MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Today is Monday, September 13, the 256th day of 2010. There are 109 days left in the year.

1788 _ New York City becomes capital of the United States

1882 _ Britain invades Egypt

1942 _ German forces attack Stalingrad

1943 _ Chiang Kai-shek became president of China

1959 _ USSR's Luna 2 becomes first probe to contact another celestial body

1965 _ Beatles release ``Yesterday"

1970 _ IBM announces System 370 computer

1982 _ Joe Lefevre gets six hits in one baseball game

1988 _ For the 10th time, four players hit baseball major-league record grand slams

1990 _ Iraqi troops storm the residence of French ambassador in Kuwait