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Today in History — Friday, September 16, 2005
A look at the events and birthdays that share this date.
ON THIS DATE
1620The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers.
1810Mexico begins its war of independence as Father Miguel Hidalgo issues the Grito de Dolores.
1908General Motors is founded in Flint, Mich., by William C. Durant.
1940President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Training and Service Act, the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
1963The Federation of Malaysia is formed, uniting Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak.
1976The Episcopal Church approves the ordination of women as priests and bishops.
1982Lebanese Christian militiamen begin the massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in the Sabra and Chatila refugee camps.
1994The U.S. government lifts economic sanctions against Haiti.
BORN ON THIS DATE

B.B. King (1925), Lauren Bacall (1924), Peter Falk (1927), Mickey Rourke (1952), David Copperfield (1956), Amy Poehler (1971)

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