October 11th, 2008

Today in History

2001:
Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.

1999:
The Lord of the Rings movies begin principal photography.

1942:
On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.

1899:
Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.

1809:
Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.