1948
The Candy Bomber. US pilot Gail Halvorsen began dropping sweets on tiny parachutes to children in blockaded Berlin.
Wikipedia: Gail HalvorsenPhoto: Henry Ries / USAF / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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22 September in history.
5 moments from 1862 to 2014: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
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1862
A promise of freedom
Abraham Lincoln announced the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people in rebel states would be free from 1 January.
Wikipedia: Emancipation ProclamationWikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
Photo: Alexander Gardner / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1891
Finland's first hydropower
Finland's first hydroelectric plant started up on the Tammerkoski rapids in Tampere.
Photo: kallerna / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
1910
A cinema for over a century
The Duke of York's Picture House opened in Brighton. It is one of the oldest cinemas still showing films.
Wikipedia: Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Photo: Hassocks5489 at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
2014
MAVEN at Mars
NASA's MAVEN entered orbit around Mars to study how the planet lost much of its air.
Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.