On this day :
1813 United States nicknamed Uncle Sam, 1776 Worlds first submarine attack, 1896 Electric car wins the first auto race in the United States, 1864 Atlanta is evacuated, 1950 United Nations defeats Soviet motion, 1996 Tupac Shakur is shot, 1921 Flash flood hits San Antonio, 1977 Panama to control canal, 1986 Tutu becomes archbishop, 1950 Julie Kavner voice of Marge Simpson is born, 1911 Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested for stealing the Mona Lisa, 1936 Buddy Holly is born, 1876 Minnesotans nearly wipeout the JamesYounger Gang, 1977 Carter agrees to transfer Panama Canal to Panama, 1953 Maureen Connolly wins US Open, 1965 Marines launch Operation Piranha, 1967 McNamara Line announced, 1914 British commander Sir John French issues first dispatch, 1940 The Blitz begins,