October 7th, 2008

Today in History

2003:
California recall: California governor Gray Davis is recalled from office and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

1998:
Gay student Matthew Shepard, beaten the night before, is left tied to a fence and dies in Laramie, Wyoming, United States.

1960:
1960 - "Route 66" premieres.

1769:
English explorer, Captain Cook, discovers New Zealand.

1763:
George III of Great Britain issues British Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlements.