September 6th, 2008

Today in History

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

1863:
American Civil War: Confederates evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.

1915:
The first prototype tank is tested for the British Army for the first time.

1628:
Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

-3114:
On this date in the proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started.