In 1776, the Battle of Trenton was fought during the Revolutionary War. General George Washington's troops captured 1,000 hessian soldiers in a major defeat for the British.
In 1799, the late George Washington was eulogized by Col. henry lee as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
In 1865, James H. Nason of Franklin, Mass., received a patent for a coffee percolator.
In 1893, the future leader of China, Mao Tse-tung, was born in Hunan province.
In 1917, during World War I, the U.S. government took over operation of the nation's railroads.
In 1931, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Of Thee I Sing" opened on Broadway.
In 1941, Winston Churchill beame the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, warning that the Axis would "stop at nothing."
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Children hold a marriage together. They give you someone to yell at besides each other.
