Hannibal Courier-Post
Hannibal, MO —
10 years ago in the C-P: A Hannibal man being held at the Marion County Jail tried to escape but was quickly recaptured.
On this date in history:
680 - Hussein, one of Shiite Islam’s key saints, is killed at the Battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq.
1733 - France declares war on Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI for aiding Elector Augustus III of Saxony.
1842 - Britain proclaims victory as second Afghan War ends.
1845 - The U.S. Naval Academy opens in Annapolis, Maryland.
