On Sept. 19, 1777, British soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, but the Americans would go on to win the second battle less than a month later.

A man portraying a Revolutionary War soldier describes his garb to guests during a ceremony for the reopening of the National Museum of American History in Washington on November 21, 2008. On September 19, 1777, British soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War. File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI UPI The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth drives into Windsor Castle ahead of the committal service held at St George's Chapel, in Windsor, England, on September 19, 2022. File Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Egan/Royal Air Force UPI Thousands of people remain on the streets following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake, in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. File Photo by Sáshenka Gutiérrez/EPA-EFE UPI The Unabomber's manifesto is on display at the Newseum's exhibit, "G-Men and Journalists: Top News Stories of the FBI's First Century" in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 2008. On September 19, 1995, The Washington Post published a manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber, who carried out 16 bombings across the United States from 1978-95, killing three people. File Photo by Jack Hohman/UPI UPI Diving Olympiad Greg Louganis is introduced during the "Road to London" ceremony where the 100-day countdown to the start of the 2012 London Olympics is celebrated in Times Square on April 18, 2012, in New York City. On September 19, 1988, Louganis took the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the Seoul Olympics after hitting his head on the board during preliminary competition. File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI UPI

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Today is Friday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2025 with 103 to follow.

The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune and Saturn.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include entrepreneur George Cadbury in 1839; prosecutor Leon Jaworski in 1905; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell in 1907; automobile designer Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche in 1909; actor/writer/TV personality James Lipton in 1926; actor Rosemary Harris in 1927 (age 98); actor Adam West in 1928; actor David McCallum in 1933; musician Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) in 1940 (age 85); musician Mama Cass Elliot (Mamas & the Papas) in 1941; musician Freda Payne in 1942 (age 83); Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Morgan in 1943; musician David Bromberg (Deep) in 1945 (age 80); actor Randolph Mantooth in 1945 (age 80); actor Jeremy Irons in 1948 (age 77); model/actor Twiggy in 1949 (age 76); TV personality Joan Lunden in 1950 (age 75); musician Nile Rodgers (Chic) in 1952 (age 73); musician Lita Ford (Runaways) in 1958 (age 67); actor/filmmaker Kevin Hooks in 1958 (age 67); celebrity chef Mario Batali in 1960 (age 65); actor Cheri Oteri in 1962 (age 63); musician/TV personality Trisha Yearwood in 1964 (age 61); astronaut Sunita Williams in 1965 (age 60); journalist Soledad O'Brien in 1966 (age 59); celebrity chef Michael Symon in 1969 (age 56); actor Victor Williams in 1970 (age 55); actor Sanaa Lathan in 1971 (age 54); comedian/TV personality/actor Jimmy Fallon in 1974 (age 51); actor Alison Sweeney in 1976 (age 49); musician Sara Quin (Tegan and Sara) in 1980 (age 45); musician Tegan Quin (Tegan and Sara) in 1980 (age 45); actor Kevin Zegers in 1984 (age 41); actor Zoë Chao in 1985 (age 40); actor Danielle Panabaker in 1987 (age 38); musician Pia Mia Perez in 1996 (age 29).

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On this date in history:

In 1777, British soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, but the Americans would go on to win the second battle less than a month later.

In 1881, U.S. President James Garfield, 49, who had been shot in July by a disgruntled office-seeker, died of his wounds. Vice President Chester Arthur was sworn in as the successor to Garfield, who had been president for 6 1/2 months. His assassin was executed in 1882.

In 1893, with the signing of the Electoral Bill by Gov. David Boyle, New Zealand became the first country to grant national voting rights to women.

In 1955, after a decade of rule, Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron was deposed in a military coup.

In 1957, the United States conducted its first fully contained underground nuclear weapon test in Nevada. Scientists at the time theorized the heat and pressure from the blast could've turned rocks into rubies, sapphires or even diamonds under the rubble.

In 1969, U.S. President Richard Nixon announced he was cancelling the draft calls for 50,000 Americans in November and December. He did so in an effort to get Congress to switch to a lottery-style draft and to quell public protests.

In 1985, an earthquake collapsed hundreds of buildings, killed at least 7,000 people and injured thousands of others in Mexico City.

In 1988, U.S. swimmer Greg Louganis took the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the Seoul Olympics after hitting his head on the board during preliminary competition.

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In 1995, The Washington Post published a manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber, who carried out 16 bombings across the United States from 1978-95, killing three people. Kaczynski was arrested in 1996 and was sentenced to eight life sentences in prison.

In 2006, Thailand Premier Thaksin Shinawatra was overthrown in a bloodless military coup.

In 2010, 42-year-old Frenchman Philippe Croizon, a quadruple amputee, swam across the English Channel in 13 1/2 hours. Croizon covered the 21 miles with flippers attached to the stumps of his legs and special steering attachments in the arm areas.

In 2017, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook central Mexico, killing more than 350 people, including dozens of children in the rubble of a school.

In 2021, Cumbre Vieja in Spain's Canary Islands erupted, setting off the longest-known eruption period for the volcano at 85 days. The disaster killed one person and destroyed more than 3,000 structures.

In 2022, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest next to her husband, Prince Philip, in a private funeral at Windsor Castle in London. The queen died Sept. 8 at the age of 96, Britain's oldest and longest-serving monarch.

In 2024, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first player to hit 50 or more homers and steal 50 or more bases during a single season in Major League Baseball history.

A thought for the day: "Not everybody goes to the movies to get their life changed." -- American actor Samuel L. Jackson