August 30th, 2008

Today in History

1993:
The Late Show with David Letterman debuts on CBS.

1963:
1963 - Hotline between U.S. and Soviet leaders goes into operation.

1942:
World War II: Battle of Alam Halfa begins.

1873:
Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.

1850:
Honolulu, Hawaii, becomes a city

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