October 16th, 2008

Today in History

1996:
84 are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 soccer fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City.

1992:
Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson files a 1.4 million USD lawsuit against French tabloids for running topless photos taken of her on the French Riviera, including some of Texas millionaire John Bryan suckling on her toes.

1949:
Nikos Zakhiariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, announces a "temporary cease-fire", effectively ending the Greek Civil War.

1906:
The Captain of Köpenick fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.

1843:
Sir William Rowan Hamilton invents the concept of quaternions.