September 5th, 2008

Today in History

2004:
Tropical Storm Ivan becomes Hurricane Ivan in the Atlantic Ocean.

2001:
Young Left formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1970:
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: the United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien Province.

1949:
A former sharpshooter in World War II, Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in Camden, New Jersey, with a souvenir Luger to become the first U.S. single-episode mass murderer.

1937:
Spanish Civil War: The fall of Llanes.