Today In History

Wed., Sept. 23, 1998

In 1779: During the Revolutionary War, the American warship Bon Homme Richard defeated the HMS Serapis after the American commander, John Paul Jones, is said to have declared: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

In 1846: The planet Neptune was discovered by German Johann Gottfried Galle.

In 1938: A time capsule, to be opened in the year 6939, was buried on the grounds of the World’s Fair in New York City.

In 1952: Republican vice-presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon went on television to deliver what came to be known as the “Checkers” speech as he refuted allegations of improper campaign financing.

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