Today In History

In 1776: Nathan Hale was hanged by the British as a spy during the Revolutionary War.

In 1792: The French Republic was proclaimed.

In 1949: The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb.

In 1969: Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit his 600th career home run, during a game against San Diego.

In 1975: Sara Jane Moore failed in an attempt to shoot President Ford outside a San Francisco hotel.