FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Today is Friday, September 21, the 263rd day of 2007. There are 102 days left in the year.

687 _ Conon ends his reign as Catholic pope

1451 _ Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge

1792 _ The first French Republic declared

1895 _ The first auto manufacturer opens-Duryea Motor Wagon Company

1922 _ President Warren G. Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

1949 _ The People's Republic of China proclaimed

1954 _ Nuclear submarine ``Nautilus" is commissioned

1964 _ Malta gains independence from Britain

1972 _ Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

1991 _ Armenia votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union