September 7th, 2008

Today in History

2005:
Apple Computer announced iTunes 5.

1915:
1915 - Former cartoonist John B. Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.

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.

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