October 13th, 2008

Today in History

1960:
1960 World Series: Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.

1943:
World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.

54:
Roman Empire emperor Claudius I dies after being poisoned by his wife Agrippina.

1944:
World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia, is liberated by the Red Army

1843:
In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).