September 8th, 2008

Today in History

2000:
The Republic of Albania officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Albania.

1999:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in J.K. Rowling's hugely popular Harry Potter series, is published in the United States.

1951:
Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan in formal recognition of the end of the Pacific War.

1935:
US Senator from Louisiana, Huey Long, nicknamed "Kingfish", is fatally shot in the Louisiana capitol building.

1900:
Galveston Hurricane of 1900: a powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.