September 8th, 2008

Today in History

1331:
Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia

1966:
1966 - The Severn Road Bridge was officially opened.

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.

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

1926:
Germany was admitted to the League of Nations.