1589 – Battle at Arques: French King Henry IV beats Catholic League
1883 – First direct US-Brazil telegraph connection
1903 – First cowboy film “Kit Carson” premieres in US
1944 – Operation Market Garden: Polish paratroopers land at Driel after a delay due to bad weather and a shortage of planes
1944 – Operation Market Garden: Last British paratroopers at Arnhem Bridge surrender after several days of fighting
1968 – Police drama “Adam-12” debuts on NBC in the US
1973 – NY Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12½ games
1986 – 38th Emmy Awards: “The Golden Girls”, “Cagney and Lacey” and Michael J. Fox win
1994 – Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft Laud/Miami Fl (WBGG 105.9 FM)
2008 – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel formally resigns from office, effective as soon as his successor Tzipi Livni has successfully assembled a new government.