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1779
John Adams was named to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain.
1825
The first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated by George Stephenson in England.
1928
The United States said it was recognizing the Nationalist Chinese government.
1939
Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.
1942
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, N.J., prior to Miller's entry into the Army.
1954
''Tonight!'' hosted by Steve Allen, made its debut on NBC-TV.
1959
A typhoon battered the main Japanese island of Honshu, killing nearly 5,000 people.
1990
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Supreme Court nomination of David H. Souter.
1991
The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 7-7, on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
1994
More than 350 Republican congressional candidates signed the ''Contract with America,'' a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the U.S. House.
1995
The government unveiled its redesigned $100 bill.
1996
The Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of Afghani President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah.
1998
Social Democrat Gerhard Schroeder was elected chancellor of Germany, ending 16 years of conservative rule.
1998
Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs during the last game of the season.
1999
Tiger Stadium closed after 87 years as home of baseball's Detroit Tigers.
2001
An armed man went on a shooting rampage in the local parliament in Zug, Switzerland, killing 14 people before taking his own life.
2001
President George W. Bush announced plans to bolster airline security in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
2004
NBC announced that ''Tonight Show'' host Jay Leno would be succeeded by ''Late Night'' host Conan O'Brien in 2009.
2005
Army reservist Lynndie England was sentenced to three years behind bars for her role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

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Samuel Adams 9/27/1722 - 10/2/1803 American revolutionary leader