September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1999:
A major earthquake close to Athens, Greece, results to the collapse of few buildings in the area. About 150 people are killed.

1996:
In Las Vegas, Nevada, actor and recording artist Tupac Shakur is shot several times after attending a boxing match, he dies six days later.

1986:
1986 - Gen. Augusto Pinochet, president of Chile, escapes attempted assassination.

1927:
The University of Minas Gerais is founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, by Governor Antônio Carlos.

1864:
American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia, is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.