October 16th, 2008

Today in History

1995:
The Million Man March occurs in Washington, DC.

1949:
Nikos Zakhiariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, announces a "temporary cease-fire", effectively ending the Greek Civil War.

1946:
Ten war criminals of the Second World War, condemned in the Nuremberg trials hanged.

1934:
Chinese Communists under Mao Zedong begin their Long March

1882:
The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.