Today is Saturday, September 13, the 257th day of 2008. There are 109 days left in the year.
1663 _ First serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia)
1788 _ New York City becomes capital of the United States
1849 _ First U.S. prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy)
1882 _ Britain invades Egypt
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"
1977 _ First TV viewer discretion warning-Soap
1987 _ Paul Lynch of Great Britain does 32,573 push-ups in 24 hours