Today in History in 1778 the Continental Congress passes the first United States budget; in 1946 the first Cannes Film Festival is held in Cannes, France; and in 2022 the state funeral of Elizabeth II is held at Westminster Abbey.

The On This Day In History archives at “Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia” contains over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:

September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of the year.

EVENTS

1356 – In the Battle of Poitiers, the English defeat the French, and capture King John II of France.

1676 – Jamestown, Virginia is burned to the ground by forces of Nathaniel Bacon.

1692 – Giles Corey is executed in Salem, Massachusetts after not pleading at the Salem Witch Trials.

1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.

1778 – The Continental Congress passes the first United States budget.

1796 – George Washington's Farewell address is printed across the United States in an open letter to the public.

1799 – French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.

1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Iuka - Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force under General Sterling Price.

1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga is fought.

1864 – American Civil War: Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia - Union troops under General Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Jubal Early.

1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris begins, resulting in January 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.

1870 – Having invaded the Papal States a week earlier, the Italian Army lays siege to Rome.

1879 – The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.

1881 – President of the United States James Garfield dies aged 49, after being shot by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2. Chester A. Arthur succeeds him to become the 21st President of the United States.

1893 – Women in New Zealand are given the right to vote.

1934 – Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, which occurred in 1932.

1944 – World War II: Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.

1945 – William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) is sentenced to death in London for spreading pro-German propaganda.

1946 – The Council of Europe is founded.

1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held in Cannes, France.

1957 – The US carries out its first underground nuclear bomb test.

1959 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, on a visit to the United States, is barred from visiting Disneyland, due to security concerns.

1970 – The first Glastonbury Festival is held in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.

1972 – A parcel bomb sent to the Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.

1973 – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture as king.

1975 – The TV show Fawlty Towers premieres in the United Kingdom

1976 – A plane crash in Turkey kills 155 people.

1976 – The governing Social Democratic Party loses Sweden's parliamentary election.

1978 – The Solomon Islands join the UN.

1981 – Simon & Garfunkel re-unite for a free concert in New York City's Central Park.

1982 – Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :) and :( on the Carnegie Mellon University Board Systems.

1983 – Saint Kitts and Nevis becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

1985 – 1985 Mexico City earthquake: A magnitude 8 earthquake centered near Acapulco kills thousands, and destroys many buildings, around 400 in Mexico City alone.

1988 – Hurricane Gilbert dissolves over Texas.

1989 – UTA Flight 772: A terrorist bomb explodes on a plane over Niger, killing 171 people.

1991 – German tourists discover Otzi the Iceman near the Austrian-Italian border.

1995 – The New York Times and Washington Post publish the Unabomber's manifesto.

1997 – The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.

2006 – The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok, overthrowing Thaksin Shinawatra. The Constitution is revoked, and martial law is instated.

2010 – Deepwater Horizon oil spill: The leaking oil well is sealed, having leaked oil into the Gulf of Mexico since April 20, when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded.

2014 – Alex Salmond announces his intention to resign as First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party after a 55%-45% defeat in the Scottish independence referendum, 2014.

2015 – Rugby union World Cup: Japan, as rank outsiders, pull off one of the biggest surprises in the sport's history, by beating two-time champions South Africa 34-32.

2017 – Hurricane Maria sweeps across the Eastern Caribbean, including the islands of Dominica, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

2017 – 2017 Puebla earthquake: A major earthquake strikes central Mexico, including Mexico City, on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 earthquake, killing at least 220 people. It is Mexico's second earthquake in less than two weeks.

2022 - State funeral of Elizabeth II is hold at Westminster Abbey.