Event:
Germany holds its federal election; Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party obtains the most votes since 1990
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
