Today in History, Sept. 12
- The Moscow Times
- Sep. 12 2013 08:12
- Last edited 08:12

A pair of hobnailed boots.
298 years ago today, on Sept. 12, 1715, Peter I passed a law prohibiting St. Petersburg's residents from wearing shoes that had staples and nails in their soles. This was done to prevent citizens from tarnishing the city's wooden bridges.