13-09-2012, 14:23
122 - Building of Hadrian's Wall began.
335 – Emperor Constantine the Great consecrated the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.
1759 - British troops, under the command of General Wolfe, secured Canada for the British Empire after defeating the French at the Battle of Quebec.
1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
1902 - The first conviction in Britain using finger-prints as evidence was in the case against Harry Jackson by the Metropolitan Police at the Old Bailey. He had left his thumbprint in wet paint on a window sill and was tracked down through it.
1951 - In Korea, U.S. Army troops began their assault in Heartbreak Ridge. The month-long fight produced 3700 casualties.
1994 – Ulysses probe passes the Sun's south pole.
2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
335 – Emperor Constantine the Great consecrated the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.
1759 - British troops, under the command of General Wolfe, secured Canada for the British Empire after defeating the French at the Battle of Quebec.
1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
1902 - The first conviction in Britain using finger-prints as evidence was in the case against Harry Jackson by the Metropolitan Police at the Old Bailey. He had left his thumbprint in wet paint on a window sill and was tracked down through it.
1951 - In Korea, U.S. Army troops began their assault in Heartbreak Ridge. The month-long fight produced 3700 casualties.
1994 – Ulysses probe passes the Sun's south pole.
2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.