It is Wednesday 9/20/2017
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Lead Story
- 1973 King triumphs in Battle of Sexes
American Revolution
- 1777 Redcoats kill sleeping Americans in Paoli Massacre
Automotive
- 1960 Mickey Thompson tries again to become the fastest driver in history
Civil War
- 1863 Confederates score a victory at the Battle of Chickamauga
Cold War
- 1963 Kennedy proposes joint mission to the moon
Crime
- 2012 Amish convicted in beard cutting attacks
Disaster
- 2002 Avalanche thunders into Russian village
General Interest
- 1519 Magellan sets out
- 1565 First European battle on American soil
- 1946 First Cannes Film Festival
Hollywood
- 1934 Actress and international sex symbol Sophia Loren born
Literary
- 1878 Upton Sinclair is born
Music
- 1975 The Bay City Rollers make their U.S. debut on Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
Old West
- 1806 The returning Lewis and Clark reach the first white settlement on the Missouri
Presidential
- 1881 Chester Arthur becomes third president to serve in one year
Sports
- 1973 King defeats Riggs in Battle of the Sexes II
Vietnam War
- 1968 U.S. officials defend use of defoliants
- 1972 U.S. planes mine waters in northern Quang Tri
World War I
- 1918 U.S. officer George S. Patton writes home after Saint-Mihiel offensive
World War II
- 1943 British launch Operation Source
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