Highlights of this day in history: A pivotal battle in the American Revolution; President James Garfield dies; Bruno Hauptmann arrested in the Lindbergh baby case; Unabomber's manifesto published; 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' premieres.
Other notable September 19th events include:
1796 – George Washington's farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
1893 – Women's suffrage: in New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
1900 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery together.
1952 – The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
1959 – Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland.
1991 – Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists.
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