This day in history - August 25
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:28 pm
1835 - The New York Sun began publishing a series of bogus stories claiming that the moon was inhabited.
Though debunked a few weeks later, it was an economic success for the paper.
1916 - The National Park Service was established.
1944 - Allied forces liberated Paris.
1950 President Truman ordered the Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
- Jim
Though debunked a few weeks later, it was an economic success for the paper.
1916 - The National Park Service was established.
1944 - Allied forces liberated Paris.
1950 President Truman ordered the Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
- Jim