Today In History

In 1066: William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.

In 1781: American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their siege of Yorktown Heights, Va.

In 1787: Congress voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval.

In 1924: Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, Wash., having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.

In 1995: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord to transfer much of the West Bank to the control of its Arab residents.