Today In History

Wed., Sept. 6, 2000

In 1939: South Africa declared war on Germany.

In 1941: Every Jew over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas was ordered to wear a yellow Star of David.

In 1948: The coronation of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands took place.

In 1952: Canadian television broadcasting began in Montreal.

In 1970: Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated.

In 1975: Czechoslovak tennis star Martina Navratilova, in New York for the U.S. Open, requested political asylum.

In 1997: Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey.

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