The Shield
Issue 2
This Day In History: September 21
By Madi Zanardelli
1817: John Quincy Adams becomes the U.S. Secretary of State.
1826: President Lincoln announces a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
1975: The World Football League folds.
1976: The T.V. drama “Charlie’s Angels” debuts.
1981: Sandra Day O’Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1985: The Plaza Accord was signed in New York City, depreciating the U.S. dollar in accordance with the Japanese yen and the German Deutsche.
1994: The sitcom “Friends” created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman debuts on NBC.
1997: Elton John releases “Candle in the wind 1997” in honor of Princess Diana.
2018: Rihanna is appointed the ambassador for Barbados, where she was born.
2019: Billy Porter becomes the first openly gay actor to win a Emmy for lead actor in a drama series.
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