Today is the 266th day of 2020 and the first day of autumn.
TODAY’S HISTORY
In 1776, the British hanged 21-year-old teacher/soldier Nathan Hale as a spy.
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, making all slaves in seceding states free as of Jan. 1, 1863.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
Michael Faraday (1791-1867), scientist.