On Sept. 10, 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
In 1948 U.S.-born Mildred Gillars, the Nazi wartime radio broadcaster Axis Sally, was indicted for treason.
In 1963, 20 black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George Wallace.
In 1972, at the Munich Summer Olympics, the U.S. Olympic basketball team lost to the Soviets, 51-50, in a controversial gold-medal match.
In 1977 murderer Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant, became the last execution by guillotine in France.
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter granted clemency to four Puerto Rican nationalists imprisoned for the 1954 attack on the House of Representatives and a 1950 attempt on the life of President Harry Truman.
In 1993 “The X-Files” premiered on Fox Television.
In 2000 basketball coach Bob Knight was fired by Indiana University.
