October 7th, 2008

Today in History

1984:
NFL running back Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's rushing record.

1951:
David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government.

1936:
7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel.

1928:
1928 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0).

1780:
Battle of Kings Mountain: American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British colonel Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.

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