September 6th, 2008

Today in History

1995:
Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2131 consecutive baseball games.

1966:
In Cape Town, South Africa, the architect of Apartheid, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting.

1937:
Spanish Civil War: The start of the Battle of El Mazuco.

1885:
Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria. The Unification of Bulgaria is accomplished.

1870:
Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming, votes in the morning, becoming the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.