Sunday, September 17, 2006

On this day..

in 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought.

in 1630 - The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded.



in 1776 - The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.



in 1859 - Joshua A. Norton declares himself Emperor Norton I of the United States.



in 1894 - Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.

1928 - The Okeechobee Hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing upwards of 2,500 people.

in 1972 - The first episode of M*A*S*H premieres on CBS.

in 1976 - The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, was unveiled by NASA



in 1978 - The Camp David Accords were signed by Israel and Egypt.

in 1979 - The owner of this blog was born!!!!



Happy Birthday to me! =)

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