September 7th, 2008

Today in History

2005:
Apple Computer announced iTunes 5.

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

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

1818:
Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.

1776:
World's first submarine attack. The American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of British Admiral Richard Howe's flagship Eagle in New York Harbor.