson's recommendation to designate the war World War II.

1969 Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first baseball player since Babe Ruth to hit 600 home runs.

1970 President Richard M. Nixon signs a bill giving the District of Columbia representation in the U.S. Congress.

1991 Huntington Library makes the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time.

2020 PM Boris Johnson announces that the UK has reached a 'perilous turning point' in the pandemic as he announces new restrictions

2021 WHO warns urgent action needed on air pollution, is on a par with smoking and a poor diet, causing seven million premature deaths a year

Born on September 22

1927 Tommy Lasorda, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team from 1975 to 1996.

1958 Joan Jett, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actress ("I Love Rock 'n' Roll)

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