September 21st
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- 1780
Benedict Arnold commits treason against the United States.
- 1915
Cecil Chubb buys Stonehenge for £6,600. View Post →
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- 1931
Britain abandons the gold standard, devaluing the pound by 20%.
- 1934
A typhoon strikes Honshu Island in Japan, killing 4,000 people.
- 1938
The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island, killing 500-700 people.
- 1946
Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay.
- 1958
Pilots Jim Heth and Bill Burkhart complete a 1,200-hour flight in a modified Cessna 172, landing in Dallas, Texas.
- 1980
Bob Marley collapses while jogging; medical exam reveals his cancer has spread.
- 2004
Green Day releases their album 'American Idiot' in the US.
