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Today in History 9/19/09 4:16 PM
Today is Saturday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2009. There are 103 days left in the year.
In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, American soldiers won the first battle of Saratoga.
In 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it , the nation's first chief executive wrote, "Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all."
In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New Yorl and charged with the kidnap-murder of Charles A. Lindburgh Jr.
In 1960, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in New York to visit the United Nations, angrily checked out of the Shelbourne Hotel in a dispute with the management; Castro accepted an invitation to stay at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem.
In 1988, Israel succeeded in launching a test satellite, the Ofeq ("Horizon") 1, over the Mediterranean Sea.
In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, American soldiers won the first battle of Saratoga.
In 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it , the nation's first chief executive wrote, "Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all."
In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New Yorl and charged with the kidnap-murder of Charles A. Lindburgh Jr.
In 1960, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in New York to visit the United Nations, angrily checked out of the Shelbourne Hotel in a dispute with the management; Castro accepted an invitation to stay at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem.
In 1988, Israel succeeded in launching a test satellite, the Ofeq ("Horizon") 1, over the Mediterranean Sea.