September 8th, 2008

Today in History

1974:
Evel Knievel's attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho, fails after a parachute prematurely deploys on his "sky cycle."

1945:
Cold War: United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.

2004:
The NASA unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

1380:
Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.

1331:
Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia