October 7th, 2008

Today in History

-3761:
The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.

1923:
Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138.

1977:
The adoption of the Fourth Soviet Constitution.

336:
St. Mark ends his reign as Catholic Pope

2002:
Maher Arar is deported by the US government to Syria, where he is tortured and held without charge for a year before being returned home to Canada.