September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1977:
The Torrijos-Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The US agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.

1963:
The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.

1927:
The University of Minas Gerais is founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, by Governor Antônio Carlos.

1911:
French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.

1812:
Napoleon defeats the Russian army of Alexander I near the village of Borodino.