Historical Events for 24th September 2022

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1629 - Jacques Specx appointed governor-general of Dutch-Indies
1829 - Russia and Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople
1853 - France annexes New Caledonia
1929 - New York Yankee pitcher Tom Zachary ends season 12-0, record for most pitching wins without a loss in one season
1958 - 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Iowa
1970 - Soviet space probe Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon
1988 - Swimmer Silke Hörner wins her second gold medal of the Seoul Olympics as part of the victorious East German 4 x 100m medley relay team
1995 - Emillio and Gloria Estefan's boat hits and kills a jet skier
1996 - US President Bill Clinton signs the "Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty" at the United Nations
2020 - David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston's record as the fastest person to reach 1 million followers on Instagram

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