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1777 ~ British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y.

1888 ~ Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph.

1915 ~ Birthday of Arthur Miller, Playwright.

1931 ~ Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.

1956 ~ Queen Elizabeth opened the first commercial nuclear power station, at Calder Hall.

1972 ~ Birthday of Eminem, rap music performer.

1973 ~ Arab oil-producing nations announced they would cut back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974.

1979 ~ Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the destitute in Calcutta.

1980 ~ Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarch to make a state visit to the Vatican.

1989 ~ Loma Prieta earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area.