September 7th, 2008

Today in History

2005:
Apple Computer announced iTunes 5.

1977:
The Torrijos-Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The US agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.

1970:
Fighting between Arabic guerillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan.

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

1776:
World's first submarine attack. The American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of British Admiral Richard Howe's flagship Eagle in New York Harbor.