Today in History: September 21, Nairobi shopping mall attack
Currently is Sunday Sept the th day of There are days left in the year At present in history On Sept an attack by armed militants in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi Kenya left people dead and hundreds injured Also on this date In the National Convention of France issued a proclamation announcing the abolition of the French monarchy Related Articles DoJ reportedly closed probe into Homan accepting K in cash dead several wounded in country club shooting in N H State of Homelessness Amid optimism Vallejo homelessness increases Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as leadership shutdown looms Trump to meet Xi at APEC says China approved TikTok deal In in response to a letter from -year-old Virginia O Hanlon the New York Sun newspaper wrote an editorial containing the famous line Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus In Cecil Chubb purchased Stonehenge for the last private owner of the site Chubb donated it to the British people three years later In President Warren Harding signed the Lodge-Fish Resolution a Congressional resolution endorsing the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine In The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien was first published by George Allen Unwin Ltd of London In a hurricane made U S landfall striking parts of New York and New England while causing widespread damage and claiming specific lives In Romanian Prime Minister Armand C linescu was assassinated by members of the fascist Iron Guard movement In at Yankee Stadium in New York boxer Rocky Marciano completed his undefeated professional career by knocking out Archie Moore in the ninth round of their title fight In Monday Night Football made its debut on ABC with the Cleveland Browns defeating the New York Jets - In the Senate unanimously ratified the nomination of Sandra Day O Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court In Hurricane Hugo crashed into South Carolina the storm was blamed for deaths in the Caribbean and in the United States In Russia s Vladimir Putin ordered a mobilization of reservists for the first time since World War II nearly seven months after invading Ukraine At present s Birthdays Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is Musician Don Felder is Author Stephen King is Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore is Actor-comedian Bill Murray is Race car driver Arie Luyendyk is Filmmaker Ethan Coen is Basketball Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief is Actor-comedian Dave Coulier is Actor David James Elliott is Actor Nancy Travis is Actor Rob Morrow is Actor Angus Macfadyen is Actor Cheryl Hines is Country singer Faith Hill is Actor-talk show host Ricki Lake is Actor Billy Porter is Actor Alfonso Ribeiro rih-BEHR -oh is Actor Luke Wilson is Musician Liam Gallagher Oasis is TV personality Nicole Richie is Actor Maggie Grace is Actor Joseph Mazzello is Rapper Wale WAH -lay is Singer Jason Derulo is Cyclist Tadej Poga ar is
