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This Day In History October 07


Patriots prevail in Carolinas Battle of King's Mountain First double-decked steamboat, the Washington, arrives in New Orleans North and South clash at the Battle of Darbytown Massive fire burns in Wisconsin Moving Assembly Line at Ford Antwerp under siege German troops enter Romania Japanese execute nearly 100 American prisoners on Wake Island East Germany created Ginsberg reads "Howl" for the first time CBS broadcasts the premiere episode of "Route 66" Kennedy and Nixon debate Cold War foreign policy Wheeler announces progress in the Vietnamization effort Nixon announces a new peace proposal A New York judge reverses John Lennon's deportation order Connery plays Bond in Never Say Never Again Walter Payton sets a record Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins President Bush announces military action in Afghanistan Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes California governor
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