September 8th, 2008

Today in History

2001:
Durban, South Africa hosts the World Conference against Racism.

1960:
In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).

1863:
On the Texas-Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.

1796:
French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano.

1755:
French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George