Got this from another list. Thought I'd pass it on. TODAY IN HISTORY > September 7 > > 1571 At the Battle of Lepanto in the Mediterranean Sea, the Christian > galley fleet destroys the Turkish galley fleet. > > 1630 The town of Trimontaine, in Massachusetts, is renamed Boston, and > becomes the state capital. > > 1701 England, Austria, and the Netherlands form an Alliance against France. > > 1778 Shawnee Indians attack and lay siege to Boonesborough, Kentucky. > > 1812 On the road to Moscow, Napoleon wins a costly victory over the > Russians at Borodino. > > 1813 The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the > nickname "Uncle Sam" occurs in the Troy Post. > > 1876 The James and Younger gang botches an attempt to rob the First > National Bank of Northfield, Minn. > > 1888 An incubator is used for the first time on a premature infant. > > 1892 The first heavyweight-title boxing match fought with gloves under > Marquis of Queensbury rules ends when James J. Corbett knocks out John L. > Sullivan in the 21st round. > > 1912 French aviator Roland Garros sets altitude record of 13,200 feet. > > 1940 Germany's blitz against London begins during the Battle of Britain. > > 1942 The Red Army pushes back the German line northwest of Stalingrad. The > Krummer Lauf allowed German infantry and motorized artillery units to > actually fire around corners. > > 1954 Integration of public schools begins in Washington D.C. and Maryland. > > Born on September 7 > > 1533 Elizabeth I, Queen of England, led her country during the exploration > of the New World and war with Spain which destroyed the Spanish Armada > > 1860 Anna Marie "Grandma" Moses, American folk painter, best known for her > paintings of rural life > > 1909 Elia Kazan, producer, screenwriter and director who won directing > Oscars for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront > > 1914 James Alfred Van Allen, discovered and named the two radiation belts > surrounding the Earth