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September 16th is the 259th day of the year.

260 in leap yrs.

1400 - Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales by his followers.

1701 - James Francis Edward Stuart,sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.

1776 - American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.

1795 - United Kingdom conquers Cape Town, South Africa.

I am currently listening to Hotel California by The Eagles.

# 1810 - With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain

1812 - Russians set fire to Moscow shortly after midnight - the city is burned completely down days later.

1863 - Robert College of Istanbul-Turkey, the first American educational institution outside the United States is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.