MOMENTS IN TIME

. On Sept. 2, 1666, in the early morning hours, the Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II's baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. The fire spread to engulf 13,000 houses, nearly 90 churches and scores of public buildings. Miraculously, only 16 people were known to have died.

. On Sept. 3, 1977, Sadaharu Oh of Japan's Yomiuri Giants hits the 756th home run of his career, breaking Hank Aaron's professional record for career home runs. Oh, the greatest Japanese player of his era, retired in 1980 with 868 home runs, still a professional record.

. On Sept. 4, 1886, Geronimo, the wiliest and most dangerous Apache warrior of his time, finally surrenders in Skeleton Canyon, Ariz. After several years of imprisonment, Geronimo was given his freedom, and he moved to Oklahoma, where he converted to Christianity and became a successful farmer.