1709
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, wins the bloodiest battle of the 18th century at great cost, against the French at Malplaquet.
1740
The first mention of an African American doctor or dentist in the colonies is made in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
1777
General George Washington and his troops are defeated by the British under General Sir William Howe at the Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania.
1850
Soprano opera singer Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale," makes her American debut at New York's Castle Garden Theater.
1857
Indians incited by Mormon John D. Lee kill 120 California-bound settlers in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
1864
A 10-day truce is declared between generals William Sherman and John Hood so civilians may leave Atlanta, Georgia.
1916
The "Star Spangled Banner" is sung at the beginning of a baseball game for the first time in Cooperstown, New York.
2001
In an unprecedented, highly coordinated attack, terrorists hijack four U.S. passenger airliners, flying two into the World Trade Center towers in New York and one into the Pentagon, killing thousands. The fourth airliner, headed toward Washington likely to strike the White House or Capitol, is crashed just over 100 miles away in Pennsylvania after passengers storm the cockpit and overtake the hijackers.
2005
Israel completes its unilateral disengagement of all Israeli civilians and military from the Gaza Strip.
