Today in History

From: Charleston Gazette | Date: September 23, 2006| Author: The Associated Press | Copyright information

* In 1642, Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass., held its first commencement.

* In 1780, British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.

* In 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis more than two years after setting out for the Pacifi...

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