Lottery Numbers
Misidentification: Chelsea Joy Luker is the daughter of Ken and Georgia Luker, Spokane. She was incorrectly identified in the July 31 Teen Achievement column.
Wednesday’s Washington Triple Choice: 638.
Wednesday’s Washington Lotto: 9-16-33-40-43-44.
No winner. Next jackpot $2 million.
Wednesday’s Washington Lucky for Life: 36-54-60-61.
Wednesday’s Washington Keno: 2-7-15-23-25-26-29-30-36-40-45-49-54-55- 56-63-66-68-73-76.
Wednesday’s Quinto hand: K, J, 2, 9, 6.
No winner. Next jackpot $500,000.
Wednesday’s Powerball: 15-16-27-44-47.
Wednesday’s Power Ball: 14.
Wednesday’s Wild Card: 2-8-10-14-25. Wild Card: K. Wednesday’s Montana Cash: 8-9-10-26-30.
In 1807: Robert Fulton’s North River Steam Boat began heading up New York’s Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany.
In 1896: A prospecting party discovered gold in Alaska, a finding that touched off the Klondike gold rush.
In 1940: President Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William Mackenzie King met in Ogdensburg, N.Y., where they agreed to set up a joint defense commission.
In 1943: The Allied conquest of Sicily was completed as U.S. and British forces entered Messina.
In 1945: Indonesian nationalists declared their independence from the Netherlands.
In 1962: East German border guards shot and mortally wounded 18-year-old Peter Fechter, who had attempted to cross the Berlin Wall into the western sector.
In 1969: 248 people were killed as Hurricane Camille slammed into the Gulf Coast.
In 1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair concluded near Bethel, N.Y.
In 1978: The first successful transatlantic balloon flight ended as Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman landed their Double Eagle II outside Paris.