September 19 in history: • 1356 – Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured John II of France. → go there • 1692 – Salem witch trials: Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, reportedly asking the sheriff for "more weight" during his execution. → go there • 1846 – Near La Salette-Fallavaux in southeastern France, shepherd children Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud reported a Marian apparition, now known as Our Lady of La Salette (statue pictured). → go there • 1976 – An unidentified flying object over Tehran in Iran was observed by multiple civilians and military personnel, which has been described as one of the most credible cases in ufology. → go there • 2011 – Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves. → go there Born 866: Leo VI the Wise Wiki link Born 1928: Adam West Wiki link Died 1995: Rudolf Peierls Wiki link Died 2004: Damayanti Joshi Wiki link Pictured: Statue of Our Lady of La Salette.