19 September - National Gymnastics Day

 

National Gymnastics Day is celebrated on September 19 of this year. One must possess the physical strength to battle in any situation. At the same time, the person must also have a flexible body. Gymnastics is a classic sport for both the gender that provides both physical strength and flexibility. The National Gymnastics Day is celebrated as a way to encourage the gymnasts and bring awareness about the sport among others to actively participate.

All gymnasts, coaches, gymnastics clubs and fans are invited to celebrate the sport with USA Gymnastics!.

19 September - The Battles of Saratoga in 1777

The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led a large invasion army southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a similar British force marching northward from New York City and another British force marching eastward from Lake Ontario; the southern and western forces never arrived, and Burgoyne was surrounded by American forces in upstate New York. He fought two small battles to break out which took place 18 days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York. They both failed.