October 11th, 2008

Today in History

2005:
Sevendust releases its fifth album, Next.

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

1950:
The Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS (RCA will successfully dispute and block the license from taking effect, however).

1899:
Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.