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On this date: September 22
Year: 1692
Event: Salem Witch Trials
Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem Witch Trials
Year: 1792
Event: French First Republic formed by the National Convention, stripping the French king of his powers
Year: 1862
Event: US President Abraham Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, threatening to free all enslaved people in the rebel southern states if those states fail to re-join the Union by January 1, 1863 [1]
Year: 1965
Event: India and Pakistan cease-fire goes into effect, ending the Indo-Pakistani War
Year: 1980
Event: Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway
Year: 1994
Event: "Friends" TV sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman debuts on NBC, starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer
Year: 1869
Event: Richard Wagner's opera "Das Rheingold" (the 1st piece of his "Ring" cycle) premieres in Munich, Germany
Year: 1920
Event: Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series
Top U.S Box Office
1. The Nun II
Weekend Gross: $15M
Total Gross: $60M
Weeks Released: 2
5.9
(16K)
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2. A Haunting in Venice
Weekend Gross: $14M
Total Gross: $18M
Weeks Released: 1
6.8
(14K)
Rate
3. The Equalizer 3
Weekend Gross: $7.2M
Total Gross: $76M
Weeks Released: 3
7.1
(20K)
Rate
4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Weekend Gross: $4.8M
Total Gross: $20M
Weeks Released: 2
5.4
(2K)
Rate
5. Barbie
Weekend Gross: $3.8M
Total Gross: $627M
Weeks Released: 9
7.1
(323K)
Rate
6. Blue Beetle
Weekend Gross: $2.5M
Total Gross: $68M
Weeks Released: 5
6.4
(36K)
Rate
7. Jawan
Weekend Gross: $2.4M
Total Gross: $12M
Weeks Released: 2
7.6
(54K)
Rate
8. Gran Turismo
Weekend Gross: $2.4M
Total Gross: $40M
Weeks Released: 4
7.4
(24K)
Rate
9. Oppenheimer
Weekend Gross: $2.1M
Total Gross: $319M
Weeks Released: 9
8.6
(439K)
Rate
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Weekend Gross: $2M
Total Gross: $115M
Weeks Released: 7
7.3
(36K)
Rate
1962 Oscar Winner Film:
Name: Lawrence of Arabia
Rating: Approved
Duration: 228 min
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Summary:
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Directors: David Lean
Stars:
Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins