Today In History

In 1777: American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Vt.

In 1812: Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.

In 1896: Gold was discovered in the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory in Canada.

In 1956: Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic convention in Chicago.

In 1977: Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.