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.

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

1890:
In Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.

1862:
American Civil War: In the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart and his men loot Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during a raid into the north.