56 days before November 17, 2011

would be

September 22, 2011 (Thursday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 265

• Week number: 38

• Leap year: 2011 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for September 22, 2011 (Thursday)

• Sunrise time: 07:19 am

• Sunset time: 07:33 pm

• Day length: 12h 13m

• Source: suntoday.org

Moon Phase for September 22, 2011 (Thursday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

• Illumination: 25%

• Moon Age: 24.51 day(s)

• Source: mooninfo.org

September 22, 2011 Holidays and National Days

September 22 in History

1991
Huntington Library makes the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time.
1980
The Iran-Iraq War begins as Iraq invades Iran; lasting until August 1988, it was the longest conventional war of the 20th century.
1975
Sara Jane Moore attempts to assassinate US President Gerald Ford, the second attempt on his life in less than three weeks.
1970
President Richard M. Nixon signs a bill giving the District of Columbia representation in the U.S. Congress.
1969
Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first baseball player since Babe Ruth to hit 600 home runs.
1961
President John Kennedy signs a congressional act establishing the Peace Corps.
1947
A Douglas C-54 Skymaster makes the first automatic pilot flight over the Atlantic.
1945
President Harry Truman accepts U.S. Secretary of War Stimson’s recommendation to designate the war World War II.
1929
Communist and Nazi factions clash in Berlin.
1919
President Woodrow Wilson abandons his national tour to support the League of Nations when he suffers a case of nervous exhaustion.