■ In 1780, British spy John Andre was hanged in Tappan, N.Y., during the Revolutionary War. ■ In 1835, the first battle of the Texas Revolution took place as American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans ended up withdrawing. ■ In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke at the White House that left him paralyzed on his left side. ■ In 1959, Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” made its debut on CBS-TV. read more