Today In History

In 1521: Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.

In 1777: Gen. George Washington’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton In 1959: Alaska was admitted to the Union as the 49th state.

In 1990: Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican’s diplomatic mission.

In 1993: President Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a historic nuclear missile-reduction treaty in Moscow.