August 29th, 2008

Today in History

1997:
Serial killer Ángel Maturino Reséndiz bludgeons to death Christopher Maier of Lexington, Kentucky, USA, the first of nine victims.

1943:
German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves Danish government.

1895:
The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.

1885:
Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle.

1756:
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War.