KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » September 22 http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Sat, 25 May 2013 04:52:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for September 22 – Emancipation Proclamation Issued and More http://kbear.com/this-day-in-history-for-september-22-emancipation-proclamation-issued-and-more/ http://kbear.com/this-day-in-history-for-september-22-emancipation-proclamation-issued-and-more/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:00:33 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=48482 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established (More info)

1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which proposes to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863 (More info)

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