SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

Today is Saturday, September 29, the 271st day of 2007. There are 94 days left in the year.

855 _ Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic pope

1789 _ The U.S. War Department established a regular army

1829 _ London's Metropolitan Police Force goes on duty

1829 _ Scotland Yard formed in London

1944 _ Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia

1959 _ The Sultan of Brunei promulgates a constitution

1979 _ Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong

1979 _ Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit Ireland

1988 _ U.N. peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace Prize

1990 _ Washington National Cathedral construction is completed after 83 years