September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1997:
The first test flight of the F/A-22 Raptor takes place.

1988:
Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan in space, returns aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after 9 days on the Mir space station

1979:
The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for USD $1 billion to avoid bankruptcy.

1940:
Treaty of Craiova: Romania loses Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria.

1821:
The Republic of Gran Colombia (a federation covering much of presentday Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador) was established, with Simón Bolívar as the founding President and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president.