September 6th, 2008

Today in History

2001:
United States v. Microsoft: The United States Justice Department announces that it was no longer seeking to break-up software maker Microsoft and will instead seek a lesser antitrust penalty.

2000:
In New York City, the United Nations Millennium Summit begins with more than 180 world leaders present.

1847:
Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.

1776:
Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, killing more than 6000.

1522:
The Victoria, one of the surviving ships of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.