On This Day in History October 9, 2018

Historical Events 768  Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are crowned Kings of The Franks 1000  Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada) reputedly becoming first European to reach North America 1446  The Hangul alphabet is published in Korea 1831  Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Head of State of modern Greece, assassinated in Nafplion 1941  US President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves an atomic program - beginning of the Manhattan project 2006  North Korea conducts its first nuclear test, with an estimated yield of between 0.4-2 kilotons More Historical Events Famous Birthdays David Cameron 52nd Birthday Emil Fischer (1852 - 1919) John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Sharon Osbourne 65th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Benjamin Banneker (1731 - 1806) Che Guevara (1928 - 1967)