WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Today is Wednesday, September 14, the 257th day of 2011. There are 108 days left in the year.

1752 ― England and colonies adopt Gregorian calendar, 11 days disappear

1812 ― Napoleon occupies Moscow

1899 ― Henry Bliss becomes first automobile fatality (N.Y.)

1917 ― Provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed

1930 ― Nazis gain 107 seats in German election

1948 ― Groundbreaking ceremony for the U.N. world headquarters

1956 ― first prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington, D.C.

1957 ― U.N. resolution deplores and condemns USSR invasion of Hungary

1973 ― Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s

1989 ― Calgary Flames become first NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2