July 21st, 2008

Today in History

2003:
The last Volkswagen old-style Beetle rolls off the assembly line at Puebla, Mexico.

2002:
Telecom giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the largest such filing in United States history.

1995:
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.

1984:
In Jackson, Michigan, a factory robot crushes a worker against a safety bar in apparently the first robot-related death in the United States.

1831:
Inauguration of Léopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.