■ In 1814, the Battle of North Point took place in Maryland during the War of 1812 as American forces slowed British troops advancing on Baltimore. ■ In 1846, Elizabeth Barrett secretly married Robert Browning at St. Marylebone Church in London. ■ In 1914, during World War I, the First Battle of the Marne ended in an Allied victory against Germany. ■ In 1938, Adolf Hitler demanded the right of self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. read more