Historical Events
1776
British forces occupy New York City.
1860
Florence Nightingale opens the first school of nursing in London.
1928
Alexander Fleming observes that a Penicillium mold inhibits bacterial growth, leading to penicillin.
1940
Battle of Britain Day: RAF defeats the Luftwaffe in a decisive air battle.
2008
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, triggering a global financial crisis.
Famous Birthdays
1613
François de La Rochefoucauld
French author known for his Maximes.
1789
James Fenimore Cooper
American novelist known for The Last of the Mohicans.
1876
Bruno Walter
German-American conductor who worked with Gustav Mahler.
1890
Agatha Christie
English crime novelist known for Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries.
1946
Tommy Lee Jones
Academy Award-winning American actor known for The Fugitive and No Country for Old Men.
