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September 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Statue of Our Lady of La Salette

1692 – Salem witch trials: Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, reportedly asking the sheriff for "more weight" during his execution.
1846 – Near La Salette-Fallavaux in southeastern France, shepherd children Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud reported a Marian apparition, now known as Our Lady of La Salette (statue pictured).
1940 – World War II: Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to Auschwitz to gather intelligence.
1970 – The first Glastonbury Festival was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.
1995 – Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, was published in The Washington Post almost three months after it was submitted.

Theodore of Tarsus (d. 690)
Paterson Clarence Hughes (b. 1917)
Judith Kanakuze (b. 1959)
Wu Zhonghua (d. 1992)

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Int'l Talk Like a Pirate Day

Has been moved to the "fictional" section and back again. It is indeed "whimsical" and ironic, but is also celebrated by real people, and so cannot be classed as a fictional holiday. An example of a truly fictional holiday would be Terry Pratchett's Hogswatch Day. --Spudtater 15:41, 19 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

George Washington's farewell

it is a common misconception that Washington actually read his farewell address. It was actually printed in newspapers as an open letter to the American public. (Unsigned comment by 156.33.70.17)

Good catch, thanks. -- Jim Douglas 20:01, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Emoticons

I don't get why the 1982 invention of the :-) and :-( emoticons was deleted as "non-notable".[1] How are we defining "notable" here? A quick web search turns up dozens of reliable, published sources that discuss this event (e.g. [2], [3], [4], [5] and [6]). Like it or not, Fahlman's 19 September 1982 bulletin board post had a lasting effect on informal written communication, and it continues to receive significant coverage 26 years later. :-) Polemarchus (talk) 16:09, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

International talk Like A Pirate day

Today sept 19th 2009 21st cent is indeed Talk Likke a Pirtae Day Ok, Great fun! Should be celebareted more then one day a year though! Araraghhh(whatever that means!) (dtaed PMAfternoonSat.Sept.19th200921stcent By Dr. Edson Andre' Johnson D.D.ULC>) ANDREMOI (talk) 20:21, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]