September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1988:
Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan in space, returns aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after 9 days on the Mir space station

1971:
The last new episode of The Beverly Hillbillies is aired (the first episode debuted on September 26, 1962).

1965:
Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlight, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Pirahna on the Batangan Peninsula.

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

1812:
Napoleon defeats the Russian army of Alexander I near the village of Borodino.