TODAY IN HISTORY

1789

The U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.

1918

Allied forces began their decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line during World War I.

1938

British, French, German and Italian leaders concluded the Munich Agreement, which was aimed at appeasing Adolf Hitler by allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland.

1982

Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with deadly cyanide claimed the first of seven victims in the Chicago area.

2000

Israeli riot police stormed a major Jerusalem shrine and opened fire on stonethrowing Muslim worshippers, killing four Palestinians and wounding 175.

2005

John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the nation’s 17th chief justice after winning Senate confirmation.

Birthdays

Conductor Richard Bonynge is 91. Singer Jerry Lee Lewis is 86. TV personality Bryant Gumbel is 73. Comedian-actor Andrew “Dice” Clay is 64. Singer-musician Les Claypool is 58. Actor Alexis Cruz is 47. Actor Chrissy Metz (TV: “This Is Us”) is 41. NBA All-Star Kevin Durant is 33. Pop singer Halsey is 27.