On this day:
1894: Battle of Pyongyang ends with decisive Japanese victory against China
1935: Nuremberg laws against Jews, instituted by the Nazi party, are put into force
2008: Lehman Brothers file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the largest bankruptcy in US history
Born on this day:
1254: Marco Polo, Italian explorer
1890: Agatha Christie, English author
Gone on this day:
1938: Thomas Wolfe, American author
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