@rh18bold:Today In History

Today is Friday, September 28, the 271st day of 2007. There are 94 days left in the year.

on this date

In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, invades England and claims the English throne.

In 1915, British troops, defeat Turks at Kut-el-Amara in Mesopotamia, present day Iraq.

In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a plan to partition Poland.

In 1941, Nazi German terror campaign begins in Czechoslovakia.

In 1995, Israel and Palestinians sign a historic accord at the White House, Washington D.C., to extend Palestinian rule on the strife-ridden West Bank.

Thought For Today

Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours — Thomas Mann, German writer (1875-1955).