site.btaToday's Observances: September 19

The world:

- National Day of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Independence Day (1983).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1903: John B. Jackson, first US diplomat accredited to Bulgaria, presents his credentials to Prince Ferdinand I (Bulgarian-US diplomatic relations established at legation level April 24, 1901, severed December 12, 1941, re-established October 1, 1947, suspended February 20, 1950, reactivated at legation level March 24, 1959, upgraded to embassy level November 29, 1966).

1966: Bulgaria establishes diplomatic relations with Lebanon at embassy level.

2006: German engineering giant Siemens inaugurates its first manufacturing plant in Bulgaria, in southwestern town of Blagoevgrad.