September 8th, 2008

Today in History

2001:
Durban, South Africa hosts the World Conference against Racism.

1960:
In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).

1954:
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.

1944:
World War II: Menton is liberated from Germany.

1514:
In one of the biggest battles of the century, Belarussians and Poles defeat the Russian army.