October 11th, 2008

Today in History

2002:
Bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland. See Myyrmanni bombing.

1999:
The Lord of the Rings movies begin principal photography.

1984:
Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American women to perform a space walk.

1967:
Afghan Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal resigns for health reasons

1776:
On Lake Champlain 15 American gunboats are defeated but give Patriot forces enough time to prepare defenses of New York City.