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2022

The great Roger Federer plays his final tennis match at the Laver Cup in London. He ends his career with 20 Grand Slam titles.

2019

Climate activist Greta Thunberg confronts world leaders with her “How dare you” speech during an environmental address at the United Nations in New York.

2009

The TV series “Modern Family,” starring Ed Neill and Sofia Vergara, premieres on ABC.

1992

Goaltender Manon Rhéaume becomes the first woman to play in the NHL while wearing the Tampa Bay Lightning uniform.

1988

Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson wins the 100-meter dash at the Seoul Olympics. After being found guilty of doping, American Carl Lewis, who had finished second, is crowned Olympic champion.

1980

Bob Marley performs his final concert at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh.

1969

The TV series “Marcus Welby, M.D.” premieres on ABC.

1915

Joseph Tremblay becomes the first Canadian to lose his life in World War I.

1913

Frenchman Roland Garros became the first aviator to fly across the Mediterranean.

1909

Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera is published.

1889

Nintendo Koppai (later renamed Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi. At the time, it produced playing cards.

1845

The very first baseball team is formed: the New York Knickerbockers. The rules of the game are also adopted.

It happened on… September 23

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