On this day in history.
1884 - The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins
1925 - Scopes Trial: A law in Tennessee prohibits the teaching of evolution.
1993 - The Great Blizzard of 1993 strikes the eastern U.S., bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way from Cuba to Québec.
2007 - The Bank of England launched a new £20 note, featuring the Scottish economist Adam Smith.
