On this day in history - Today, September, 28

Today in History

• 2008 Falcon 1 is launched

  Falcon 1, the first privately supported and funded spacecraft, was launched into space on its fourth

• 1995 Israel and PLO Sign the Oslo II Accords

  The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, also known as the Taba Agreement, divided

• 1980 Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Makes its Debut

  The widely popular 13-episode science television documentary series was broadcast on Public Broadcas

• 1961 Dissolution of the United Arab Republic

  A coup in Damascus led to the dissolution of the United Arab Republic, which was a short-lived union

• 1924 First Flight Around the World

  On April 6, 1924, 4 teams of pilots from the United States Army Air Service set out from Seattle, W