December 7th, 2009

Today in History

1966:
A fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey kills 68 people.

1946:
A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people.

1941:
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor officially brings the United States into World War II.

1815:
Michel Ney, Marshal of France, is executed by firing squad, after been convicted of treason for his support of Napoleon Bonaparte.

1787:
Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.