This Day in History
Today: September 22, 2026
904
The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.[1]
1236
The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.[2]
1499
The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War.[3]
1586
The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
1692
The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released.
1711
The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in present-day North Carolina.
1761
George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.[4]
1776
Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.[5]
1789
The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
1789
Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
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