THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Today is Thursday, September 13, the 257th day of 2012. There are 109 days left in the year.

1759 ― Wolfe defeats Montcalm on Plains of Abraham; Canada becomes English

1788 ― New York City becomes capital of the United States

1882 ― Britain invades Egypt

1906 ― First airplane flight in Europe

1942 ― German forces attack Stalingrad

1943 ― Chiang Kai-shek became president of China

1949 ― Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC

1965 ― Beatles release ``Yesterday"

1970 ― IBM announces System 370 computer

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