September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1940:
Treaty of Craiova: Romania loses Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria.

1921:
In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

1876:
In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are surrounded by an angry mob and are nearly killed.

1822:
Brazil declares its independence from Portugal.

1821:
The Republic of Gran Colombia (a federation covering much of presentday Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador) was established, with Simón Bolívar as the founding President and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president.