1775

During the Revolutionary War, American troops captured Montreal under the command of Continental Army Gen. Richard Montgomery.

1909

259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Illinois.

1971

The U.S. space probe Mariner 9 went into orbit around Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.

1982

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

2001

U.S.-backed Northern Alliance fighters in Afghanistan entered Kabul as Taliban forces retreated from the capital city.

2015

Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants and on streets, killing 130 people in the worst attack on French soil since World War II.

Birthdays

Actor Joe Mantegna is 77. Hockey Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault is 74. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is 72. Actor Frances Conroy is 72. Actor Chris Noth is 70. Comedian Whoopi Goldberg is 69. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is 57. Actor Steve Zahn is 57. Actor Gerard Butler is 55. Olympic swimming gold medalist Dana Vollmer is 37. Actor Devon Bostick is 33.