September 19: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

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1. 1676 - Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
2. 1946 - The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
3. 1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
4. 1982 - Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System.
5. 2010 - The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
6. Famous Birthdays: Sir William Golding (English writer, Nobel Prize laureate), Twiggy (English model), Mario Batali (American chef and restaurateur), Jimmy Fallon (American actor and comedian), Hermione Granger (Brightest Witch)

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