October 11th, 2008

Today in History

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

1984:
Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American women to perform a space walk.

1967:
Afghan Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal resigns for health reasons

1950:
The Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS (RCA will successfully dispute and block the license from taking effect, however).

1890:
In Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.