Today In History

Sept 4 (a busy day)

1774-The first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.

Does anyone know how many Presidents there were before George Washington?

1793- The Reign of Terror began during the French Revolution as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counterrevolutionary activities

Sound familiar?

1836-Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas.

Ahhhhhhhhhh! The Good Old Days. Would that we could have that again.

1905-The Treaty of Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japanese War, was signed in New Hampshire.

That turned out well.

1914 -The First Battle of the Marne began during World War I.

1939-The United States proclaimed its neutrality in World War II.

Another situation that worked out well, eh?

1945-Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist "Tokyo Rose," was arrested in Yokohama.

Distant relative of ReidCo or PelosiCo?

1972-	Palestinian terrorists attacked the Israeli Olympic team at the summer games in Munich; 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, five terrorists and a police officer were killed.
AP Photo

But, they are such nice religious people.

1975- President Gerald R. Ford escaped an attempt on his life in Sacramento, Calif., by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson.

2006- Felipe Calderon was declared Mexico's president-elect after two months of uncertainty over a disputed election.