September 21: Interesting Facts

- 1784 – The first daily newspaper in the United States, The Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser, began publication. - 1802 – André-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump in England. - 1937 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit was published. - 1953 – Natural gas was extracted for the first time in Western Siberia. - 1991 – Armenia declared its independence. - 2002 – The International Day of Peace began to be observed. - 2004 – Construction of the Burj Khalifa began.