October 14th, 2008

Today in History

1998:
Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.

1987:
18-month-old Jessica McClure ("Baby Jessica") falls down an abandoned well in Midland, Texas (her nationally televised rescue takes 58 hours).

1968:
Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the United States Army and United States Marines will be sending about 24,000 troops back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours.

1840:
Maronite leader Bashir II surrenders to the British forces and goes into exile in Malta.

1773:
Revolutionary War: Britain's East India Company tea ships' cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland.