@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Friday, October 10, the 284th day of 2008. There are 82 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1758, French fur trader, early St. Louis settler and "father of Oklahoma" Jean Pierre Chouteau was born in New Orleans.

In 1911, Chinese Nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen proclaimed a republic at Wuchang and began the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty.

In 1954, Ho Chi Minh entered Hanoi after French troops pulled out of the city following armistice terms.

In 1967, the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placing of weapons of mass destruction on the moon or elsewhere in space, entered into force.

In 1973, US vice president Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion and resigned from office.

Thought for Today

"There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up." — Rex Stout, American writer (1886-1975).