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