What Happened on September 22, 2015

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Seattle to start his first state visit to the US

Palangkaraya in Indonesian Borneo records the highest air pollutant index (API) value ever recorded of 1,986 due to haze caused by forest fires deliberately lit to clear land for palm oil plantations

Papal Visit

Pope Francis greeted by President Obama and Vice President Biden as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for his 6 day tour of the US

46th US President, Vice President and Senator Joe Biden

Volkswagen admits that 11 million cars have been wrongly programmed to appear to emit lesser emissions than they are

Events in 2015

Famous Deaths

Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

American Baseball HOF catcher, coach and manager (18 x MLB All-Star; 13 x World Series; NY Yankees; AL MVP 1951, 54, 55), and Purple Heart recipient, dies at 90