TODAY IN HISTORY [23RD SEPTEMBER]

Lead Story

Billy the Kid arrested for first time, 1875

American Revolution

John Paul Jones wins in English waters, 1779

Automotive

Standard Oil geologists arrive in Saudi Arabia, 1933

Civil War

Lincoln plans to send army to Chattanooga, 1863

Cold War

Truman announces Soviets have exploded a nuclear device, 1949

Crime

A two-month manhunt for a murdering writer comes to an end, 1981

Disaster

Hurricane Jeanne crashes into Haiti, 2004

General Interest

John Paul Jones victorious, 1779

Lewis and Clark return, 1806

Eighth planet discovered, 1846

Chagall's ceiling unveiled, 1964

Hollywood

The Shawshank Redemption debuts, 1994

Literary

Leo Tolstoy marries Sophie Andreyevna Behrs, 1862

Music

Mac Davis earns one of the 1970s' most head-scratching #1 hits with "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me", 1972

Old West

Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time, 1875

Presidential

FDR defends his dog, 1944

Sports

Controversial call gives Cubs the pennant, 1908

Vietnam War

South Vietnam executes three accused VC agents, 1965

Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago, 1969

World War I

German pilot Werner Voss shot down over Western Front , 1917

World War II

Mussolini re-establishes a fascist regime in northern Italy, 1943