October 11th, 2008

Today in History

1811:
Inventor John Stevens' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry (service between New York, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey).

2002:
Bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland. See Myyrmanni bombing.

1968:
Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard.

1582:
Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

2001:
Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.