October 7th, 2008

Today in History

1915:
Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee 222-0 in football (record).

1870:
Leon Gambetta flees Paris in balloon.

1960:
1960 - "Route 66" premieres.

1780:
Battle of Kings Mountain: American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British colonel Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.

-3761:
The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.

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