Today is Friday, September 14, the 258th day of 2012. There are 108 days left in the year.
1752 ― England & 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
1964 ― Walt Disney awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House
1983 ― U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner
1987 ― Oriole Cal Ripken Jr. sets record of playing 8,243 innings in 910 games