OCTOBER 7 - 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights. 1868 – Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date. 1916 – Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. 1958 – The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury. 1963 – John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
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