Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date

1777

American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.

1796

President Washington's farewell address was published. In it, America's first chief executive advised, ''Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.''

1906

Addressing the annual dinner of The Associated Press in New York, Mark Twain said there were ''only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the globe ... the sun in the heavens and The Associated Press down here.''

1934

Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.

1945

Nazi propagandist William Joyce, known as ''Lord Haw-Haw,'' was sentenced to death by a British court.

1955

President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the army and navy.

1957

The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.

1959

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reacted angrily during a visit to Los Angeles upon being told that, for security reasons, he wouldn't be allowed to visit Disneyland.

1970

''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' debuted on CBS.

1985

The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating quakes that claimed some 6,000 lives.

1994

U.S. troops peacefully entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

1995

The New York Times and The Washington Post published the Unabomber's manifesto.

1881

The 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin.