On this day in history we celebrate . . .

International Day: Engineer’s Day (India), Knowledge Day (Azerbaijan), and World Lymphoma Awareness Day

National Month: Classical Music mouth, Hispanic Heritage, and German American Heritage month.  

National Week: Suicide Prevention, and Environmental Services Week.

National Day: Online Learning, Hug Your Boss, and Double Cheeseburger Day.

Birthdays: Tom Hardy (English actor and producer, 40), Prince Henry of Wales (33) , and Jenna Marbles (YouTuder, 31).

Deaths: Eugene I. Gordon (American physicists and engineer),  Meir Pa’il (Israeli commander, politician, and historian), and Constans II (Byzantine emperor).

In the Olden Days: The University of Texas opens (1883), First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang (1894). Korean War: United States forces land at Inchon (1950). Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans (1978).