September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1860:
Steamship Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 400 lives.

1911:
French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.

1191:
Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.

1963:
The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.

1864:
American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia, is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.