Event:
A new wing dedicated to Islamic art is opened at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France; the area contains 3,000 from the seventh to the 19th century
More Notable Events on September 22:
1993 Supreme Soviet dismisses president Boris Yeltsin
1991 California University makes Dead Sea Scrolls public
1980 Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins
1973 Henry Kissinger, sworn in as Secretary of State
1950 Omar N. Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general