Today is Friday, Sept. 19, the 263rd day of 2008. There are 103 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Friday, Sept. 19, the 263rd day of 2008. There are 103 days left in the year. On this date in 1796, President Washington’s farewell address is published. In it, the nation’s first chief executive writes, “Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all.”

In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, American soldiers win the first Battle of Saratoga. In 1783, Jacques Etienne Montgolfier launches a duck, a sheep and a rooster aboard a hot-air balloon at Versailles in France. In 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, dies 21‚Ñ2 months after being shot by Charles Guiteau; Chester Alan Arthur becomes president. In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann is arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. In 1945, Nazi radio propagandist William Joyce, known as “Lord Haw-Haw,” is convicted of treason and sentenced to death by a British court. In 1957, the United States conducts its first contained underground nuclear test, code-named “Rainier,” in the Nevada desert.

September 19, 1983: Pittsburgh quarterback Cliff Stoudt has his first regular season touchdown pass and a two-game winning streak as a starter after the Steelers beat the Houston Oilers, 40-28.

Ohio Lottery Director Thomas Chema estimates that Ohio Lottery profits will be at least $180 million in 1983, about $15 million more than estimated.

The Niles Sesquicentennial Executive Committee is accepting entries in a contest to find a logo for Niles’ 150th anniversary celebration in 1984.

September 19, 1968: The Warner Theater in Downtown Youngstown will become the new home of the Youngstown Symphony Society after Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Powers pledge $250,000 to the project. The theater was scheduled to be demolished for a parking lot.

Lawrence McDermott, 52, of West Mifflin, is seriously injured when his twin-engine mail plane crashes shortly after taking off from Franklin, Pa., Airport.

Judge Charles P. Henderson, chairman of the Youngstown Board of Education’s November levy campaign, announces that the Rev. Lonnie Simon, pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church, will join him as co-chairman.

September 19, 1958: Republic Steel Corp. shuts down its open hearth for 16 days to install a new $1.4 million blooming mill stand at the 40-inch mill.

The 52-year-old railroad car ferry in Ashtabula Harbor sinks in 27 feet of water after colliding with an ore freighter, Bon Moreell.

Bus drivers in Chicago have the highest hourly rate of pay for bus drivers in the north central region at $2.46 an hour. Youngstown drivers are fourth, earning between $2.14 and $2.32 an hour.

September 19, 1933: W.H. Hill, a Deluxe taxi driver, is abducted by two men who he picked up on Oak Hill in Youngstown and forced to drive for several hours, during which the men robbed a gas station near Leetonia and another in Alliance.

Youngstown Water Commissioner Dan Parish is promised that his application for funds to repair Milton Dam will be pushed through the Ohio federal board and sent to Washington. The city is seeking about $100,000.