September 8th, 2008

Today in History

1941:
World War II: Siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin a siege against the Soviet Union's second-largest city, Leningrad. Stalin orders the Volga Deutsche deported to Siberia.

1935:
US Senator from Louisiana, Huey Long, nicknamed "Kingfish", is fatally shot in the Louisiana capitol building.

1934:
Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 135 people.

1930:
1930 - 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.

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