September 5th, 2008

Today in History

1984:
1984 - Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.

1969:
My Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.

1906:
Brandbury Robinson throws the first legal forward pass in an American football game.

1905:
Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, USA, the Treaty of Portsmouth, a treaty mediated by US President Theodore Roosevelt, is signed by victor Japan and defeated party Russia.

1882:
The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.