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