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1 September 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 September 2022 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Super Freaky Girl” by Nicki Minaj.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 September 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 September 2022 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 1 September
- 1974 The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of one hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h).
- 1981 Central African President David Dacko is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General André Kolingba.
- 1982 The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
- 1985 The wreck of the Titanic is discovered by an American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel.
- 2008 Iraq War: The United States Armed Forces transfers control of Anbar Province to the Iraqi Armed Forces.
Famous people born on September 1
- Zendaya, American actress and singer (born 1996)
- Lily Tomlin, American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1939)
- Barry Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1946)
- Scott Speedman, English-Canadian actor (born 1975)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
- March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
- March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.
Life in the US in 2022
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.99
Loaf of Bread
$2.76
Average House
$454,900
Weekly Wage
$1,069
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