“…all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States… will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.”

September 22, 1862 – A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.

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“You've got to understand your limitations. It's your limitations that make you the wonderful disaster you most probably are.”

— Nice Cave

Born September 22, 1957

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“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Make your own victories. Make your own mistakes.”

— Joan Jett

Born September 22, 1958

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When asked what advice she would give our readers: “To be confident and never give up.”

— Ripley Celia Campbell

Born September 22, 2013