October 6th, 2008

Today in History

891:
Formosus becomes Pope.

1993:
Michael Jordan makes his first retirement from the NBA.

1600:
Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence.

1884:
The Naval War College of the United States Navy was founded in Newport, Rhode Island.

-105:
Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict a major defeat on the Roman army of Mallius Maximus.