Today is Monday, September 29, the 273rd day of 2008. There are 93 days left in the year.
Highlights in history on this date:
1567 - Second War of Religion begins in France between Huguenots and King Charles IX.
1650 - France's Parliament imposes peace on Bordeaux, which virtually ends second Fronde revolt.
1789 - The U.S. War Department establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
1829 - London's reorganized police force, which becomes known as Scotland Yard, goes on duty.
1875 - Rebellion in Cuba leads to deterioration of U.S.-Spanish relations.
1911 - Italy declares war on …
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