September 8th, 2008

Today in History

1727:
A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambs, UK kills 78 people, many of whom are children

1331:
Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia

1831:
William IV was crowned King of Great Britain.

1941:
World War II: Siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin a siege against the Soviet Union's second-largest city, Leningrad. Stalin orders the Volga Deutsche deported to Siberia.

1921:
1921- 16-year-old Margaret Gorman won the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.