Today in History: September 16, massacre in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps
In the modern day is Tuesday Sept the th day of There are days left in the year At present in history On Sept the massacre of more than Palestinian men women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps Also on this date In Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called on his parishioners to join him in a rebellion against Spanish rule marking the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence Related Articles What to know after US says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation Fingerprint on rifle scope matches man accused of trying to assassinate Trump FBI analyst testifies Kash Patel to face lawmakers in aftermath of Charlie Kirk shooting FBI DNA evidence links to suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination FBI investigated Evergreen High School shooter s social media before attack failed to identify him In the largest land run in U S history occurred as more than white settlers rushed to claim over more than million acres of land in what is now northern Oklahoma In General Motors was founded in Flint Michigan by William C Durant In Samuel T Rayburn of Texas was first elected speaker of the U S House of Representatives he would hold the post for a record years spanning three separate terms In the Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house at New York s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Samuel Barber s Antony and Cleopatra In President Gerald R Ford signed a proclamation announcing a conditional amnesty initiative for Vietnam war deserters and draft evaders In O J Simpson was arrested in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in Las Vegas Simpson was later convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery and sentenced to nine to years in prison he was circulated in In Aaron Alexis a former U S Navy reservist went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington Navy Yard killing people before being fatally shot police In at least people were substantiated dead from Hurricane Florence as catastrophic flooding spread across the Carolinas Nowadays s Birthdays Actor George Chakiris is Actor Ed Begley Jr is Author-historian-filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr is Country singer David Bellamy The Bellamy Brothers is Actor Mickey Rourke is Jazz musician Earl Klugh is TV personality Mark McEwen is Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Yount is Magician David Copperfield is Actor Jennifer Tilly is Retired MLB All-Star pitcher Orel Hershiser is Baseball Hall of Famer Tim Raines is Singer Richard Marx is Comedian Molly Shannon is Singer Marc Anthony is News anchor talk show host Tamron Hall is Comedian-actor Amy Poehler is Singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild is Rapper Flo Rida is Actor Alexis Bledel is Actor Madeline Zima is Actor Max Minghella is Rock singer-musician Nick Jonas The Jonas Brothers is Actor Chase Stokes is Golfer Bryson Dechambeau is
