September 22: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1761George III and his wife Charlotte were crowned at Westminster Abbey.
2. 1789The Russian commander Suvorov defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Rymnik.
3. 1896Queen Victoria surpassed her grandfather George III to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
4. 1948Pilot Gail Halvorsen's operation to drop sweets to Berlin children on tiny parachutes officially began.
5. 1991The Dead Sea Scrolls were made available to researchers and the public for the first time.

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