October 13th, 2008

Today in History

2005:
The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 is scheduled to carry two astronauts for five days in orbit.

1962:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opens on Broadway.

1946:
France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.

1843:
In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).

1792:
In Washington, DC, the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.