September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1998:
Google Inc. is founded.

1915:
1915 - Former cartoonist John B. Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.

1860:
Steamship Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 400 lives.

1822:
Brazil declares its independence from Portugal.

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.