October 13th, 2008

Today in History

54:
Roman Empire emperor Claudius I dies after being poisoned by his wife Agrippina.

1307:
All Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into "admitting" heresy.

1960:
1960 World Series: Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.

1918:
Talaat Pasha and the Young Turk (C.U.P.) ministry resign and sign an armistice, ending Ottoman participation in World War I

1995:
Microsoft releases Windows 95.