October 16th, 2008

Today in History

1991:
George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 19 in Luby's Cafeteria.

1984:
Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

1975:
The Balibo Five, a group of Australian television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), are killed by Indonesian troops.

1968:
Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.

1940:
1940 - Warsaw Ghetto established