This Day in History, Sept. 7

1864 - War of Northern Aggression - Atlanta, GA is evacuated on orders of Union mass murderer William Tecumseh Sherman.

1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with signing of Boxer protocol.

1915 - Former cartoonist Johnny Gruelle is given patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.

1921 - The first Miss America Pageant is held in Atlantic City, NJ.

1963 - Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, OH with 17 Charter Members.

1970 - Anti-war rally held at Valley Forge, PA is attended by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland.

1971 - The Beverly Hillbillies airs for the last time on CBS. It first debuted on 9/26/62.

1977 - The Torrijos-Carter treaties on the Panama Canal signed. The US agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th Century.

1979 - ESPN makes its debut.

1996 - Tupac is shot in Vegas. He dies 6 days later. Speculation is that he is shot by East Coast crew, maybe one of Puffy's people. No one has ever been charged.