"On Sept. 19, 1988, Olympic diver Greg Louganis suffered a concussion after striking his head on the diving board during the preliminary round of the 3-meter springboard diving competition at the Seoul Summer Games; Louganis would recover from the injury and win a gold medal in the event the following day. Also on this date: In 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was published."
"In 1955, President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the army and navy. In 1957, the United States conducted its first contained underground nuclear test, code-named Rainier, in the Nevada desert. In 1985, the Mexico City area was struck by a devastating earthquake that killed at least 9,500 people. In 1995, The New York Times and The Washington Post published"
On Sept. 19, 1988, Olympic diver Greg Louganis struck his head on the board, suffered a concussion, and recovered to win gold the next day. In 1796, George Washington's farewell address urged good faith, justice, peace, and harmony among nations. James A. Garfield died in 1881 months after being shot and was succeeded by Chester A. Arthur. Other events include Juan Perón's 1955 ouster, the 1957 Rainier underground nuclear test, the deadly 1985 Mexico City earthquake, publication of Ted Kaczynski's manifesto in 1995, Hu Jintao's 2004 rise to undisputed leadership, the 2008 bailout plan and market rebound, Mariano Rivera's 2011 record save, and Britain's 2022 farewell to the Queen.
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