Today in history...

This Day in History:
1789 - 1st presidential tour-George Washington in New England
1860 - 11 year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard & he does.
1863 - American Civil War: The first submarine to sink a ship, and first to sink an enemy warship, CSS H. L. Hunley sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley.
1892 - The U.S. government announced that the land in the western Montana was open to settlers. The 1.8 million acres were bought from the Crow Indians for 50 cents per acre
1917 - WW I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany.
1923 - NY Yankees 1st World Series win beating NY Giants, 4 games to 2(World Series #20)
1928 - The airship, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA.
1933 - Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to NY Giants 56-0
1940 - Commandant Tom Holcomb issued orders to mobilize the Marine Reserve for WW II.
1945 - WW II: The former premier of France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason.
As you can see the info mentioned above is from a site that I found to be of interest to me especially since it deals with historical facts. I try to keep a sharp mind on the history events and facts. I'm not saying that I'm a whiz on history it's just that I'm fascinated with history.