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This Day In History September 19 Highlights Highlighted
On September 19, 1982, Scott E Fahlman proposed the smiley emoticon using a colon dash and parenthesis. Notable events include the first Battle of Saratoga in 1777, Washington's farewell address in 1796, Garfield’s death in 1881, Hauptmann arrested in 1934, and the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. The era spans politics, science, and culture with referenced figures and milestones.
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Carnegie Mellon University
Scott E. Fahlman
Saratoga
George Washington
United States
James A. Garfield
Charles Guiteau
Chester Alan Arthur
Bruno Hauptmann
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
William Joyce
Lord
Rainier
Nevada Desert
Nikita Khrushchev
Los Angeles
Disneyland
Fidel Castro
United Nations
Shelburne
Castro
Theresa
Harlem
Barney
Betty
Hill
New Hampshire
NBC
Cbs-Tv
Mexico City