Historical Events
1787
The US Constitution is signed by 38 of 41 delegates at the Philadelphia Convention.
1862
The Battle of Antietam: the bloodiest single day in American military history.
1944
Operation Market Garden begins in the Netherlands.
1978
The Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel are signed at the White House.
2011
The Occupy Wall Street movement begins in New York City.
Famous Birthdays
1730
Friedrich Wilhelm Gerber
Swiss jurist who contributed to international law.
1826
Bernhard Riemann
German mathematician who contributed to differential geometry and the Riemann hypothesis.
1916
Margaret Chase Smith
American politician and the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1931
Anne Bancroft
Academy Award-winning American actress known for The Miracle Worker.
1984
Cassadee Pope
American musician who won The Voice.
