September 8th, 2008

Today in History

2004:
The NASA unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

1999:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in J.K. Rowling's hugely popular Harry Potter series, is published in the United States.

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).

1831:
William IV was crowned King of Great Britain.

1755:
French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George