September 8th, 2008

Today in History

2004:
The NASA unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

1971:
In Washington, DC, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.

1923:
Honda Point Disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.

1900:
Galveston Hurricane of 1900: a powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

1380:
Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.