September 5th, 2008

Today in History

1997:
1997 - The IOC picks Athens to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

1983:
Tom Brokaw becomes lead anchor for NBC Nightly News

1972:
Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attack Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games.

1906:
Brandbury Robinson throws the first legal forward pass in an American football game.

1877:
Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.