What happened on this day..
1057 – King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan.
1519 – Panama City, Panama, is founded.
1824 – Freed American slaves found Liberia.
1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship Ancon.
1947 – India gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1948 – The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
1960 – Republic of the Congo becomes independent from France.
2009 – I start blogging. =]]
