Today In History

From wikipedia.org:

Events
451 - At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1)
1600 - San Marino adopts its written constitution
1871 - The Great Chicago Fire burns 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km²) in one day, eventually destroying about 17,450 buildings, kills about 250 people and leaves another 90,000 homeless.
1871 - In Wisconsin, a forest fire starts to burn across six counties, eventually killing over 1,100 people
1956 - New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen pitches first (and only) perfect game in World Series history in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
1957 - Walter O'Malley announces that the Dodgers are going to move from Brooklyn, New York to Los Angeles, California
2003 - Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark's engagement to Australian lawyer Mary Donaldson is announced

Births
1890 - Edward Rickenbacker, ace fighter pilot (d. 1973)
1920 - Frank Herbert, American science fiction writer (d. 1986)
1922 - Christiaan Barnard, heart surgeon

Holidays
Independence day in Croatia