August 30th, 2008

Today in History

1993:
The Late Show with David Letterman debuts on CBS.

1990:
Tatarstan declares independence from the RSFSR.

1984:
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.

1873:
Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.

1862:
American Civil War: Union forces are defeated in Second Battle of Bull Run

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