September 7th, 2008

Today in History

2005:
Apple Computer announced iTunes 5.

1997:
The first test flight of the F/A-22 Raptor takes place.

1950:
The gameshow Truth or Consequences debuts on television.

1876:
In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are surrounded by an angry mob and are nearly killed.

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