October 11th, 2008

Today in History

2002:
Bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland. See Myyrmanni bombing.

1998:
A Congo Air Lines Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo killing 40

1958:
Pioneer program: NASA launches the lunar probe Pioneer 1 (the probe falls back to Earth and burns up).

1954:
Vietnam War: The Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam.

1614:
Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.