Today in History 09/22 (Farm Aid)

Founded: 1985
Location: United States

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(1985) Musicians perform to help family farmers.
Also on this day,
1598 | After duel, playwright Ben Jonson lands in prison
Also on this day,
1598 | After duel, playwright Ben Jonson lands in prison
English playwright Ben Jonson, whose later literary achievements will be outshone only by Shakespeare, finds his career, and life, nearly ending before they really begin. The 26-year-old is brought up on charges for the killing of an actor, but acquitted after reciting a bible verse.1980 | Iran-Iraq War as Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invades Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iran
Considered the 20th-century’s lengthiest conventional war, the Iran-Iraq War begins as Iraqi forces invade an oil-rich Iranian border area. What will follow is almost eight years of battle that claims hundreds of thousands of lives but leaves the countries’ borders virtually unchanged.1991 | Library ends scholarly seclusion of Dead Sea Scrolls
California’s Huntington Library shocks scholars as it releases photocopies of one of the top archaeological finds of the 20th century, the Dead Sea Scrolls. The ancient Jewish biblical texts, previously available to only a few researchers, are now accessible to all.
Today in History 09/22/17

Start date: Sep 22, 1980
End date: Aug 20, 1988
top left: Military use of children in Iran-Iraq war. top right: Massacre Iranian Civilians by Iraqi Troops at first of Iran-Iraq War. middle left: A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG-31) listing to port after being struck by an Iraqi-launched Exocet missile on the 17th of May 1987 middle right: Mujahedin was killed in Operation Mersad by Pasdaran in Kermanshah below left: In re-taking Khorramshahr, the Iranians captured some 19,000 soldiers from a demoralized Iraqi Army in 1982 below right: Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution & Islamic Republic of Iran Army used many zu-23 in Iran-Iraq war.
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