09-28-2004, 05:52 AM
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September 28th
1066 ~ William the Conqueror invaded England, landing at Pevensey, Sussex.
1781 ~ American forces backed by a French fleet began the siege of Yorktown Heights, Virginia during the American Revolutionary War.
1841 ~ Birthday of Georges Clemenceau, French politician.
1915 ~ Birthday of Ethel Rosenberg, Spy.
1925 ~ Birthday of Seymour Cray, Computer Scientist.
1939 ~ Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II.
1953 ~ Death of Edwin Hubble, Astronomer.
1958 ~ France ratifies a new constitution; the Fifth Republic (and current) of France was formed.
1988 ~ Death of Charles Addams, Cartoonist, creator of “The Adams Family”.
2000 ~ Death of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada
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