Today in History – September 10 – American Naval Commander Perry Defeats The British In Battle Of Lake Erie

1776 George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers1813 American Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British in Battle of Lake Erie1846 Elias Howe takes out a US patent for a lockstitch sewing machine1924 Leopold and Loeb found guilty of the murder of Robert Franks in Chicago in the “the crime of the century”1977 Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by Guillotine in France2008 The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in the history of mankind is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland2020 California’s August Complex wildfire becomes largest recorded in state history at 471,000 acres (736 square miles)Today in Film & TV
1993 “The X-Files”, created by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson debuts on FoxToday in Music
1991 Rock band Nirvana release their single “Smells like Teen Spirit”, often dubbed the anthem of Generation XToday in Sport
1972 American long distance runner Frank Shorter scores a famous win in the men’s marathon in 2:12:19.8 at the Munich OlympicsDo you know this fact about today? Did You Know?
London taxi driver George Smith is the first to be fined for drunk drivingWould you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
Mike the Headless Chicken is decapitated in Fruita, Colorado; he survives for another 18 months before choking to death.Famous Weddings1961 Nigerian novelist, critic and academic Chinua Achebe (“Things Fall Apart”) marries Christie Okoli


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