September 7th, 2008

Today in History

1996:
In Las Vegas, Nevada, actor and recording artist Tupac Shakur is shot several times after attending a boxing match, he dies six days later.

1971:
The last new episode of The Beverly Hillbillies is aired (the first episode debuted on September 26, 1962).

1970:
Fighting between Arabic guerillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan.

1927:
The University of Minas Gerais is founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, by Governor Antônio Carlos.

1812:
Napoleon defeats the Russian army of Alexander I near the village of Borodino.