Today in history - Sept. 19

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2006. There are 103 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Sept. 19, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga.

On this date:

In 1783, Jacques Etienne Montgolfier launched a duck, a sheep and a rooster aboard a hot-air balloon at Versailles in France.

In 1796, President Washington's farewell address was published. In it, the nation's first chief executive wrote, "Observe good fa