July 21st, 2008

Today in History

1994:
Tony Blair is declared the winner of the leadership election of the British Labour Party, paving the way to him becoming Prime Minister in 1997.

1954:
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

1944:
American troops land on Guam starting the battle (ends on August 10).

1861:
At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins (Confederate victory).

1718:
Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.