September 5th, 2008

Today in History

2002:
The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, United States, which burned 499,570 acres (2,020 km²), is finally contained.

2000:
Tuvalu joins the United Nations.

1997:
1997 - The IOC picks Athens to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

1949:
A former sharpshooter in World War II, Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in Camden, New Jersey, with a souvenir Luger to become the first U.S. single-episode mass murderer.

1939:
World War II: The United States declares its neutrality in the war.